Why We Fly

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EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J....

Jan 2, 2020 |

EAA’s The Green Dot — Legendary Aviators Steve and...

Jan 15, 2020 |

Habit patterns don’t always transfer

Dec 30, 2019 |

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Californ...

Jan 9, 2020 |

Video tip: flying procedure turns

Jan 7, 2020 |

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Checkride Milestone — Tabitha Yeomans

Jan 22, 2020 |

Congratulations to EAA Chapter 976 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Tabitha Yeomans, EAA...

EAA Chapter Awards Scholarships

Jan 22, 2020 |

EAA Chapter 55 has a long-standing commitment to supporting educational opportunities for students...

Impulsive Love — The Art and Science of Choosing a Restoration Project

Jan 22, 2020 |

When you get down to it, why are we all flying? Our wonderful secret is that flying is a blast....

The Vision of Eagles

Jan 16, 2020 |

An active pilots group celebrated a successful auction at its annual holiday...

Reinforced Dreams

Jan 16, 2020 |

I passed my private pilot checkride, ultimately earning my certificate in less than seven months...

The Affordable Simplicity of the Aerolite 103

Jan 16, 2020 |

The Aerolite 103, as its name implies, is a legal ultralight that can be purchased fully assembled...

The Technical Counselor Visit Matrix

Jan 15, 2020 |

Structuring your visits from that first call can help you and your builder navigate the sometimes...

EAA’s The Green Dot — Legendary Aviators Steve and Steven Hinton

Jan 15, 2020 |

The Green Dot crew sat down with father and son duo Steve and Steven Hinton to discuss their...

Volunteer Spotlight — Mert Taylor

Jan 15, 2020 |

Mert Taylor, EAA 156, has been around EAA since nearly the beginning. Years later, he’s...

Attitude + Attitude = Fun, Safe, and Exciting Flight

Jan 15, 2020 |

Those who have flown with me have heard me stress “attitude,” as well as stating every...

99 Miles on Batteries

Jan 9, 2020 |

At some point, apparently, I committed to flying my E-Gull electric ultralight from home base...

Original Builder Inscriptions Found on EAA Travel Air

Jan 9, 2020 |

The mechanics working on the restoration of EAA’s classic Travel Air found something truly...

Former ‘Ice Pilot’ Scott Blue to Speak at EAA Museum

Jan 9, 2020 |

Former Buffalo Airways pilot Scott Blue, featured on the TV show Ice Pilots NWT, to speak at EAA...

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Van’s RV-12

Jan 9, 2020 |

I am happy to say that my RV-12’s first flight on August 19, 2018, was a successful...

More Than Just Wind — Factors in Choosing the Best Runway

Jan 9, 2020 |

We like to think that at a nontowered airport, choosing the best runway for departure or landing...

Checkride Milestone — Mateo Colmenero

Jan 8, 2020 |

Mateo Colmenero, Ray Aviation scholar and EAA 1200734, successfully passed his checkride on...

EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton

Jan 2, 2020 |

The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board Jack J. Pelton to look back at...

Ballance Restored: A Stunning Stinson Flies Home

Jan 2, 2020 |

Sparkling like a jewel in the midsummer sun, a stunning 1934 straight-wing Stinson SR-5A Reliant...

What Should Be in Your Builder’s Log — Documenting Your Project

Jan 2, 2020 |

A builder’s log is a necessary item to have for any...

Ray Scholar Earns Private Pilot Certificate

Jan 2, 2020 |

Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Hayden Brooks recently earned his private pilot...

The Shoulders of Giants

Dec 19, 2019 |

Recreations of two revolutionary aircraft recently flew together over the sand dunes of North...

EAA’s The Green Dot — CAF Tora! Wing Pilot Taylor Stevenson

Dec 18, 2019 |

The Green Dot crew sat down with CAF Tora! Wing pilot Taylor Stevenson to talk about his aviation...

Learning to fly the wrong way—and loving every minute of it

Jan 22, 2020 |

It was a simple, declarative sentence in faded letters on a metal sign. Learn to Fly Here. The...

A lesson for life

Jan 20, 2020 |

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. The three least useful resources for a pilot are: the sky above,...

Friday Photo: two unique airplanes in one shot

Jan 17, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Anchorage, Alaska, November 2019 The photographer (also a...

The second annual Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots

Jan 16, 2020 |

Today, Sporty’s issued the following news release to the aviation media. The official rules...

Flying the Spitfire—a real bucket list experience

Jan 15, 2020 |

“Once-in-a-lifetime. Bucket list. Wish list.” Terms we often use to describe an out of...

A personal Go or No Go scenario – grade my decision

Jan 14, 2020 |

We’ve posted over 40 Go Or No Go scenarios at Air Facts, where we present a weather briefing...

Why upset training just doesn’t work

Jan 13, 2020 |

During my 45 years of observing and writing about aviation, pilot upset training is a topic that...

Friday Photo: a Diamond over Detroit

Jan 10, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: The City of Detroit, Michigan, from 1700 ft., looking...

The Ace Team: having a little fun in a DC-3

Jan 9, 2020 |

Summer, 1993, St. Louis, Missouri My captain, Mark Luman, was the most skilled DC-3 driver I have...

Even Routine Flights Can Have Surprises in Store

Jan 8, 2020 |

I recently offered my brother a ride in a plane. It had been a long time since I took my family...

Video tip: flying procedure turns

Jan 7, 2020 |

Around major airports, vectors to final on an instrument approach are the norm. But outside radar...

How to safely reduce the radius of your turn—in case you need to

Jan 6, 2020 |

If you’re asked about the minimum ground turning radius of the airplane you fly, you...

Friday Photo: sunset over a tip tank

Jan 3, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Charlotte, North Carolina The pilot: Karl Kleiderer The...

All’s well that ends well… right?

Jan 2, 2020 |

In September 1969, Gaddafi kicked American forces out of Wheelus Air Base in Libya, a facility...

Another day in the life of an air commando

Dec 31, 2019 |

I was stationed in Saigon, Vietnam, with the 19th Air Commando Squadron flying C-123 aircraft. The...

Habit patterns don’t always transfer

Dec 30, 2019 |

Amish boy to Air Force pilot—not your typical path to the cockpit.Before getting into the...

Friday Photo: Wichita fog

Dec 27, 2019 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Early morning fog effect in south central Kansas...

More than an FBO

Dec 26, 2019 |

In my personal flying, and in my career in aviation insurance, I’ve visited countless FBOs,...

Editor’s choice: our top 10 articles from 2019

Dec 24, 2019 |

We published over 200 articles at Air Facts this year, including personal stories, tips for safer...

A bomber crew Christmas

Dec 23, 2019 |

It was a week before Christmas 1964, and we had some time left to fly after returning to base from...

Friday Photo: on final for Telluride

Dec 20, 2019 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Lining up on runway 9 at Telluride, Colorado The...

Learning Morse code in the 21st century

Dec 19, 2019 |

I first saw Morse code as a nine-year old child. The dots and dashes which could represent letters...

Moody AFB: Thunder Over South Georgia Airshow 2019

Jan 19, 2020 |

THUNDER OVER SOUTH GEORGIA AIRSHOW Report and photos by George Karavantos January 18, 2020 Last November, a big airshow took place at Moody Air Force Base, located in the southern region of Georgia. The base is well known to the...

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