Inspire

APRIL 27, 2023

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray discusses the strategy for finding the ideal ultralight or sport airplane to own. The post Finding the Perfect Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The post Airplanes to Ultralights first appeared on Hangar Flying. In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis reflects on his many years in aviation.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Thinking about going camping with your airplane? The post Airplane Camping first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA Sport Aviation writer Budd Davisson talks about everything you need to know prior to your trip.

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Inspire

JULY 30, 2023

The post Teen-Built Airplane Takes Flight to AirVenture first appeared on Hangar Flying. Joan and Bob Zaleski started the Naples Youth Aviation Project (NYAP) out of Naples, Florida, to help local youths further their aviation careers.

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Inspire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the factors to consider when thinking about building an airplane. The post Why You Should Build Your Next Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JUNE 6, 2022

The post Airplane Camping — I Liked It! first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA Canadian Council member Scott Knowlton takes his Aircamper for a camping trip.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

In the early 2000s, when Don Funke, EAA 652318, and a group of friends were discussing the history of aviation in their hometown of Ithaca, New York, they could only have dreamed that 15 years later they would be close to completing the restoration of a World War I airplane.

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Inspire

MARCH 25, 2021

The post My Last Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. Although I’m in good health, anything can crop up and change that in an instant. Like so many of my fellow aging aviators I have a story and thought I would share.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post I Jumped Out of a “Perfectly Good Airplane,” and Here’s How It Went first appeared on Hangar Flying. Something inside you will change. There’s just something about falling 10,000 feet that builds character, you know?

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Inspire

AUGUST 29, 2024

By Bob Hunt, Technical Counselor, EAA Chapter 13 Imagine finding a forgotten treasure in your garage — an old airplane engine, gathering dust. It all started with a brilliant idea from […] The post From Dust to Display: Creating a Cutaway Engine to Inspire Young Aviators first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

EAA staffers Hal Bryan, Alden Frautschy, Kyle Ludwick, and Connor Madison attended the annual Antique Airplane Association Fly-In at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, over Labor Day Weekend. The post Antique Airplane Heaven in Iowa first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The post One Airplane, Two Lifelong Friends first appeared on Hangar Flying. Myron Lokken, EAA 532919, and his longtime friend Doug Tomas, EAA 84351, bought this Aeronca Champ, originally owned by Myron’s father, Bill.

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Inspire

JANUARY 11, 2023

The post Ruffled Feathers: Have Airplane, Will Travel — the Joy and Challenge of Cross-country Flying first appeared on Hangar Flying. Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses cross-country flying and shares some stories from over the years.

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Inspire

AUGUST 29, 2019

The post Name These Airplanes! first appeared on Hangar Flying. Put your aviation knowledge to the test with this short multiple choice quiz.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

An unexpressed thought sometimes hides like an aftertaste in my brain as I pick up the for-sale flyers for aircraft and read the flight details of new and wonderful airplanes on […] The post Buying a Flying Homebuilt: The Top Five Mistakes first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JUNE 4, 2020

The post Your First Aerobatic Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. Finding the best bang for your budget.

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Inspire

JULY 23, 2024

She is a 21-year-old woman from Poplar Grove, Illinois, who decided that simply buying a new airplane wasn’t enough — she had to rebuild a 1990 Burt Rutan VariEze (N64HL) and made sure it came to AirVenture with her this […] The post The Rebuild Wasn’t VariEze first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JULY 26, 2024

By Angela Satterlee The pink airplane that can be spotted from around the grounds is the first of its kind, making its world debut at AirVenture 2024. On Friday, Make-A-Wish sponsored a young 8-year-old […] The post Pretty (and Strong) in Pink first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JULY 23, 2024

Two of the airplanes that competed for that primary trainer contract, […] The post Rare WAAAM Biplanes Highlight Training Command at AirVenture 2024 first appeared on Hangar Flying. Army Air Corps found itself in dire need of a primary trainer for the thousands of pilots that would be required for the war effort.

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Inspire

JULY 17, 2024

I flew the airplane for 11 hours and decided […] The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Cessna 182 first appeared on Hangar Flying. I bought the aircraft from longtime friends and customers. The husband died, and the wife’s health was deteriorating.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Paul Adrien is a soft spoken man that you would not realize has a wealth of knowledge and experience when you first meet him, unless you happen to mention airplanes. The post A Man and His Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Great EAA Aircraft Raffle airplane is getting closer to completion, thanks to the hard work being done at C & D Aviation in Alabama. The post An Update to the Great EAA Aircraft Raffle Airplane! first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The post Winter Flying for Airplanes and Pilots first appeared on Hangar Flying. The flying season doesn’t have to end just because it’s getting a little chilly out.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

What happened is important, I think, because so many of us fly elderly GA airplanes with key-style ignition switches that may be faulty and not know it. READ MORE: There Was Just Something About Michael So, next time you fly and shut down near the hangar, throttle way back to idle and briefly turn the switch to “off” and then back to “both.”

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Inspire

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The post Building More Than an Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. From chapter presentations to personal aircraft builds, EAA members are using the knowledge they gain at EAA’s volunteer build program.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The post Learn to Fly in Your Own Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. One strategy for would-be sport pilots is to take flight training in their own aircraft. You only have to pay for fuel and the flight instructor, so the cost of instruction is greatly reduced.

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Inspire

APRIL 10, 2018

Enter to win this airplane at www.EAA.org/sweepstakes. The post EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Airplane Restoration in Less Than Two Minutes first appeared on Hangar Flying. Have you wondered what it was like to restore the EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Piper J-3 Cub? Here’s a quick look!

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Inspire

JULY 27, 2018

The post Foam Airplane From Ohio Makes World Debut first appeared on Hangar Flying. Aero modeler built airworthy ultralight from insulation board.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The post Build an Airplane and the Girl Scouts Will Help first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA Chapter 1536, the only active EAA chapter on the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, has an active Young Eagles program.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

While we indeed own our airplanes, the natural lifespan of a GA aircraft can extend well beyond our own. The grand adventures, the close calls, and the colorful circumstances through which our airplanes endured typically elude us as we daydream about their past lives. The author’s airplane, wearing its original tail number in 1970.

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Inspire

AUGUST 15, 2024

Now that you’re a pilot, you need an airplane.” Sure, but a freshly minted pilot and a wad of […] The post Getting Help first appeared on Hangar Flying. By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

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Inspire

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The post Model Airplanes Lead to a Pair of Pilots first appeared on Hangar Flying. More than a decade of work went into C.M. Shearer getting his certificate, and although he will turn 77 in October, he shows no signs of slowing down.

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Inspire

APRIL 26, 2018

The post The Restoration of the 2018 EAA Sweepstakes Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA’s 2018 Sweepstakes Cub will look just like it did when it rolled out of the factory in 1941.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The group, founded by farmer Don Wieben and five of his friends, recovered the airplane from the shore […] The post From the Hangar Floor: Canadian PBY to Fly Again Soon first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JULY 21, 2019

The Dyke Delta JD-2 was the first airplane to land on the EAA Oshkosh grounds in 1970. This model is also the first of […] The post First Airplane to Land at Oshkosh in 1970 Is Back in 2019 first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the wind when I fly and I want people to look, to see, to know that glory still exists. Interestingly, that F-24R – formerly NC77647 and later G-FANC – was exported to the UK but was destroyed in a hangar fire in 2003.”

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Inspire

AUGUST 8, 2024

When it comes to landing our airplanes at night, it seems as though there is never enough light. On my […] The post The Quest for More Light first appeared on Hangar Flying. By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

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