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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E- M a il LSA Certification Change Does Not Affect Homebuilders I have received several questions about the FAA cracking down on LSA certification. The issue only revolves around factory-built special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) being certificated for the first time. This crackdown does not affect aircraft being certificated as experimental amateur-built (E-AB). Even though you may be building a plane that qualifies under the FAR Part 1 definition as an LSA (RV-12, Zenith 750, Kitfox, etc.), it is not certificated as an LSA. It will receive the standard experimental amateur-built certification, and there are no restrictions on an appropriately rated FAA designated airworthiness representative for issuing the airworthiness certificate. Keep building and be happy! Earl Downs Cushing, Oklahoma (Earl recently received a Letter of Deviation Authorization (LODA) to give transition training in his Zenith 601 XLB. He can be reached at oklahomaaviatorw@earthlink.net.) Looking for Early Sonerai Newsletters I've undertaken the task of collecting all of the newsletters that were published by John and Betty Monnett from 1972 through 1986 when they owned Monnett Experimental Aircraft Inc. My goal is to have a complete set of newsletters, both in hard copy and electronic format, which will eventually be donated to the EAA Museum. Where I need help from our readership is obtaining copies of the newsletters written in 1972 and the first issue of 1973. I would like original copies, good-quality photocopies, or good-quality scanned copies. If there are any builders of the Sonerai I or the early Sonerai II who have copies of these newsletters, please call me at 262-835-7714 (leave a message and I'll return your call), or e-mail me at fredkeip@aol.com. PUBLICATIONS STAFF Founder: Paul H. Poberezny Publisher: Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman of the Board Vice President of Publications: J. Mac McClellan Homebuilding Community Manager: Chad Jensen Editor: Mary Jones/EditEtc. LLC Graphic Designer: Chris Livieri News Editor: Ric Reynolds Copy Editor: Colleen Walsh Multimedia Journalist: Brady Lane Visual Properties Administrator: Jason Toney Contributing Writers: Marino Boric, Budd Davisson, Cy Galley, Dan Grunloh, Dick Koehler, Ed Kolano, Stephen L. Richey, Lynne Wainfan, Rick Weiss European Correspondent: Marino Boric ADVERTISING Display Sue Anderson Jonathan Berger Jeff Kaufman Send Us Your Hints, Aircraft Photos, and More Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 Phone: 920-426-4800 Fax: 920-426-4828 E-mail: experimenter@eaa.org Website: www.EAA.org Homebuilding Community Manager Chad Jensen and I invite you to share hints you've discovered for the Experimenter Hints for Homebuilders column. Cy Galley has graciously been assisting us in gathering hints, but we don't want to burn him out completely. So we would welcome your hints as well. Need to change your address or have other membership questions, call 800-564-6322 (800-JOIN EAA). We'd also love to have you share photos of projects you've finished or are currently working on. Snap some photos with your camera or phone and send them to Experimenter@eaa.org along with a few words describing your aircraft. We'd love to share them with other Experimenter readers. EAA® and SPORT AVIATION®, the EAA Logo® and AERONAUTICATM are registered Fred Keip Franksville, Wisconsin Owner/Builder/Pilot of Sonerai IIL, N99FK And we're also interested in any ideas you have for improving the content of Experimenter; again, drop us a note at Experimenter@eaa.org. Mary Jones Experimenter Editor 4 NO. 4/ DECEMBER 2012 trademarks, trademarks, and service marks of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. The use of these trademarks and service marks without the permission of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. is strictly prohibited.