Homebuilts by State

I got asked the question "how many homebuilts are in each state?" off-list,
but thought others might like to see this data. For best insight, paste
into a spreadsheet or database, then sort and plot as desired.

The data is from the January 2003 FAA database, and includes only those
aircraft listed as Experimental- Amateur/Built. It does not include
homebuilts which do not have a definitive identification as such....which
total several thousand more.

Ron Wanttaja
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Homebuilts by state:

AK 282
AL 379
AR 242
AZ 779
CA 3063
CO 621
CT 202
DC 17
DE 260
FL 1808
GA 474
HI 61
IA 405
ID 304
IL 938
IN 557
KS 449
KY 191
LA 260
MA 218
MD 245
ME 135
MI 829
MN 581
MO 486
MS 210
MT 204
NC 512
ND 106
NE 216
NH 149
NJ 300
NM 263
NV 345
NY 643
OH 851
OK 826
OR 819
PA 627
RI 38
SC 212
SD 122
TN 402
TX 1978
UT 233
VA 388
VT 73
WA 1053
WI 779
WV 114
WY 103

I got asked the question "how many homebuilts are in each state?" off-list,
but thought others might like to see this data. For best insight, paste
into a spreadsheet or database, then sort and plot as desired.

The data is from the January 2003 FAA database, and includes only those
aircraft listed as Experimental- Amateur/Built. It does not include
homebuilts which do not have a definitive identification as such....which
total several thousand more.

Ron Wanttaja
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Homebuilts by state:
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Thanks so much for your outstanding efforts.


Barnyard BOb --

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:58:32 -0500, Barnyard BOb --
wrote:

Homebuilts by state:

Thanks so much for your outstanding efforts.

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the
US Army Artillery... :-)

Ron "BOb's the Infantry" Wanttaja

Homebuilts by state:

Thanks so much for your outstanding efforts.

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the
US Army Artillery... :-)

Ron "BOb's the Infantry" Wanttaja
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

HOOWA ! g


Barnyard BOb --

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the
US Army Artillery... :-)

"On the way!" ;-)

Russell Kent

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:53:41 -0500, Russell Kent wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the
US Army Artillery... :-)

"On the way!" ;-)

I was thinking more along the lines of, "Artillery adds dignity to what
otherwise would be a vulgar brawl." :-)

Ron Wanttaja

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the US
Army Artillery... :-)

Russell Kent replied:

"On the way!" ;-)

Ron Wanttaja replied:

I was thinking more along the lines of, "Artillery adds dignity to what
otherwise would be a vulgar brawl." :-)

Oooh, much nicer. Actually, I mis-spoke. "On the way" is the gunner's response
on board a tank immediately after firing. The sequence is usually:

Tank commander: "Gunner: battlesite, tank. Loader: Sabot" (or "Heat", or "Staff",
or "Canister")
Gunner: "Identified"
Loader: "Up"
Tank commander: "Fire!"
Gunner: "On the way!"
Tank commander: "Target" (hopefully. It means "target hit".)

Anyway, since tanks are *not* part of an artillery unit, "on the way" wouldn't
really be an appropriate artillery motto, official or otherwise.

Russell Kent

In article ,
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:53:41 -0500, Russell Kent wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I like to think of myself as along the lines of the unofficial motto of the
US Army Artillery... :-)

"On the way!" ;-)

I was thinking more along the lines of, "Artillery adds dignity to what
otherwise would be a vulgar brawl." :-)


All I could come up with was "It's Hie, Hie, Hee, in the field artillery...."

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I was thinking more along the lines of, "Artillery adds dignity to what
otherwise would be a vulgar brawl." :-)

And here I thought it was "Peace Through Superior Firepower"

Dave 'doing my part' Hyde

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

I got asked the question "how many homebuilts are in each state?" off-list,
but thought others might like to see this data. For best insight, paste
into a spreadsheet or database, then sort and plot as desired.

The data is from the January 2003 FAA database, and includes only those
aircraft listed as Experimental- Amateur/Built. It does not include
homebuilts which do not have a definitive identification as such....which
total several thousand more.

Ron Wanttaja
--------------------------------------------

Thanks Ron. I was curious about per capita figures so I calculated a
per capita column using state population data from the 2000 US Census.
The per captia figures are per 10,000 people in each state.

AK 282 4.48 (experimental homebuilts per 10,000 people)
DE 260 3.31
OR 819 2.39
OK 826 2.39
ID 304 2.34
MT 204 2.25
WY 103 2.08
WA 1053 1.78
NV 345 1.72
KS 449 1.67
ND 106 1.65
SD 122 1.61
AZ 779 1.52
WI 779 1.45
NM 263 1.44
CO 621 1.44
IA 405 1.38
NE 216 1.26
NH 149 1.20
VT 73 1.20
MN 581 1.18
FL 1808 1.13
ME 135 1.06
UT 233 1.04
TX 1978 0.95
IN 557 0.91
AR 242 0.90
CA 3063 0.90
MO 486 0.87
AL 379 0.85
MI 829 0.83
IL 938 0.75
OH 851 0.75
MS 210 0.74
TN 402 0.71
NC 512 0.63
WV 114 0.63
CT 202 0.59
LA 260 0.58
GA 474 0.58
VA 388 0.55
SC 212 0.53
PA 627 0.51
HI 61 0.50
KY 191 0.47
MD 245 0.46
RI 38 0.36
NJ 300 0.36
MA 218 0.34
NY 643 0.34
DC 17 0.30


I made a map of the per capita data. Dark blue for the highest per
captia figure (Alaska) and very light blue for the next to lowest per
capita figure (New York). DC isn't mapped.

http://www.AirplaneZone.com/NewsgroupPix/USA04b.gif

The map is public domain as far as I'm concerned. I'll leave it up
for a few days.

Of course, Delaware isn't really a hotbed of experimental homebuilding
activity. It's just that some people choose to own their planes
through shell corporations and Delaware is a popular state for such
corporations.

David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com