by EAA | Dec 21, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Learning to fly under FAR Part 141 or Part 61 — which is better? They each have benefits and drawbacks. According to FAA...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Matt Ringen, EAA 1304226 “Uncomfortable is good, stay there,” was the response I received from a flying mentor as he recognized I was at the very edge of my personal envelope and task saturated. That advice is rather against the grain of most aviation best...
by EAA | Sep 4, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Tristan da Cunha Monday, July 17, 2023, is a day I vividly remember. The VFR flight conditions were textbook perfect. It was on this day that I flew my first solo in a general aviation aircraft, a 1978 Cessna 152 (C-GMZW). I completed my solo at Pitt Meadows...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviaiton, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, learn to fly, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Would you consider yourself a safe, proficient a pilot? Most of us would answer positively if asked that question. But, if...
by EAA | Aug 2, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I read a statement the other day that really made me think not only about my primary training but also the student training...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA Young Eagles, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education Far too often, teenagers are categorically labeled as inadequate, unmotivated, unfocused, and lazy. However, the truth for many teens is exactly the opposite! With an appropriate goal in mind, they are driven to accomplish...
