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November 2008
Vol. 57, No. 11
:: Archive of Past Issues ::

Aerobatic Ambitions

Folding Wings and Wallpaper

Adventures of a test pilot turned homebuilder

Jim Busha

If I ever build an airplane, I want someone like Bill Scheltema, EAA 175297, guiding me through the process.

26

EAA’s 2009 Share the Spirit Sweepstakes
Rose Dorcey
Change your life...that’s what the 2009 EAA Share the Spirit Sweepstakes can do for you...just like it did for Greg Thompson, who won the 2008 Sweepstakes Cirrus SR20.

   
28

Van’s RV-12
“This airplane is fun.”

Lauran Paine Jr.
The RV-12 is the result of a vision and a process. Light-sport aircraft came about because of a vision: Create a category of aircraft that is simple and fun to fly while allowing the aviation dream to be realized at a lower cost.

   
44

Arlington 2008
A fly-in looks at 40

Ronald J. Wanttaja
It’s a bit strange when you think about it, but the Arlington Fly-In has been held longer in the same place than either the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, Florida, or EAA AirVenture n Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

50 Airpark Caretaker
The vision behind an airport community
Bruce Moore
When you see the word airpark on a chart, there’s something about it that makes you smile.
56 More Cool Stuff
AirVenture 2008 revisited - Part 3
George Wilhelmsen
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 was an avionics bonanza, with so many new products that it’s taken three issues to cover them all.

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COMMENTARY
6
Position Report - Tom Poberezny
8 Editor's Log - Mary Jones
104
Plane Talk - Lauran Paine Jr.
106 EAA Voices - Verne Reynolds
EAAers IN ACTION
62
Members Forum
68
Crossword Puzzle
70
Gone West
72
What Our Members Are Building & Restoring
78
Chapter Hangar: Awards, Scholarships, and Make-A-Wish
82
In the Spotlight: An Inexhaustible Flier
84 At the Museum: Preserving EAA’s Culture
STICK & RUDDER
100
Better Pilot: Survival Basics
103 Flight Advisor: Instrument Training: Why?
NUTS & BOLTS
88
Maintenance & Restoration: Panel Makeovers
93
Technical Counselor: 30 Minutes for the Health of Your Engine
98 Shop Talk: Magnetic Duplicator
NEWS & INFO
10 EAA Hotline: Association News
18 On the Flightline: Recreational Aviation News
24 Advocacy
110 FlyMart
113 Classified Ads
120 At Your Service: Advertisers in this Issue
128 EAA's Attic: Mechanix Illustrated Baby Ace
   

 

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