by EAA | Oct 23, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Pilot Proficiency, Stick and Rudder, Tips
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Electrical system issues might not seem as urgent or consequential as engine failures or fires. However, accident...
by EAA | Oct 2, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories, Sport Aviation, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Of all the phases of flight, the one where we can hardly go wrong might seem to be the taxi. Aside from learning to...
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 | Jul 19, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Stick and Rudder
This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The pilot of a light twin taxied up to the crowded run-up pad at the end of the runway, well behind but facing a Cessna 172 at a roughly 45-degree...
by EAA | Jun 19, 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 May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The run-up was okay, but just barely. The magneto check was right at limits with a 150 rpm drop. While it wasn’t as...
by EAA | May 17, 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 April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It was one of those days. The automated surface observing system (ASOS) at virtually all airports in a 50-nm range...
