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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about the Vulcan at www.BoomerangLSA.com or con- tact SAB of the Americas at 940-781-5186. It was my first time at the Midwest LSA Expo, and I was surprised to see displays by Quicksilver, Quad City Chal- lenger, and Kolb Aircraft. They do not produce S-LSA but are perfectly positioned to attract the attention of buyers suffering from sticker shock. Jim Robinson from Erie Airpark was there for the Challenger line, and he presented a forum on the construction of the Challenger kit. He said you can build a two-place Challenger for a fraction of the price of the top S-LSA and still have a lot of flying fun. Dan Johnson and Dave Loveman teamed up to document all the aircraft displayed at the Mt. Vernon show in a complete set of short YouTube videos. They also released a fabulous 90-minute video compila- tion of the entire show. Watch the Midwest LSA Expo compilation video and go to www.ByDanJohnson.com for the latest LSA industry news. Craig Valentine Lands in 48 States in 36 Days On July 11, 2012, Craig Valentine of Lodi, California, landed at Grove Airport in the state of Washington, completing his quest to be the first trike pilot to land in each of the 48 contiguous states on a single journey. He After battling winds and following lines of thunder- storms across the United States, he ended up in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, flying over the birthplace of avia- tion. Then it was up the East Coast to rendezvous with John Williams in Virginia. John is a trike pilot and fan of accomplished it in 36 days, despite challenging weather that grounded him some of those days. Craig departed from Lodi on June 6, heading east across the southern tier of states. Flying in the Colorado River Valley near Needles, California, he found his ground speed was down to 38 mph while the airspeed indicator was read- ing 91 mph. The headwind was 53 mph! Two days later in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a similar tailwind found him cruising at 140 mph. At one point in the flight he noted a personal best of 164 mph ground speed in a trike! Craig did not have a preplanned course; instead he picked his next destination based on the forecasted weather and winds. He did not stop to give talks, visit local sights, or raise money for a charity. He simply flew. Craig is flying with a full flat panel "glass cockpit" in his trike. An Enigma EFIS on the instrument panel is complemented by an iPad running WingX Pro and Flight Guide. An iFly 720 GPS with moving map is in his lap, mounted off the trike keel. Valter della Nebbia with the SAB Vulcan C-100. EAA EXPERIMENTER 47