Hangar Flying

By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Flying is fun. It’s even better when it’s done safely enough to fly again another day. In an effort to improve safety, let’s look at a handful of mistakes that new ultralight pilots are prone to […]

By Ray Ballantyne, EAA 808555 It was a beautiful morning on May 12, 2026, at Diamond Point Airport (2WA1), which is just a stone’s throw away from Sequim, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula west of Seattle. David Gardner, EAA 375644, decided to join up with fellow flyers from the local EAA Chapter 430 for the […]

By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Luddite — Modern definition: a technophobe, one who avoids modern technology. Being more than a little challenged by the digital inroads into society in the last decade, I find myself more and more confused, and even intimidated, not only by my TV remote and my cell phone, but certainly […]

By Jashanpreet Kaur, EAA 1713236 Aviation has been my dream for as long as I can remember, but my journey into this field has not been easy. I grew up in a small rural village in India where girls are often expected to focus on household roles rather than pursue academic or professional growth. Education […]

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jakob Brouillette, EAA’s flight proficiency program manager, to discuss EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy — an immersive, three-week sport pilot training program. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. The podcast […]