by EAA | Feb 19, 2026 | Member Stories, Warbirds
By Rick Allen Basiliere Jr., EAA 517981 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have all, as best I can tell, of Oscar’s military history. Thirty pounds of paperwork. He must have been ordered by the U.S. Air Force in...
by EAA | Feb 13, 2026 | Member Stories, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Like many people, I spent many years dreaming about taking part in the world of aviation before I ever laid my hands on the controls of an airplane. After...
by EAA | Feb 7, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rick Ernst, EAA 418493 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m a fourth-generation pilot and third-generation A&P mechanic, so there was never a doubt that I would eventually build my own airplane. Sure, I had...
by EAA | Feb 4, 2026 | aviation history, Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Member Stories
By Jim Bell, EAA 543641, EAA Chapter 63, Lyncrest, Manitoba Speyer and Sinsheim are small cities in southern Germany. Speyer has a population of about 50,000 and Sinsheim about 37,000. Each are typical German towns, with plenty of lovely cathedrals and other older...
by EAA | Jan 29, 2026 | Member Stories, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Tim, EAA Lifetime 317633, and Liz, EAA Lifetime 1486815, Popp are a dynamic husband-and-wife team who have played a crucial role in the EAA community since their first Oshkosh fly-in...
by EAA | Jan 24, 2026 | Member Stories, Vintage
By Chris Demopoulos, EAA 753405 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I began flying in 1999 to satisfy my lifelong curiosity and built-up desire. Recently retired from decades of national competition in the...
