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Vol.2 No.10 / October 2013 I A publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association
EAA PUBLICATIONS
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
Editor: Mary Jones/EditEtc. LLC
Graphic Designer: Chris Livieri
News Editor: Ric Reynolds
Copy Editor: Colleen Walsh
Multimedia Journalist: Brady Lane
Visual Properties Administrator:
Jason Toney
Contributing Writers: Charlie Becker,
Marino Boric, Budd Davisson, Cy Galley,
Dan Grunloh, Tim Kern, Ed Kolano, Jack Pelton
European Correspondent: Marino Boric
Features
» 10 The 2013 AirVenture
Grand Champion
Homebuilts
» 20 The Sam LS
From dream to reality
By Tim Kern
A Lancair Legacy
and Hatz biplane
By David Gustafson
Departments
» 2 Tower Frequency
ADVERTISING
Display
Sue Anderson
Jeff Kaufman
» 8 Flightline
» 4 Homebuilder's Corner
» 18 Homebuilder's Activities
at Oshkosh
» 6 News from HQ
» 26 Hints for Homebuilders
By Jack Pelton
By Charlie Becker
News from EAA
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
Phone: 920-426-4800
Fax: 920-426-4828
E-mail: experimenter@eaa.org
Website: www.EAA.org
Industry News
Winging It
By Cy Galley
Columns
» 28 What Our Members Are Building
First Appearances at Oshkosh
Need to change your address or
have other membership questions?
Call 800-564-6322
(800-JOIN EAA).
By Mary Jones
» 30 The Centurion 2.0 Engine
Continental's diesel engine goes experimental
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strictly prohibited.
By Marino Boric
» 34 More Light Plane Fun at AirVenture 2013
Continuing our review of vendors
By Dan Grunloh
» 38 Control System Freeplay
Got Slop?
By Ed Kolano
EAA Experimenter
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