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 other light aircraft.
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Homebui lder's Corner Welcome … To the "new" Experimenter! Chad Jensen Welcome to the new, improved Experimenter digital magazine. This is a magazine for homebuilders; we will cover everything from the Mosquito ultralight helicopter to Lancairs. We'll report on amateur-built aircraft and experimental light-sport aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft; it will all fi t in this new publication, and we are excited to bring it to you in this new format. EAA has been discussing creating this magazine ever since I joined the staff last fall, and we're happy to now share this fi rst issue with you. Please tell your homebuilding friends about Experimenter and encourage them to subscribe. It's free for all. Thank you for your continued support of the world's most dynamic aviation organization. Many of you reading this may not be aware that EAA has had a Homebuilt Aircraft Council (HAC) for several years. This all-volunteer council was chartered 10 years ago and is a driving force on homebuilt issues. The HAC works directly with me in an advisory role to provide insight on issues that directly affect the experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft community. They also help shape EAA policy as it relates to the homebuilding community regarding safety and governance issues. For the past few years, the HAC has been understaffed, with only three active members. Over the past year I have worked closely with those three members—Chairman Rick Weiss, Fred Keip, and longtime HAC member Joe Gauthier. During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, the HAC wrapped up a six-month search for new members. From the more than 75 applications submitted, four seats were fi lled. We welcome Gary Baker, Randy Hooper, Keith Phillips, and Dave Prizio. We have put together a great HAC team with varied backgrounds, but one passion: experimental aircraft. Expect great things from this team in the coming months and years as we work through the toughest issues facing the E-AB community. To view photos of the members of the Homebuilt Aircraft Council and learn more about their activities, click here. On the cover: T omas Bauer fl ies his Dyke Delta JD-2 into the future. (EAA photo by Jim Koepnick.) 2 NO. 1 / SEPTEMBER 2012