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.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/96284
S a f e t y W ir e Kitfox Series 7 Experimental Aviation Part 1: At the forefront of aviation safety By Stephen L. Richey A Call to Arms Homebuilt aircraft, by virtue of their standing in the eyes of the FAA, are not constrained by many of the same requirements that commercially designed and constructed aircraft are required to abide by. Some in our homebuilt community see this as a blessing (from the government) to build without excessive interference from an onerous and restrictive agency. Others see it as freedom to go above 36 NO. 4/ DECEMBER 2012 the regulatory safety minimums that are often based off of outdated research and to truly live up to our moniker— experimental aviation—and make the entire realm of flight even safer for everyone involved. There is often much debate over which is safer—a commercially built aircraft or a homebuilt aircraft? The problem with answering this question, which is one I get asked frequently as a safety researcher, is that it is Photography by Bonnie Bartel