CONTENTS
Vol. 60 No. 11 | November 2011
FEATURES
18
The Bubble
That Didn’t Burst
Bell’s Model 47 was the first helicopter for
civilian pilots By J. Mac McClellan
24
Daher-Socata
Celebrates a Century
The TBM 850 is latest in long line of
innovative designs By J. Mac McClellan
Brandon Jewitt and his Super Chub at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2011.
32
Built to Fit
Super-sizing a Super Cub
By Craig O’Neill
38
The Tom Poberezny Years
Growing an international force for aviation
By J. Mac McClellan
ON THE COVER:
Mac McClellan flies in EAA’s Bell 47 helicopter with Don Volland. Photography by Jim Koepnick.
For more on many of the topics in this issue visit
www.SportAviation.org.
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www.SportAviation.org/events.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEFAN SEVILLE
DEPARTMENTS
01 Tower Frequency...Rod Hightower
06 Letters to the Editor
44 Left Seat...J. Mac McClellan
50 Flying Lessons...Lane Wallace
56 Savvy Aviator...Mike Busch
62 Light Flight...Dave Matheny
66 Dream Build Fly...Brady Lane
70 Plane Talk...Lauran Paine Jr.
74 Contrails...Jeff Skiles
10 Advocacy Update–Governmental Issues
12 Heroes & Legends–Bob Hoover
14 Flightline–Industry News
16 AeroInnovations–Cutting-Edge News
78 Stick & Rudder–Into the Darkness
82 What Went Wrong–Autopilots Are Not Automatic
84 I’ll Never Do That Again–An Altimeter Can Kill You
86 What Our Members Are Building/Restoring
90 Retro Fit–Glass Menagerie
96 Hints for Homebuilders–Cleaning Your Carb’s Inlet Screen
100 Homebuilders Corner–Keeping It Light
103 Member Central
104 Pilot Caves
105 News From HQ
108 Ask EAA/Who’s Who
109 Gone West
110 Members/Chapters in Action
113 FlyMart
114 Classified Ads
119 Advertisers Index
