by EAA | Aug 23, 2023 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses a number of fabric-covering myths. Read More
by EAA | Aug 11, 2023 | Homebuilding
In December 2020, I made three big life decisions. I decided to retire, I sold my Velocity (I really liked that aircraft but did not build it), and I decided to build my own experimental aircraft. Read...
by EAA | Aug 4, 2023 | Bits and Pieces, Homebuilding
We all have them. Fat fingers. Some have bigger hands compared to others, but the term “fat fingers” is not just about the size of your mitts. It is about how you use your hands and how accurately you press, flip, toggle, pull, or twist the controls within an airplane...
by EAA | Aug 4, 2023 | Homebuilding, Member Stories
In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Wayne Roberts takes us through the build of his Van’s RV-4. Read...
by EAA | Jul 6, 2023 | From The Hangar Floor, Homebuilding
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the most common types of mistakes made in homebuilt aircraft projects. Read...
by EAA | Jun 16, 2023 | Homebuilding, Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by former U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut Charlie Precourt, currently an EAA board member and EAA Safety Committee chairman, to discuss homebuilding and his experience building a VariEze. Read...