EAA Experimenter 3
Features
02 Tower Frequency
BY JACK J. PELTON
04 Homebuilder's Corner
BY CHARLIE BECKER
06 News from HQ
NEWS FROM EAA
08 Flightline
INDUSTRY NEWS
26 Hints for Homebuilders
Smoke those Tubes!
BY KE VIN CONNER
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CONTENTS
Vol.4 No.1 I January 2015
18 It's Not Paint;
It's a Wrap!
Pete McCoy's alternative to paint
BY SPARK Y BARNES SARGENT
28 What Our Members Are Building
A California Hummel Bird
BY DAVID V. DICKE Y
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10 One Hole at a Time
Pat Hoyt's Zodiac CH 601 XL-B
BY BUDD DAVISSON
On the cover: Pat Hoyt f ies his Zenith 601 XL-B.
(Photography by Tyson Rininger)
32 Ultralight World
Lowell Farrand Joins Ultralight Hall of Fame
BY DAN GRUNLOH