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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L i g h t P l a n e Wor l d Tis resurrected 1980 Volmer Jensen VJ-24 is likely the only example still fying. Fun Fly Zone Roundup What caught our eye By Dan Grunloh One of the changes noticed in the Ultralight/Light Plane and Helicopter area on the south end of Wittman Field is the nomenclature used by the flightline announcers. We were described as "down on the Farm" for many years, but due in part to the new paved roads and expanded activities, we have been rebranded as the "Fun Fly Zone," a well-deserved moniker. Besides ultralights and light planes, we have powered parachutes, paragliders, helicopters, trikes, hot-air balloons, and more electric-powered aircraft than can be seen anywhere on the earth. Something is flying in the Fun Fly Zone all day every day, except during the afternoon air show. While most of the fly-in attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh spend the entire week on 36 Vol.2 N o.9 / September 2013 the ground, we get to fly and have fun every day, thanks to our slower speeds and reduced runway and airspace requirements. The number of spectators at the Ultralight runway on the very first day of flying was nothing short of astounding. Because of the economic recession, our crowds had been a little light for several years, but not this year. Perhaps the public has accepted that the economic recovery will be slow and are now looking seriously at the low-cost side of aviation. They weren't all gawkers either. It was common for spectators to follow fliers back to their tie-down spots at the end of the flying session to ask questions.

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