Experimenter

June 2013

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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Flightline Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast Covers New England Quicksilver Aeronautics has named Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast as the company's distributor in the northeast United States. Quicksilver Northeast is owned and operated by Chris Hatin at Harris Airport (8NK3) in Fort Ann, New York. Recently Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast finished its Quicksilver Sprint II, powered by an HKS 700T. Hatin Chris Hatin and Quicksilver Northeast's Quicksilver Sprint II. reports that the Sprint II is an excellent trainer, with a remarkably slow stall—less than 25 mph—and offers great fuel economy at less than 3 gallons per hour. Manager Todd Ellefson said. "He's also been innovative about equipping our amateur-built kits; we're very pleased to have Chris on our team." "As our representative in the northeastern territory of the country, Chris has demonstrated a gracious attitude about customer service," Quicksilver Sales Contact Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast at 518-796-0732, or e-mail info@quicksilverne.com. Visit Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast's website at www.QuicksilverNE.com. Alternative Engine Round-Up—June 7 to 9 CONTACT! Magazine's Alternative Engine Round-Up, normally held at the airport in Jean, Nevada, has outgrown its home and has moved to Marysville, California, and it will be held in conjunction with the Golden West Regional Fly-In & Airshow which takes place June 7 to 9, 2013, at the Yuba County Airport (MYV). The 10th annual Alternative Engine Round-Up will be on Saturday, June 8 only. New Rotax Revised Service Instruction Rotax has issued Revised Service Instruction SI-912-020/914-022 R7 Revision 7, covering running modifications on the Rotax engine type 912/914 series. This service instruction lists the latest modifications that have been made to Rotax four-stroke engines and components. The document is for informational purposes only, and there are no requirements for action or component replacement. Of note in Revision 7 is a change in the way that fuel pumps are provided as spare parts. The new fuel pumps will be supplied as bare fuel pumps with no fuel lines or fittings attached. Fittings or fuel line assemblies are available as individual spare parts to accommodate any style of fuel line connection to the fuel pump. Also of note is the introduction of new style cylinder heads. Cylinder heads on newly produced engines, and soon the supply of replacement cylinder heads, will be changed to the same new casting design used on the 912iS fuel-injected engine. Aircraft OEMs are encouraged to carefully review this entire document to see whether any of the changes will affect their engine installations. For more information, visit www.Rotax-Owner.com. Wicks Stocking 4130 Tubing In the wake of the recent news that Dillsburg Aeroplane Works, the major American supplier of seamless 4130 aircraft tubing, is going out of business, Wicks Aircraft and Motorsports announced that it is now stocked full of 4130 tubing. Scott Wicks said, "In recent months we stocked up on bulk inventory to 10 Vol.2 No.6 / June 2013 keep our prices low. We offer discounts on multiple lengths and can ship most orders same day. Also, all of our tubing is stored inside in a climate-controlled warehouse." For more information, visit www.WicksAircraft.com.

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