Hangar Flying

By Emme Hornung A quarter century later, as the nation reflects on the events of September 11, 2001, EAA is honored to welcome retired NYPD Chief Pilot Ken Solosky and emergency management specialist Dr. Michael Fagel to share their experiences in the air and on the ground following the attacks in New York. Join us […]

By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the June 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. As a sail maker, most people I meet these days seem to be rebuilding an ultralight. Yet, when I told my dentist what I do for a living, he wasn’t even sure what an ultralight […]

By Bobbi Lasher, EAA Chapter 724 Jim Gezik, EAA 670266, was recently honored by the FAA with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. This is the most prestigious award given by the FAA to pilots, to recognize individuals who have exhibited exemplary aviation expertise, distinguished professionalism, and steadfast commitment for at least 50 years of […]

By Bob Calo, EAA 650482 This piece originally ran in the June 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Way back in 1999, I was invited to go for a ride in an RV-4 that a friend of mine had built in Westminster, Maryland. Having dabbled in flying as a teenager at the urging of […]

By Judie Mooney, Media Coordinator, EAA Chapter 1088 Juli Martinez was selected from among her fellow students in the Angelo State University aviation program to represent the program and share her aviation journey. She was chosen because of her outstanding academic performance, leadership, professionalism, and exemplary character — qualities that have distinguished her througho...