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EAA Webinars Are Supported By Vol.3 No.2 I February 2014 EXPERIMENTERThe Spirit of Homebuilt Aviation I www.eaa.org A Pirate Cub Homebuilt Gliders and Sailplanes Midget Mustang Investigating Static Stability MagicReviving Jim Lloyd Butler’s ‘60s Champion EEAAEXP_Feb14.inddAAEXP_Feb14.indd 1 22/3/14/3/14 33:11:11 PPMM TOWER FREQUENCY Oshkosh Countdown BY JACK PELTON WINTER HAS BEEN BRUTAL so far, even by Wisconsin stan- plan to begin flying again when the weather breaks. dards. For days in January the temperature never reached Consider flying with an instructor for the first time zero for a high. Howling winds drove wind chill tempera- or two. And certainly be careful not to make those tures to life-threatening lows. So it must be time to get ready first couple spring flights in strong winds or other for Oshkosh. challenging conditions. When I look at the blanket of snow and ice covering Now is also the time to lock in your plans for your stay EAA’s Oshkosh show grounds and the rest of Wittman at Oshkosh. AirVenture tickets are available online at Regional Airport, it’s hard to believe that in less than six www.EAA.org and can save you both some money and wait- months thousands of airplanes and hundreds of thousands ing in line time if you buy now. of pilots and airplane enthusiasts will be here. But it’s true. Planning your housing at Oshkosh can never start too And it’s what we here at EAA work so hard year-round to early. The number of people camping at Oshkosh contin- prepare for. ues to grow every year, and I promise you an even better It’s not too early for you to be making plans for your trip experience this year. We will have more entertainment to Oshkosh, either. There is much to do. on the show grounds every evening, more food and bev- At the top of the list is completing whatever project you erage service into the evening hours, and two big night are working on. Some of you are in the final stages of finish- air shows on Wednesday and Saturday. ing your homebuilt airplane. Others are reassembling an It’s too early to know exactly which aircraft and per- antique or classic after a painstaking restoration. And all air- formers will be at Oshkosh this year, but I can promise plane owners need to make sure the annual inspection and you the lineup won’t disappoint. I’ve been hearing about other maintenance items are up to date. several newly completed homebuilts, extremely rare We pilots need to make sure our flying skills will be in as warbird restorations, and one-of-a-kind antiques that good a shape as our airplanes come Oshkosh time. While we expect to fly in. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are winter weather makes it hard for many of us to get into the scheduled to make an appearance for the first time. And air, we can always use the time to refresh our knowledge by the aviation industry is working hard to unveil many hitting the books, or more likely getting online. new aircraft, accessories, and services during the show. EAA and many others offer a steady stream of online All of general aviation keys its new product announce- tutorials, training sessions for new ratings, and webinars ments to Oshkosh. that delve deeply into every aspect of flying. It’s important As a Southern California native, seeing a Wisconsin to review everything from the rules of the air to the latest winter up close is new for me. But I now can understand safety alerts. how winter’s cold and snow will make Oshkosh that If winter forces you to stay on the ground for extended much sweeter this summer. I can’t wait. I hope you feel periods, it’s a good idea to make a sensible and conservative the same. See you soon in Oshkosh. On the cover: Jim Lloyd Butler’s award-winning Midget Mustang has been brought back to life. (Photography by Phil High) 2 Vol.3 No.2 / February 2014 Photography by Jason Toney EEAAEXP_Feb14.inddAAEXP_Feb14.indd 2 22/3/14/3/14 33:11:11 PPMM Vol.3 No.2 I February 2014 CONTENTS EAA PUBLICATIONS Features Founder: Paul H. Poberezny Publisher: Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman of the Board Vice President of Marketing: Rick Larsen Editor-in-Chief: J. Mac McClellan Homebuilding Community Manager: Charlie Becker 10 Sport Aviation Pirates 18 Return of a Editor: Mary Jones/EditEtc. LLC Craig and Sandy Gainza’s Pirate Cub Homebuilt Legend Senior Graphic Designer: Chris Livieri BY LYNNE WAINFAN The Jim Lloyd Butler Midget Mustang: News Editor: Ric Reynolds Champion 1964 Copy Editor: Colleen Walsh BY BUDD DAVISSON Multimedia Journalist: Brady Lane Visual Properties Administrator: 26 Gliders and Sailplanes 101 Jason Toney A short course for experimenters Contributing Writers: Charlie Becker, BY MURRY I. ROZANSKY Budd Davisson, Jerry Fischer, Bob Gibson, Dan Grunloh, Ed Kolano, Jack Pelton, Murry Rozansky, Lynne Wainfan European Correspondent: Marino Boric Departments 02 Tower Frequency 08 Flightline ADVERTISING BY JACK PELTON INDUSTRY NEWS Display 04 Homebuilder’s Corner 36 Hints for Homebuilders Sue Anderson BY CHARLIE BECKER BY JERRY FISCHER Mailing Address: 06 News from HQ P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 NEWS FROM EAA Phone: 920-426-4800 Fax: 920-426-4828 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.EAA.org Need to change your address or have Columns other membership questions? Call 800-564-6322 (800-JOIN EAA). 34 What Our Members Are Building SeaRey ‘Hull Number 1’ Restoration EAA® and SPORT AVIATION®, the EAA Logo® BY BOB GIBSON and AERONAUTICATM are registered trade- marks, trademarks, and service marks of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. The use 39 Light Plane World of these trademarks and service marks without Adventure Flight to Tommy’s Airpark the permission of the Experimental Aircraft As- BY DAN GRUNLOH sociation, Inc. is strictly prohibited. 43 Flight Testing Techniques Static Stability Intro BY ED KOLANO EAA Experimenter 3 EEAAEXP_Feb14.inddAAEXP_Feb14.indd 3 22/3/14/3/14 33:11:11 PPMM HOMEBUILDER’S CORNER EAA Advocacy in Action Wonderful opportunity BY CHARLIE BECKER WHEN YOU JOIN EAA, you are joining a membership organiza- Steve Wittman received approval to carry a non-revenue tion. You receive many tangible benefi ts for joining. Each passenger in his Wittman Flying Carpet, which later became month, EAA Sport Aviation magazine arrives in your mailbox, the Wittman Tailwind. In the article announcing the change, and Experimenter hits your e-mail inbox. These are great ben- EAA stated, “The EAA and its members feel that we have been efi ts that inspire, entertain, and educate you. But I would given a wonderful opportunity by the CAA, but we also have argue the number one benefi t you receive is EAA’s advocacy to protect this right from individuals who may, through faulty for sport aviation. construction, exceeding design limitations, and violating I devoted two days this past week to participate in EAA’s other Civil Air Regulations, cause this right to be taken away annual summit with the FAA’s top leadership team here in as it has in the past.” Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The fact that the FAA’s top leaders take Over the years, EAA members have continued to demon- the time to come to EAA headquarters in the middle of January, strate that this “wonderful opportunity” was not abused and in arctic temperatures, says quite a bit about the mutual respect that we could be trusted with more and more privileges. We that we have built up over the years. With the ability to have have demonstrated this commitment to build and fl y safely the FAA’s undivided attention, this is a wonderful opportunity with our volunteer safety programs. The Technical Counselor to make progress on the big issues impacting sport aviation. program works toward a “zero defect” aircraft at the time of When you look back 61 years ago to when EAA was certifi cation by voluntary, in-process inspections. Our Flight formed, there was no homebuilt movement, and “sport avia- Advisor program works with our builders to make sure that a tion” was a blip on the radar. In fact, experimental amateur- safe and well-thought-out approach to test-fl ying the aircraft built (E-AB) aircraft had just recently been authorized and exists. Because of this type of commitment to safety that EAA could not even legally carry a passenger! members have demonstrated, it has allowed your advocacy Paul Poberezny, EAA’s founder, established early on that staf to push for more and more opportunities for E-AB. EAA would work with rather than against the Civil Aeronautics Today, we enjoy building homebuilt aircraft that have no Administration (CAA), now known as the Federal Aviation Ad- restriction on the number of passengers. We are able to use ministration (FAA), to achieve greater opportunities for people any materials and engines we desire. We can fl y aerobatics and to build and fl y. In fact, at the fi rst EAA meeting on January 26, under instrument fl ight rules. We have truly made the most of 1953, the main speaker was CAA employee Tony Maugeri. Fun- our “wonderful opportunity” to build and fl y homebuilts. damentally, Paul was a “people person,” so he worked to build So let’s keep what we have earned by building and fl ying productive personal relationships with the CAA/FAA. safely. Take advantage of our safety programs to not only help Within the fi rst year of EAA, the fi rst major expansion yourself but also to protect the homebuilt movement.
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