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Thank you for making our first EAA Homebuilders Week event a great success! EAA members can watch recordings of all Homebuilders Week videos on demand at the link below.
After hundreds to thousands of hours working on your airframe, it's time to decide how to equip your panel. In this webinar, we'll cover general considerations for your avionics to your flying and budget, from Dynon and Advanced.
Gary Baker, will walk you through the preparations you need for a safe and successful flight test program including the Flight Advisor program and the additional pilot program.
Every homebuilder faces the question of how to break in their engine. In this presentation, Mike Busch of Savvy Maintenance, an A&P mechanic with inspection authorization, goes back to first principles to take the mystery out of how to do it right.
Before you can fly your homebuilt aircraft, you need to complete both the FAA Registration and Certification process. Join FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative Dave Prizio as he explains what to do to successfully navigate the processes.
Your annual condition inspection is an important part of keeping your homebuilt safe. Vic Syracuse, author of the book Are Your Nuts Tight Guide to Identifying Problems on Your Amateur-Built, will share how to properly inspect your homebuilt.
In this forum, Craig Barnett, CEO of Scheme Designers, and Ken Reese KD Aviation will cover the elements and concepts of a great paint scheme design, and its impact on cost and ease of application to your aircraft.
Many builders express concern over sellers liability. In this presentation Pat Phillips, attorney, will discuss the facts around this issue and steps a builder can take to reduce their risk.
Join EAA staff member and Pietenpol builder, John Egan who will share information on wood selection, construction techniques, and other important selected topics.
Building an aircraft from “scratch” using just a set of plans is a great way to get the most bang for your buck! Charlie Becker, shares information on scratch building and reviews many of the designs you can build without a kit.
In this webinar, we'll cover general considerations such as matching your avionics to your flying and budget, product choices and configurations from Dynon and Advanced, and additional ways you can reduce your installation time with an ADVANCEDPANEL.
Sonex offers economical, easy to build aircraft. Two models, the Sonex and Sonerai, are available as plans built aircraft. Sonex even offers a single place jet aircraft. John Monnett, will discuss all of their designs and the mission of each.
Make aircraft quality welds opens up many aircraft designs for the homebuilder. Both gas and TIG welding work well for building aircraft quality parts. Charlie Becker, and Earl Luce, will cover advantages of both methods and tips on getting started.
RANS Aircraft provides both high wing and low wing kits. In this presentation, Randy Schlitter, founder of RANS Aircraft will discuss the mission of each design, engine options and answer your questions.
Powerplant choices can be complex. In this presentation, Dan Horton of Kitplanes Magazine will discuss the engine options available, and the key points to consider.
Overview of the offerings from Garmin for Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft. Brad Brensing, Garmin Experimental/LSA Sales Manager, will include screen selection, panel and remote mount avionics, interface capabilities, and additional resources.
With the growth of the homebuilt movement, buying a finished and flying homebuilt aircraft is a viable option. Vic Syracuse, will share with you the things you need to know before making that purchase.
This presentation will go beyond the actual building process to educate you on the FAA rules that apply to building your own aircraft as well as insurance, liability, the repairman certificate, and much more.
Zenith Aircraft offers both high wing and low wing kits. They also offer plans for those on a tight budget. In this session, Sebastien Heintz will discuss their designs and engine options to help you decide if this is the kit to build.
This presentation is for builders who want to know how to plan and wire their aircraft. Marc Ausman, author of Aircraft Wiring Guide, will cover how to start thinking about and planning for the electrical system.
Picking the right kit for you is one of the most important decisions you will make and has a big impact on whether you will be successful. Join Paul Dye, Kitplanes Editor at Large, as he shares how to pick the right kit for you.
Aviation author Ron Wanttaja examines the safety record of homebuilts vs. general aviation, and provides recommendations builders and owners can use to reduce the chances of an accident.
Sheet Metal construction is the most popular material used in today’s kit aircraft. Learn the basics of how to work with sheet metal in this session. EAA’s Mark Forss will share what you need to know to be successful.
“I’ve never built anything like this before and I tell you, if I can do it, anyone can do it. Once you get into it, especially with these kits, nowadays, they’re match drilled, so if you put model planes together in the past, you actually will be able to easily build some of these projects. The only thing is that you have to always keep building, don’t get frustrated, don’t let anything get you down, just constantly keep after it, and if you keep after it, you will eventually reach your goal.”
Christopher Ward, EAA 645926 Zenith CH 750 Cruzer
“I’m a woodworker in terms of background. I built a metal airplane. It surprised a lot of my family members. They’d say, ‘You’re doing what? What do you know about sheet metal?’ I’m like, ‘Nothing, but I’m going to learn!’
You are going to pick up new skills along the way; you’re going to learn a lot of things along the way. If you go into it with a smile on your face, you’re going to have a good time doing it.”
Mike Dooley, EAA 834638 Van’s RV-8
“EAA was created so as to use the freedom of man's mind and hand to create. To design, build, and fly. To use the vast ocean of air above us. To draw upon the vast abundance of past aviation progress and to perpetuate as well as add to it.”
Paul Poberezny, EAA Founder EAA Sport Aviation, December 1974
“I’ve never built anything like this before and I tell you, if I can do it, anyone can do it. Once you get into it, especially with these kits, nowadays, they’re match drilled, so if you put model planes together in the past, you actually will be able to easily build some of these projects. The only thing is that you have to always keep building, don’t get frustrated, don’t let anything get you down, just constantly keep after it, and if you keep after it, you will eventually reach your goal.”
Christopher Ward, EAA 645926 Zenith CH 750 Cruzer
“I’m a woodworker in terms of background. I built a metal airplane. It surprised a lot of my family members. They’d say, ‘You’re doing what? What do you know about sheet metal?’ I’m like, ‘Nothing, but I’m going to learn!’
You are going to pick up new skills along the way; you’re going to learn a lot of things along the way. If you go into it with a smile on your face, you’re going to have a good time doing it.”
Mike Dooley, EAA 834638 Van’s RV-8
“EAA was created so as to use the freedom of man's mind and hand to create. To design, build, and fly. To use the vast ocean of air above us. To draw upon the vast abundance of past aviation progress and to perpetuate as well as add to it.”
Paul Poberezny, EAA Founder EAA Sport Aviation, December 1974
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