I met the most wonderful lady today in the Founder’s Wing of the EAA museum. Her name is Joan Corning and she has been a Docent in the museum since 1989. Joan, and her husband of 65 years, Don, have owned 19 airplanes over the years, having built or restored at least 6 of them. One of which was a Starduster II which they flew for 25 years! Joan learned to fly in 1975 and quit logging time after the magical 500 mark. Joan has actually been flying longer than I have! If you get a chance while at AirVenture, you really should go to the museum and meet Joan. The love and respect she has for Paul Poberezny is both captivating and fascinating. When asked where she would like her picture taken she went right to the wall with a picture of Paul on his Harley. She then told me that she once had a 35 minute ride with Paul in the Mustang! One lucky Lady.
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Columnist Dave Martin flies one of the best-selling Special Light Sport Aircraft (factory-built), the Flight Design CTSW. Although he encounters a few surprises, transition training for pilots new to the design would likely alleviate such things.
Wind Tunnel
This month columnist Barnaby Wainfan takes a look at how the airplane responds in roll when the pilot is maneuvering. Two key factors are roll acceleration and the steady-state roll rate.
The Home Machinist (Part 11)
In our continuing series, author Bob Fritz explains how to use a boring head to drill odd-size or big holes. Hint 1: The bigger the hole, the slower the going. Hint 2: The traveling rest, which moves with the cutting tool, braces the material in two directions to minimize flexing.