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A Work in Progress
Restoring a Cessna 170, bit by bit
Sparky Barnes Sargent
Dan Wood of Newnan, Georgia, is proud
of his nearly original 1948 Cessna 170,
and with good reason. He has poured
much of his own time, energy, and talents
into its restoration. |
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Building From Plans
...saves money, but isn’t for everyone
Budd Davisson
Enter the plans-built airplane, in which a roll
of paper shows up in your mailbox and your
energy and imagination magically transform
that paper into a flying machine. |
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Fuels for the Future zero, and the sunny south beckoned.
What will power your aircraft?
Jeffrey Decker
Major changes are in store for the piston
aircraft fuel supply. Market forces and
environmental concerns are pushing leaded
avgas into the history books while ethanol
is steadily blended into a growing majority of
automobile gas (autogas), slowly removing
that alternative. |
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California to Detroit
via Kitty Hawk
Dick Green
My 20-year dream to own a Van’s aircraft came
true, but this is not a story about RVs; it’s a
story about adventure. This would be Bob’s fifth
trip bringing an airplane back from the West
Coast, my first, and we wanted to meander. The
temperatures in Detroit hovered around 1 below
38 Fuels for the Future zero, and the sunny south beckoned. |
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A Flap by Any Other Name...
The development of this
essential control surface
Todd S. Parker
Elevator, rudder, aileron…what do they have
in common? They are all flaps. Wait, aren’t “flaps” those things that hang down on the
wings when airplanes land? |
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COMMENTARY |
6 |
Position Report - Tom Poberezny |
| 8 |
Editor's Log - Mary Jones |
94 |
Plane Talk - Lauran Paine, Jr. |
| 98 |
Voices - Ken White |
| EAAers IN ACTION |
61 |
Members Forum |
65 |
Crossword Puzzle |
66 |
Gone West |
68 |
What Our Members Are Building & Restoring |
72 |
Chapter Hangar: 50 Years! EAA Mile High Chapter 43 |
76 |
In the Spotlight: Everyone’s a Winner |
| 78 |
At the Museum: Carnauba |
| STICK & RUDDER |
94 |
Better Pilot: What’s in Your Tanks? |
| NUTS & BOLTS |
80 |
Building Basics: Fasten-ating |
85 |
Maintenance & Restoration: Pre-Purchase Inspections |
| 88 |
Technical Counselor: The Spring Warm-Up |
| 92 |
Shop Talk: Wiring Help |
| NEWS & INFO |
| 10 |
EAA Hotline: Association News |
| 20 |
On the Flightline: Recreational Aviation News |
| 26 |
Advocacy |
| 102 |
FlyMart |
| 105 |
Classified Ads |
| 111 |
At Your Service: Advertisers in this Issue |
| 112 |
EAA's Attic: Above and Beyond |
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