by EAA | May 28, 2026 | learn to fly, Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jakob Brouillette, EAA’s flight proficiency program manager, to discuss EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy — an immersive, three-week sport pilot training program. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a...
by EAA | May 4, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, learn to fly, Member Stories
By Chris King, Winnipeg, Manitoba My interest in all things aviation first started when I was around 3 or 4 years old, watching and being obsessed with the sky and stars. I used to think airplanes were shooting stars. When I was very young, around 9 years old, I...
by EAA | Jan 3, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ultralights
By Anibal Michel, EAA 643160 Reading Paul Dye’s commentary “Without a Checkout” about first flights in a single-seater in the November issue of Sport Aviation reminded me of the dilemma I faced after having bought a single-seat Quicksilver GT400 with my son a few...
by Emme Hornung | Nov 7, 2025 | advocacy, learn to fly, Member Stories, Milestones
By Emme Hornung MOSAIC/Sport Pilot 2.0 went into effect just two weeks ago, and we’re already seeing sport pilots coming out of the woodwork because of it. Lorn M. Dennis, EAA 1537823, of Missouri is among the first student pilots to take advantage of the new Sport...
by EAA | Nov 7, 2025 | General Aviation, learn to fly, Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Matt and Jade Hofeldt, founders of Capital Flight — an FBO located at Morey Field in Middleton, Wisconsin, that provides primary, advanced, and transition training in Cirrus aircraft. The Green Dot, sponsored by...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Milestones
By Sharon Puschmann “Every time I see a plane flying overhead, I tell myself, ‘I will be up there one day. I will be able to do that.’” Once upon a time (as all good stories begin) there was a young man who dreamed of becoming a pilot. Matthew Wolf loved aviation...
