by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | Classic Instructor, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Sitting at the picnic table and observing airport activity, I’d swear at least 50 percent of the pilots mistreat their...
by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | aviation history, EAA, EAA member, Honoring The Past, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Brian Hart, EAA 1457879 The Old Man was not always old; he had once been young and dreamed of flight. And when he was young, he had an Old Man of his own that dreamed of flight before him. That Old Man, the first of his line to reach boyhood in the aviation age,...
by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | EAA member, Honoring The Past, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Tucker Axum, EAA Lifetime 1418919 “Mine was born with feathers,” I emphasized to settle the dispute between my two pilot buddies who joined me for their maiden pilgrimage to Oshkosh. One evening, after surpassing 15,000 steps from touring the amazing EAA...
by EAA | Oct 1, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, BNP, EAA, EAA member, Learning to Fly
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal For the longest time, I have been contemplating the hurdles to get a pilot license and FLY! It seems that the endeavour should be straightforward and well mapped out. I realize that it is NOT the same for everyone. No...
by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Sport Aviation
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I remember when learning to fly was a true and practical learning experience. It doesn’t seem to be that way now. I...
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...
