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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4 Vol.3 No.6 / June 2014 THIS YEAR AT EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, one of the focal points will be the "One Week Wonder" project, where volunteers will transform a standard Zenith CH 750 Cruzer kit into a flyable aircraft in the seven days of Oshkosh! This activity will take place in a tent on the "EAA Square" at the corner of Celebration Way and Knapp Street Road, right smack in the center of the convention. Now you might think that the main goal of the project is to have a finished aircraft in a week. That is why you build an aircraft, right? In this case, you would be wrong. The goal is to show people who walk through the gate at AirVenture 2014 that: • Homebuilding is something they can do. • Aircraft building, while challenging, is within the capability of just about anyone who wants to put his mind to it. • The skills needed are ones anyone can learn with a little help from EAA and its members. My hope is that "build an aircraft" gets added to literally thousands of people's bucket lists by the end of the week. Now to make this project happen, we are going to need volunteers to build the aircraft. There is a lot of work that needs to be compressed into seven days. When I'm working on our staf -build CH 750 STOL , I often wonder how we are going to build this kit in seven days! I know it can be done, but I'm not entirely sure I'll believe it until it actually hap- pens. For those of you interested in being a part of this proj- ect, Sebastien Heintz of Zenith Aircraft is rounding up the volunteers. Just click here and fi ll out the form to volunteer. And get ready to have fun. Just as important as the hands-on builders, though, we need volunteers—whom I'm calling "homebuilding ambassadors"— who will be willing to talk to people who wander into the tent and answer their questions about the project. We're looking for people who are passionate about the many benefi ts of building an aircraft, who want to evangelize for the homebuilding move- ment. We need people who are welcoming and enthusiastic and who can help others along the journey from "That is a crazy idea," to "I'm going to do this!" For our homebuilding ambassadors for the One Week Won- der project, I'm looking for people who are actively building or who have fi nished a homebuilt. I guarantee that this is going to be a fun project and one you'll look back on and be happy to say, "I was a part of it." If you are outgoing and positive about homebuilding and the future of aviation, why not volunteer? This is the best opportunity we have to convince thousands of people that homebuilding is right for them. Let's all pitch in together and grow the homebuilt movement. If you would like to volunteer to be a homebuilding ambas- sador, send me an e-mail at cbecker@eaa.org , with your name, EAA number, what you have built or are building, and why you want to be a part of this project. Volunteering is a great way to feel more involved with AirVenture, make new friends, and have fun, and the One Week Wonder project will be a great volunteer opportunity. Homebuilding Ambassadors Wanted Help with the One Week Wonder project BY CHARLIE BECKER HOMEBUILDER'S CORNER E A A E X P _ J u n e 1 4 . i n d d 4 EAAEXP_June14.indd 4 6 / 3 / 1 4 8 : 3 6 A M 6/3/14 8:36 AM