Experimenter

September 2013

Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.

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So, what kind of airplane does a professional antique aircraft restorer and replica builder build for himself? everything old but replicates none of them and directly addresses someone's taste for things ancient and funky? That's a good question. But you know such a bird would have to be unique because no one gets into that kind of business unless he has a serious personal interest in it. Actually, most of the pros in that field are more than interested; they are passionate. When it comes to building for themselves, are they going to build a Cessna clone? Of course not! How about a homebuilt airplane that looks a little like Yeah, that's the ticket! And that's exactly what Mark Lightsey of AeroCraftsman in Riverside, California, did. After a long string of aircraft restorations and replicas completed for customers, he built a Hatz that looks and feels older than it really is. Photography by Phil High Mark summed up the principle that guided this project as "I wanted everything, and I mean everything, about EAA Experimenter 15

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