CONTENTS
A PUBLICATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Vol. 61 No. 7 | July 2012
FEATURES
20
Full Circle Pitts
Memorializing a mentor
By Jim Busha
28
John Parish
A tale of two families
By Lane Wallace
38
Danny Clisham and His Cub
Honoring Harold Krier
By Mark Phelps
44
Our Thoroughly Modern Aztec
Aspen, Garmin, Avidyne, and S-Tec
transform a reliable workhorse
By J. Mac McClellan
ON THE COVER:
Tom Hegy in his restored Pitts Special near Hartford, Wisconsin. Photo by Jim Koepnick.
For more on many of the topics in this issue, visit www.SportAviation.org.
To view and submit aviation events, visit www.EAA.org/calendar.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PHIL THORN TON
DEPARTMENTS
01 Tower Frequency...Rod Hightower
06 Letters to the Editor
52 Left Seat...J. Mac McClellan
58 Flying Lessons...Lane Wallace
64 Savvy Aviator...Mike Busch
70 Light Flight...Dave Matheny
74 Dream Build Fly...Brady Lane
80 Plane Talk...Lauran Paine Jr.
86 Contrails...Jeff Skiles
10 Advocacy Update...Governmental Issues
12 Flightline...Industry News
16 AeroInnovations...Cutting-Edge News
92 Stick & Rudder...Running on Empty
96 What Went Wrong...If You Ignore the Weather
98 I’ll Never Do That Again...Engine Failure Over Kentucky
102 What Our Members Are Building/Restoring
106 Innovation On the Fly ...Awesome Avionics
110 Hints for Homebuilders...Low-Budget Hydroforming
114 Shop Talk...Proving That There Is Always a Way
118 Homebuilder’s Corner... Time Flies
121 Member Central
122 Pilot Caves
123 News From HQ
126 Gone West
128 Members/Chapters in Action
136 FlyMart
137 Classified Ads
144 EAA’s Logbook
