by EAA | Aug 12, 2025 | airplane building, Chapter 406, Chapters, Homebuilding
By Bremerton Aviation Center for Education The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education (BACE), an independent project that works in partnership with local EAA Chapter 406, rolled out its electric-powered Xenos motor-glider in a celebration at Bremerton National...
by EAA | Jun 19, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories, What our Members are Building
By Jeffrey Orear, EAA 529128 This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I became interested in building a Hatz biplane after seeing Chuck Brownlow’s (EAA 323477) Bronze Lindy winning Classic many years ago. I’ve always had a soft...
by EAA | Mar 21, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviaiton, Homebuilding, Member Stories, What our Members are Building
By Louis Rosner, EAA Lifetime 422425 This piece originally ran in the February 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This is my Panther Sport built from a Sport Performance Aviation kit and completed in 2024. After earning an airworthiness certificate on...
by EAA | Feb 22, 2025 | aircraft restoration, Homebuilding, Member Stories, What our Members are Building, WOMB
By John Keating, EAA Lifetime 765326 This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In March 2006, it was time to buy my first airplane. Five years earlier, I had started flying and obtained my commercial and flight instructor...
by EAA | Feb 16, 2025 | aircraft restoration, aviation repair, EAA Sport Aviaiton, Homebuilding
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. “Here’s my credit card.” “Thanks. That will be helpful for parts. I’ll save your receipts.” Frank took the credit card...
by EAA | Jan 26, 2025 | EAA, EAA member, Homebuilding, homebuilt aircraft, Member Stories, Ultralight
By Vincent Carucci, EAA 1172931 This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I recently completed my Legal Eagle ultralight and named it the Flyin’ Yankee. It was designed by Leonard Milholland, EAA 72307 and the 2015 inductee...
