Welcome to the Last Print Issue of EH
By now you probably know we're moving to electronic publishing of the magazine. Lots of reasons -- money, USPS incompetence and administrivia, etc, etc.
If you want details just call. Stu can easily go on for an hour without pause about the benefits to both you and us with this change.
We are well aware that many will not be pleased, but as one of our subscribers just said, I don't look forward to it, but I'll get used to it and there are worse things. Too true.
Probably we'll all get used to it. Stu and I are having to learn a whole new world of publishing and dealing with the internet. I'd like to say we will not burden you with emails, but since this is a large change you are likely to receive several over the next couple of months. They will not be trivial and the information within will help us all move more smoothly through the transition.
Looking back, I feel we have produced items of interest for our subscribers. Some of them were safety oriented like the Anodizing article,
(www.experimentalhelo.com/Anodizing@Fatigue.pdf and also in the May 2007, pg.5) a number of articles by Orv Neisingh addressing safety issues found during his duties as a helicopter instructor. Bill Orth contributed several good training articles and Ron Bartlett sent a continuing stream of information from the European side.
Many more individuals contributed articles and commentaries over the past six years. We sincerely hope and encourage you to send in material relevant to the industry and the hobby.
We've had great support from people like Cil St.Denis and the lamentably late Eddy Thompson for his coverage of events in Florida. We have seen and drooled over numerous Grand Champion Rotorcraft at several events and even received a second place trophy for our Baby Belle at Waxahachie, Texas.
Landing in a field full of buffalos during mating season would have given us an action photo but the bull was too big for our wide angle lens. Won't repeat that one soon!
We wanted to make this issue grand and I believe we've come close. We've not followed our usual format of beginning with a tech article, rather the opening is a look back over the print tenure.
The 5th Annual Central Sierra Helo Meet in May gave us another wonderful event in the exquisite setting outside of Yosemite. For those of us coming out of a winter, it was the perfect Spring greeting, full of helicopters, helicopter people and friends, flying, kids and dogs. This has got to be Spook's favorite event as she has free run for the whole weekend with lots of kids and dog buddies to join.
The coverage of other Spring shows will be coming along starting in November.
On a terribly sad note, we lost one of our friends, contributors and fellow helicopter builder/pilot, Eddy Thompson. Over the past couple of years you've read his articles and enjoyed all the photos he's supplied about the shows he so enjoyed. His son graciously contributed the article saying good bye to his favorite helicopter fanatic.
At Oshkosh we met up with Matthieu de Quillacq. He had just completed a trans-Atlantic solo flight in his Kompress or CH-7. Though the language barrier was strong, you'll enjoy his comments about his attitude toward accomplishing this feat.
I had fun detailing nine of my favorite covers. Hope you enjoy them also.
We're welcoming Bill Orth back to the mag after his hiatus of about a year. Good to have you back again, Bill.
Ron Bartlett located the only remaining Ultra Light Fairey Rotordyne helo from the UK. It is so amazing how many different kinds of ships and builders have contributed to this world of personal helicopters.
And finally, information from the FAA about their new rule concerning N-numbers and the coming expiration dates. We shall continue to carry this information into the coming few years.
Thank you for your support through out the print years. We look forward to this new adventure and all the changes coming along. Kathy
- Don’t forget to check into the Forum. By now there should be lots of photo albums there. I’m sure you might be able to add captions where they've been missed. You can add photos and new albums as you choose, so show everyone what you've seen in the world of experimental helicopters.
- Also, there are two calendar sections. The easiest, but most basic is through the button at the top right. We’ve also included an area with the General/Coming Events Detail. This section will give all a chance to request and get the additional information needed.
With the holidays approaching, let us wish you all the best of times with those you love and may this coming year improve in many directions.
- Please pass on the request for opinions and suggestions about a technical checklist for future purchases.
Want to thank all of you who check out your renewal date and renew early. You are greatly appreciated.
If you have ideas, articles and pictures, suggestions and or comments about Experimental Helo, please contact us at
P. O. Box 1585,
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478 phone;
(760) 408-9747 Kathy’s cell;
(760) 608-1299 Stu’s cell;
SKYPE name: kathryn_fields OR stuart656vk;
eh@iwvisp.com
Renewal Reminder: The Year and Month of your renewal is written right above your name and address label on the lower half of the back page. Check any of the last three issues or if you have any questions, contact us at (760) 377-4478 or eh@iwvisp.com
Finishing Your Ship?
You are encouraged to send us information and pictures or tell us where to locate the material so it can be a part of a later issue.
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Kathryn & Stuart Fields, Editors & Publishers of
Experimental Helo magazine
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