by EAA | Jul 18, 2026 | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, Homebuilding, Honoring The Past, Vintage
By Jim Cunningham, EAA 594611 Anyone who has built or restored an airplane is familiar with the process of attaching the wings. A couple of friends hold the wing, maneuver it into position to line up the attachment fittings on the fuselage, and slide in a bolt or two....
by EAA | Jul 15, 2026 | restoration, Vintage
By Randy Shields, EAA Lifetime 847505 This piece originally ran in the May 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have lusted after a Gullwing Stinson Reliant for decades, mostly based on its beautiful art deco lines. In the fall of 2017, I saw one that needed...
by EAA | May 31, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Luddite — Modern definition: a technophobe, one who avoids modern technology. Being more than a little challenged by the digital inroads into society in the last decade, I find myself more and more confused, and even...
by EAA | May 1, 2026 | Member Stories, Recreational, Vintage
By Jeffrey Drews, EAA 1191530 How many of you made model airplanes as a kid? Let’s see a show of hands. Come on, don’t be shy, let’s see those hands go up. We hung them from the ceiling with thread, gathering dust, but it was the start of a love affair, nearly 70 years...
by EAA | Apr 13, 2026 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Vintage, volunteers, Youth Outreach
By Judie Mooney, Chapter 1088 Media Coordinator On March 26, the Fredericksburg High School aviation program’s students and teacher Kade Jenschke toured multiple aviation services based at the Gillespie County Airport in Texas. Bill Lucy, EAA Chapter 1088’s vice...
by Emme Hornung | Feb 22, 2026 | aviation history, EAA Museum, Military and Veterans, speaker series, Vintage, Warbirds
By Emme Hornung The EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series continues to bring the many facets of aviation to life, and our next speaker is no different. On Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m., join us to learn about the art of flying historic warbirds and vintage aircraft with...
