by EAA | Sep 11, 2025 | AirVenture, EAA member, Member Stories
By Joe Scheibinger, EAA 96205 Joe shared a version of this post in a Zenith builders’ group on Facebook, and we thought it was too good not to share. During AirVenture 2025, one of our Zenith builders discovered a serious crack in his exhaust manifold where the pipe...
by EAA | Sep 11, 2025 | Chapters, Member Stories, solo
By Chad Haas, EAA 1265808, EAA Chapter 1551 President Steven Geist, EAA 1503861, our Ray Aviation scholar, made his first solo flight on July 17 at Umatilla Airport (X23). He flew N45156, a Cessna 150M, and did great. Every pilot remembers their first solo — it’s a...
by EAA | Aug 30, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When it comes to airplane performance calculations, details can be particularly important. That may have been the...
by EAA | Aug 30, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, What our Members are Building
By Joe Rymer, EAA 760858 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. From an early age, I was always interested in any type of flight and ultimately dreamed of owning my own aircraft someday. I fondly remember as a young boy...
by EAA | Aug 30, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Jennifer Langdon and Byron Waller, EAA 1670717, Australia At just 15 years old, Byron Waller is preparing to do something extraordinary: become the youngest supported pilot to fly around the world. His journey isn’t just about aviation. It’s about resilience,...
by EAA | Aug 30, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA 1549613 The Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada (UPAC) welcomed aviators, builders, and enthusiasts from across the country to its 2025 convention. Under sunny skies and with Canadian flags flying proudly, the airfield became a hub of...
