EAA Sport Aviation - October 2009

what our members are building & restoring

Missouri | Safari

This is my first homebuilt project thanks to the supportive atmosphere of EAA. After a three-year build we received the airworthiness inspection in July 2008. Balancing and tracking was done by Safari personnel. I completed the company-recommended flight transition and maintenance training at its Marianna, Florida, facility. The helicopter is equipped with a TMX O-360 engine, A200 comm radio, Garmin 320 transponder, and AvMap GPS. Thanks to my wife, brother-in-law, and the very helpful people at Safari for an enjoyable build and even better flying helicopter.

Tom Murphy, EAA 696370; Norborne, Missouri E-mail: tmurphy@greenhills.net

Louisiana | T- 50

This is the third of three Bamboo Bombers I have owned. I acquired N66671 after it had been in an accident in the early ’90s, and I am in the final stages of a long restoration process. Check out my restoration site at www.CessnAt50.org.

Terry Sullivan, EAA 525397; Shreveport, Louisiana E-mail: tmsul@aol.com

Canada | RV- 7

My RV- 7 was first flown February 2006 at Victoriaville Airport by my friend Normand Girard. The construction went from January 2004 through January 2006, working only during the wintertime with my uncle Jean Paul. C-FYVO is equipped with a Lycoming IO-360-M1B, Sensenich fixed-pitch prop, Stratomaster electronic flight instrument system, Icom A200, transponder, Garmin 196, electric flaps, and strobe lights on the wings. Thanks to my mother.

Yvon Gingras, EAA 706920; Quebec, Canada

E-mail: biscuitvik@hotmail.com

Florida | Stolp SA 900 V-Star

I received my airplane in September 2005 at the Zenith Distribution Center near Tampa, Florida. With the expert guidance of Russell Lepre, I was able to build all of the control surfaces, wings, and the tailwheel conversion by November and deliver the project to my hangar in Sarasota. Thanks to the help of my friends—Pat Grella, Dr. Bob Lombardi, and Norm Harris—N13SF received its airworthiness certificate on November 2, 2006. Total construction time was just over 13 months.