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/101874
New SportAir Workshops Leaders Named EAA staffers Jennifer Bork and Lucas Hartwig have been promoted to manage the EAA SportAir Workshops, as the new program model is rolled out for 2013. Bork is the SportAir Workshops coordinator and Hartwig the Workshops logistics coordinator. Bork joined EAA seven years ago and has worked closely with the homebuilt community on the workshop program as well as the EAA Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor programs, EAA Webinars, and more. She also served as safety programs administrator and worked in the builders' education center during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Hartwig joined EAA in March 2012 as a membership services representative and has been active in several projects, including the AutoPilot member renewal program and SportAir Workshops. He will provide logistical support around the country as the new program model is established. "Along with their past experience in working with the homebuilt community, both Jennifer and Lucas have also been active in our staff Zenith STOL CH 750 E-LSA building project," said Chad Jensen, EAA communities manager and homebuilders community manager. "We're very excited for them to start in their new roles." New LODA Page Facilitates Easier Transition Training for Experimentals EAA has established an online listing of Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) holders for instruction in experimental aircraft. The list, categorized geographically by state, includes certificated flight instructors who are authorized by the FAA to offer certain types of instruction for hire in their experimental aircraft for the purposes of type-specific training. FARs otherwise prohibit flight instructors from receiving compensation for the operating costs of an experimental aircraft. The list of LODA-holding instructors makes finding transition training easier for builders and new owners of experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft. Using an E-AB LODA instructor allows pilots to become familiar flying a similar aircraft to their own (during Phase 1 testing or at any point thereafter). Proper transition training is an essential first step toward safe operation of experimental aircraft and a key element in the continuing effort to improve aviation safety. Photography by Jason Toney Publication of this list was one of four safety recommendations made by the NTSB directly to EAA in its study of amateur-built safety earlier this year. The other three recommendations, which tie directly into EAA's long-standing efforts to support the homebuilding community, include: • Create a type club coalition that includes kit manufacturers, type clubs, and pilot and owner groups; and 1) develop transition training resources and 2) identify and apply incentives to encourage both builders of E-AB aircraft and purchasers of used E-AB aircraft to complete the training that is developed. • Identify and apply incentives to encourage owners, builders, and pilots of E-AB aircraft to complete flight-test training prior to conducting flight tests of E-AB aircraft. • Work with the EAA membership, aircraft kit manufacturers, and avionics manufacturers to develop standards for the recording of data in electronic flight displays, engine instruments, or other recording devices to be used in support of flight tests or continued airworthiness of E-AB aircraft. EAA Experimenter 7