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...
by EAA | Sep 11, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Stabilized Dacron is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive aircraft fabric to install. That’s why it’s the perfect choice for ultralights...
by EAA | Aug 15, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Paul Hamilton, EAA 694707 This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An ultralight is different things to different people. I will give you two scenarios that illustrate different perspectives of ultralights. First Scenario I’m...
by EAA | Jul 4, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Mark Murray, EAA 394554 This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. What you’ve dreaded so long, practiced for, and feared, just happened: Engine failure! Thank goodness it happened at altitude during cruise, and not on that...
