Member Stories

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Heaven in Havana (Illinois, That Is)

By Jim Cunningham, EAA 594611 As my Piper Arrow rumbled gently on the landing...

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Volunteer Spotlight — Douglas Conciatu

This piece originally ran in the December 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine....

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Bits and Pieces: Relief Flights to the Interior

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia Many private individuals operating personal, private...

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Bits and Pieces: The Story Behind the Photo

By Jeff Seaborn, EAA 793688, Chair, EAA Canadian Council This looks like a great...

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Bits and Pieces: Hangar Flying

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia As winter settles in here on...

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Bits and Pieces: Aerial Artistry With a Heart

By Jack Neima, EAA 413636, EAA Canadian Council With what seems like rapidly increasing...

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Aircraft Stories – My Stinson 108

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia History of Stinson 108-1 CF-EZB Serial...

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Volunteer Spotlight — Carl Franz

This piece originally ran in the November 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine....

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Solo Milestone — Jake Marchese

By John Marchese, EAA 1180500 Jake Marchese, EAA 1180502, is a student pilot who...

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Bits and Pieces: Creating a Bearhawk Rudder Trim System

By Mark Richardson, EAA 367635, EAA Chapter 245 President, Carp, Ontario I am currently...

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Bits and Pieces: Casey Fly-In 2021

By Bill Evans, EAA 794228, EAA Chapter 266, Montreal There is a remarkable fly-in...

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Bits and Pieces: Simulated Cockpits — An Unrealized Potential?

By Horst Federau, EAA 1434868, Chapter 63, Lynwood, Manitoba In 2018, I was invited...

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Bits and Pieces: Canes and What (Not) to Do With Them

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia A cane is a wonderful thing...

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Bits and Pieces: If Our Aircraft Could Talk, Oh What Stories…

By Jack Neima, EAA 413636, EAA Canadian Council Our general aviation sector is populated...

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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s RV-10

By Robert G. Skinner, EAA 773419 This piece originally ran in the October 2021...

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Volunteer Spotlight — Sue Gerencser

This piece originally ran in the October 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine....

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Exiting the Hold

By Matt Ringen, EAA 1304226 “We’re going here to there, up then down. Any...

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Building a Cooling iPad Mini Kneeboard

By Tom Nery, EAA Lifetime 1022753 Throughout the evolution of aviation, technical advances in...

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AirVenture 2021 a Full-Circle Experience for Luftwaffe Pilot

Twenty-three years ago, Peter Lukasczyk, EAA 592651, attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first...

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From Scrap Metal to Simulator

By Horst Federau, EAA 1434868 The roar of the engine of a T-6 Harvard...

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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Van’s RV-10

By Blake Gambsky, EAA 1104249 This piece originally ran in the September 2021 issue...

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A South African Adventure

By Arnie Quast, EAA Lifetime 472266 EAA Chapter 932 at Galt Airport in Wonder...

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Honoring EAA’s Founder

Dr. Robert Wubben, EAA Lifetime 272315, has attended EAA’s annual fly-in convention every year...

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Volunteer Spotlight — Alan Farkas

This piece originally ran in the September 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. As the...

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My Short Solo Cross-Country

By Tenley Ong, EAA 1388744 After attending EAA AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, I...