by EAA | Apr 9, 2021 | biplane, Hatz biplane, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Travel Air, Travel Airs
Having built three Hatz biplanes over the years, Rick Hansen, EAA 143651, knew his latest aircraft project would be a massive undertaking. Restoring a Travel Air is no small task. He went for it anyway. Read...
by EAA | Apr 1, 2021 | aircraft maintenance, DIY, Homebuilding, maintenance
In this column, as originally featured in the February 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, Vic talks you through changing tires and brakes. Read...
by EAA | Mar 27, 2021 | Homebuilding, homebuilt, Member Stories, Why We Fly
By email interview with Dale Lamport of Smiths Falls, Ontario, we put together the following this first in a series of articles about amazing Canadians who have built several aircraft. Read...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | airplane building, Chapters, glider, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Youth & Young Eagles
November 17, 2016 – A group of 15 middle and high school students in Billings, Montana, are building a 1929 Northrup Primary Glider under the direction of Pat Kenney, EAA 275132, a science teacher and EAA Chapter 57 member. “When people say kids aren’t interested,...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | airplane building, Chapters, eagle flight, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones, RV
October 27, 2016 – Bill Wemhoff, EAA 1167924, of Herndon, Virginia, earned his pilot certificate nearly 35 years ago in Nebraska but hadn’t flown since. Life got in the way and flying was pushed to the side, although he never lost interest. Now retired, Bill wanted to...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | airplane building, Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones, solo, Youth & Young Eagles
December 29, 2016 – Congratulations to 16-year-old Declan Steinke, EAA 1112757, who soloed November 15 in the RV-12 Falcon 1 he helped build. Declan received his first Young Eagles flight two years ago with Chapter 414 of Lake County, Illinois, and his mother said...
