by EAA | Mar 14, 2026 | Ultralights
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the January 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. We trailered Bluey, my Quicksilver MX, to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 in hopes of assembling it and getting to fly in the Fun Fly Zone ultralight pattern....
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 | Jan 3, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ultralights
By Anibal Michel, EAA 643160 Reading Paul Dye’s commentary “Without a Checkout” about first flights in a single-seater in the November issue of Sport Aviation reminded me of the dilemma I faced after having bought a single-seat Quicksilver GT400 with my son a few...
by EAA | Nov 28, 2025 | Member Stories, Ultralight World, Ultralights
By Mark Solper with Lee Fischer This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Paul Poberezny once said, “Airplanes bring us together, but friendships keep us together.” Little did I know that a short call to EAA and a subsequent...
by EAA | Nov 7, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Ultralight World, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I am told by some of the more senior members of the Michigan Ultralight Association (MULA) Flying Club about past fly-ins and ultralight gatherings. I’ve...
by EAA | Oct 11, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Rick Hayes, EAA Lifetime 262014 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. John Moody is widely regarded as the “father of modern ultralight aviation” and has a significant connection with EAA. He didn’t intend to be the...
