by EAA | Oct 8, 2025 | Flying Tips, Member Stories
By James Weiss, EAA 1139532 The following is derived from 30-plus years of reading aircraft accident reports and listening to many FAA safety briefings, as well as incident debriefs. The intent here is to define, or try to, the characteristics which are embodied in...
by EAA | Oct 8, 2025 | Classic Instructor, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m currently working with several young students. One is just beginning her flight training, the second has a private...
by EAA | Oct 2, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories, Sport Aviation, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Of all the phases of flight, the one where we can hardly go wrong might seem to be the taxi. Aside from learning to...
by EAA | Sep 11, 2025 | EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Proficiency. We all talk about it when gathering in informal pilot groups, but what do you do about it when on your own?...
by EAA | May 23, 2025 | Classic Instructor, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Those of us who have been flying for more than two or three decades experienced a much different checkride than what...
by EAA | Apr 20, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The shroud of morning fog had just lifted as I taxied cautiously to Runway 07 at Westerly State Airport (KWST) in...
