CONTENTS
Cover Photo
by Jim Koepnick
Shot at the 2009 Sebring U.S.
Sport Aviation Expo over Lake
Istokpoga from a Cessna 210
piloted by Bruce Moore.
COMMENTARY
6 Position Report— Tom Poberezny
8 Guest Editorial—Hal Shevers
10 Editor’s Log—Mary Jones
112 Plane Talk—Lauran Paine Jr.
114 Voices—Kerry Fores
EAAers IN ACTION
58 Members Forum
64 Gone West
65 What Our Members Are Building & Restoring
70 Chapter Hangar: EAA Pilots Fly Challenge Air Kids & Friends
72 In the Spotlight: Because It’s Fun
75 Tribute to the 2008 EAA Volunteers
92 At the Museum: New York to Paris
NUTS & BOLTS
95 Building Basics: Look, But Don’t Touch
98 Maintenance & Restoration: Fuel System Maintenance
102 Technical Counselor: LSA Maintenance
105 Shop Talk: Calibrating Your Iron
STICK & RUDDER
106 Better Pilot: Slipping Into the Blue
110 Flight Advisor: Transponder Malfunctions
NEWS & INFO
12 Advocacy
14 EAA Hotline: Association News
24 On the Flightline: Recreational Aviation News
118 FlyMart
121 Classified Ads
127 At Your Service: Advertisers in This Issue
128 EAA’s Attic: Happy 100th, Jane’s
www.EAA.org
PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny
VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP
Adam Smith
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS &
EDITOR Mary Jones
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kelly Nelson
ASSISTANT EDITOR Rose Dorcey
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Phil Norton
ART DIRECTOR Olivia Trabbold
NEWS EDITOR Ric Reynolds
COPY EDITOR Colleen Walsh
PRODUCTION/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Kathleen L. Witman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Dana Heimos
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST Brady Lane
PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF
Jim Koepnick, Bonnie Kratz
WEBMASTER Sue Arrowood
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Jim Busha, Michael DiFrisco,
Timothy R. Gaffney, Dick Koehler,
Ed Kolano, Lauran Paine Jr.
Robert N. Rossier, Jeff Simon,
George Wilhelmsen
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