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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08 Flightline
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CONTENTS
Vol.3 No.6 I June 2014
18 An Airplane for
an Ordinary Person
Randy Bush's Corvair-powered Pietenpol
BY S TE VE ELL S
30 What Our Members Are Building
Christina Mini-Coupe and Nova Scotia Murphy Rebel
34 Under the Cowl
The 2014 CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium
BY PATRICK PANZERA
39 Flight Test Techniques
Flight Test Decisions…
BY ED KOL ANO
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32 Hints for Homebuilders
Some Screwy Tips
BY CY GALLE Y
10 A Star Was Born
20 Years Ago
A GlaStar, that is
BY DAVE PRIZIO
24 Taildraggers
A personal essay by a longtime tailwheel addict
BY BUDD DAVISSON
35 Light Plane World
Paradise City 2014
BY DAN GRUNLOH
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