gbwiz wrote:
If you bottled EAA and the homebuilt aircraft movement circa 1960, put
it in a time capsule and brought it out today... that's kinda what SAA
would look like, except Paul Poberezny is looking a few years older
now.

It's very much a "throwback to the good ol' days" kind of club and
there's nothing wrong with that but if you're interested in the here
and now, I wouldn't recommend it.


I'm sorry, but I wasn't even thought of until around the end of the
60's. Could you describe it in a little more detail? Was it more
involved with actually experimenting and sharing the results, and less
with worshiping bloated egos with expensive commericially built airplanes?

Considering their push for safety, I asked the national chapter about
the feasibility of building a simple wind tunnel sized to fit a typical
homebuilt and only produce a 100mph wind. No need for scientific
accuracy, just a system to provide a controlled liftoff to a tethered
plane. Way to expensive was the spokesman's response.

I'd like to be a member of an organization with a little more vision and
a lot more gusto.

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