The EAA’s One Week Wonder, a Zenith CH-750 built by 2500 volunteers at last year’s AirVenture, is on display in the EAA Welcome Center. The badges of honor earned on it many cross-country trips show and the lack of paint allows volunteers to see their names preserved by the rivets they pulled. Go on by and see if you can find your rivet!
In Case You Missed It
Ernie’s Room and Board
Way back in March ’23 (deep in snow here), I gave you the problem...
Thatcher CX4
If you’re a builder on a budget and don’t aim to do long cross-country trips, the Thatcher CX4 may be worth a look. By Ed Wischmeyer.
The Unintimidated Builder
Builder Walter Treadwell has taken on projects that many of us would find daunting, and he keeps upping the ante. First came a Lancair 235, then a plansbuilt Jenny JN-4, followed by a P-38 and then his current project, a resized Sikorsky S-38. Some 4000 hours into the new project, Treadwell has a ways to go, but fortunately he has a mini AgCat to fly in the meantime; by Bob Fritz.
Little Buddy, You Can Fly
As a design matures, more and more “upgrades” and “improvements” are thrust upon successive builders by those who have gone before. What they are thrusting, really, are opinions.