Hangar Flying

This time on The Green Dot, EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton has a one-on-one conversation with Vertical Aviation International President and CEO François Lassale to discuss his background and aviation experience, the mission of VAI as an organization, and the introduction of the new Vertical Lift Center this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh […]

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 to be restored for sale on Barnstormers.com. […]

By Bernie Wunder, EAA 128167/AMA 984592 EAA developed a program called Young Eagles Build and Fly (YE B&F) to keep youths involved in aviation after a Young Eagles flight. The idea was that the EAA chapter would team up with the local Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) club to build and then actually fly a […]

By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Editor, Bits and Pieces; Member, Canadian Council; Washago, Ontario Every year around this time, there’s an air show in Ontario — the Barrie Airshow. It’s held right on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, which is part of Lake Simcoe. We were ready to leave before the evening firework display, but […]

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102; Vancouver, British Columbia In June, the lower mainland of British Columbia was the site for a number of area pilots to participate in The Ninety-Nines’ annual “Poker Run.” Sunday, June 14, set a record for temperatures that soared above 30 degrees Celsius. This didn’t faze the people who were “forced” to […]