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February 2009
Vol. 58, No. 2
:: Archive of Past Issues ::

Thatcher CX4

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.

30

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.

   
38

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.

   
46

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.

   
54 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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