CONTENTS
Cover Photo
by Bonnie Kratz
Mark Gilmore’s Marquart Charger
was photographed from a Piper
Lance piloted by Walt Dorlac over
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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A Letter to EAA Members
Position Repor t— Tom Poberezny
Plane Talk—Lauran Paine Jr.
Voices—Jeff Ostrander
COMMENTARY
Members Forum
Gone West
What Our Members Are Building & Restoring
Chapter Hangar: Reaching Out and Working Together
In the Spotlight: Celebrating 80 Years of Women’s Air Racing
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EAAers IN ACTION
86 Better Pilot: Invitation to Disaster
STICK & RUDDER
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
PROOFREADER Rachel Krubsack
PRODUCTION/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Kathleen L. Witman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Dana Heimos
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST Brady Lane
PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF
Jim Koepnick, Bonnie Kratz
WEBMASTER Sue Delrow
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
David Barker, Jim Busha, Earl Downs, Henry
Holden, Dave Morss, Jeff Ostrander, Lauran
Paine Jr., Robert N. Rossier, Sparky Barnes
Sargent, Jeff Simon, Lynne Wainfan, George
Wilhelmsen
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
Phone: 920-426-4800 FAX: 920-426-4828
e-mail:
editorial@EAA.org
website:
www.EAA.org
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Building Basics: Winter Engine Preparations
Maintenance & Restoration: Seat Belts and Harnesses
Technical Counselor: The FAA, the New Homebuilt Policy,
and Your Project
Shop Talk: Automatic Engine Dryer Project
NUTS & BOLTS
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EAA Hotline: Association News
On the Flightline: Recreational Aviation News
Advocacy Update: S-LSA Hits 100
Classified Ads
FlyMart
At Your Service: Advertisers in This Issue
EAA’s Attic: Membership Drive
NEWS & INFO
DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING
Katrina Bradshaw
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Sue Anderson
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Lesley Poberezny
REPRESENTATIVES
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Phone: 609-822-3750 FAX: 609-957-5650
E-mail:
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Phone: 727-532-4630 FAX: 727-532-4630
E-mail:
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Phone: 800-444-9932 FAX: 816-741-6458
E-mail:
gary.worden@spc-mag.com
todd@spc-mag.com
Mountain & Pacific: John Gibson
Phone: 916-784-9593 FAX: 510-217-3796
E-mail:
johngibson@spc-mag.com
Europe: Willi Tacke
Phone: +498841/487515
FAX: +498841/496012
E-mail:
willi@flying-pages.com
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