Vic Syracuse
Vic is a fixed-wing and helicopter commercial pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA technical advisor and flight counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 10,000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot, has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation, and has written two books on aircraft prebuy and condition inspections.
Loyal Oshkosh Fan
I met a super example of a loyal EAA Fly-in fan in Camp Scholler yesterday. His name is Paul Laster and he hails from...
Meet Joan Corning – EAA Museum Docent Since 1989
I met the most wonderful lady today in the Founder's Wing of the EAA museum. Her name is Joan Corning and she has been...
Homebuilt Volunteers
It was really neat to have dinner with the Homebuilt volunteers this evening. Of course they also provided the dinner with all of the...
Avidyne IFD540 vs. Garmin GTN 750
Understanding the differences between these highly capable GPS navigators.
Father-Daughter Flying, Camping, Fun!
Another example of family fun traveling to SnF. Meet Jeff Shultz and his daughter Nicholette who traveled here from Jackson, Mississippi in the Sonex...
In Case You Missed It
Flush Rivet Removal
There can be more than 10,000 rivets in an aluminum kit aircraft. Given that many opportunities for errors, you’ll surely need to replace a few.
Wind Tunnel
This month well look at another complex interaction between aerodynamics and aircraft structures that can cause structures to fail: fabric flutter.
