by EAA | Jan 24, 2026 | Member Stories, Vintage
By Chris Demopoulos, EAA 753405 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I began flying in 1999 to satisfy my lifelong curiosity and built-up desire. Recently retired from decades of national competition in the...
by EAA | Dec 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Homebuilding, restoration, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia The Skybolt, designed by Lamar Steen in the 1970s in order to meet the needs of larger pilots than was the case with Pitts of the day, is not only roomier but larger overall. The airplane could even be called an early...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Member Stories, restoration, Vintage
By Kristi Dunks, EAA Lifetime 689578, Vintage 732804 I probably come by it naturally given that my dad was a truckdriver for most of his life, but I must admit that the fun and connections I could find in driving thousands of miles to support my aviation dreams had...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Homebuilding, seaplane, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia This Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman is registered as CF-EBY, a nice touch considering the builder’s last name is Eby. This wooden amphibian was designed by Volmer Jensen in the late ‘60s and was built by Bill Eby over a period of...
by EAA | Oct 23, 2025 | Member Stories, restoration, Vintage
By Kent Carder, EAA 676328 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My Cessna 180 has been in my family since the early 1970s. The 180 came to be a part of the family before my mom and dad even met. My father and two other...
by EAA | Aug 12, 2025 | Gallery, photography, Pietenpol, Vintage
By James Lipman, EAA 1235855 The 2025 Pietenpol Reunion at Brodhead Airport in Brodhead, Wisconsin, supported by EAA Chapter 431, took place July 17-20. These homebuilt aircraft and their pilots made for some beautiful visuals as captured by photographer James Lipman,...
