Sport Aviation Magazine, April 1984
Experimental Aircraft Association
90 pages

Staple-bound. Slight shelf wear. No markings found. Photos are of the actual item for sale and show a sample of pages.

This issue offers a detailed period look at the EAA homebuilt and sport aircraft community, with strong coverage of construction, piloting technique, fly-in culture, and antique aircraft. The issue includes Harold Holmes’ “Cockpit Classroom” column on crosswind takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds, with diagrams explaining wind correction and drift control, along with Tony Bingelis’ progress report on building his Falco and the practical problems of plans, workspace, and construction details. Other features cover aircraft such as the Pitcairn PA-7-S Mailwing, the Rivers R-1/C, a half-scale Thunderbolt, and the MERFI ’83 gathering, illustrated with vintage photographs of homebuilt, antique, and sport aircraft. A useful issue for collectors of EAA publications, experimental aircraft history, vintage aviation photography, or builders interested in how homebuilt aircraft topics were presented in the early 1980s.

Includes:
  • Homebuilder's Corner
  • Craftsman's Corner
  • Cockpit Classroom
  • Is A Horizontal Tail Necessary
  • History of PA-7-S Pitcairn Sport Mailwing
From the EAA:
Founded in 1953 by a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes, EAA expanded its mission of growing participation in aviation to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters, and contemporary manufactured aircraft.