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Transferring Knowledge
✈️ Commercial Aviation

Transferring Knowledge

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I wrote an article several months ago about the lack of common sense I’ve observed in airport surroundings. This was not meant to point fingers at anyone. Rather, in today’s environment, […] The post Transferring Knowledge first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 30, 2025
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The Connections We Make
🛩️ General Aviation

The Connections We Make

By Kristi Dunks, EAA Lifetime 689578, Vintage 732804 I probably come by it naturally given that my dad was a truckdriver for most of his life, but I must admit that the fun and connections I could find in driving thousands of miles to support my aviation dreams had not occurred to me. It all […] The post The Connections We Make first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 30, 2025
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Matthew Wolf: Young Eagle to Ray Scholar to Commercial Pilot
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Matthew Wolf: Young Eagle to Ray Scholar to Commercial Pilot

By Sharon Puschmann   “Every time I see a plane flying overhead, I tell myself, ‘I will be up there one day. I will be able to do that.’” Once upon a time (as all good stories begin) there was a young man who dreamed of becoming a pilot. Matthew Wolf loved aviation since he […] The post Matthew Wolf: Young Eagle to Ray Scholar to Commercial Pilot first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 30, 2025
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Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
✈️ Commercial Aviation

Good Riddance, Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)

Yes, it was a quick u-turn compared to my trip report on the flight up to Oakland. Open seating worked great for us then, but it was a different story on the return. In reality, I’m pretty happy to see assigned seating come to the airline. The morning of our return started very early. We...

The Cranky Flier Oct 30, 2025
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)
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I Will Miss Southwest’s Open Seating (Trip Report)

I’ve hit the age where it’s time to start celebrating half centuries. This time, my wife and I headed up to Napa to go join a friend for his 50th. You’d think I would have flown Alaska to get my elite status, but… no. For the flights we would have taken to Santa Rosa, the...

The Cranky Flier Oct 28, 2025
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Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal
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Turkey Signs $11 Billion Eurofighter Deal

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Aviation Week Oct 27, 2025
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Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed
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Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed

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Aviation Week Oct 27, 2025
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Seattle’s Second Terminal Gets Closer to a Green Light
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Seattle’s Second Terminal Gets Closer to a Green Light

Building anything related to an airport in the US is nearly impossible. If you’re lucky, it will take years and cost an absurd amount of money. After a long, long road, it seems that Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) has now passed one of the big remaining hurdles standing in the way of its next phase of growth....

The Cranky Flier Oct 23, 2025
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Minnesota Cessna 180
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Minnesota Cessna 180

By Kent Carder, EAA 676328 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My Cessna 180 has been in my family since the early 1970s. The 180 came to be a part of the family before my mom and dad even met. My father and two other friends purchased […] The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Minnesota Cessna 180 first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 22, 2025
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All Amped Up
⚠️ Safety & Incidents

All Amped Up

By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Electrical system issues might not seem as urgent or consequential as engine failures or fires. However, accident data reveals that a lack of knowledge of an aircraft’s electrical system […] The post All Amped Up first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 22, 2025
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The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues!
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The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues!

On Friday, October 3, 2025, the famous Seth “Egg Boy” Holloway, EAA Lifetime 1058791,  received his coveted Naval aviator wings of gold! He has certainly come a long way from his egg selling days back in 2012 when he sold 116 dozen eggs from his family farm to get a ride on EAA’s B-17 Aluminum […] The post The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues! first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Oct 22, 2025
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