EAA Experimenter 3
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02 Tower Frequency
BY JACK PELTON
04 Homebuilder's Corner
BY CHARLIE BECKER
06 News from HQ
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10 Flightline
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Vol.3 No.5 I May 2014
20 One Week Wonder
Audience participation to build a
Zenith Cruzer in record time
BY BUDD DAVISSON
26 What Our Members Are Building
Bringing an RV-8 to completion
BY MARY JONES
35 Flight Testing Techniques
Longitudinal Static Stability, Part II
BY ED KOL ANO
38 Light Plane World
Flying With Your Smartphone
BY DAN GRUNLOH
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29 Under the Cowl
Choosing Wheels and Brakes
BY TIM KERN
12 Breezy at the
Half-Century Mark
50 years of pure aviating
BY BUDD DAVISSON
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