This is a personal project for me that has grown beyond my expectations.

As a pilot and avid member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, I have always wanted to build a tube and fabric open-cockpit biplane. If you've ever flown in one, you know why. If you haven't had the experience of open air, low'n'slow flying.....well, you should put it on your short list of things to do.

This page will, hopefully, be a source for builders of one of the finest experimental aircraft around. I've looked all over the Web and haven't found a single source of Hatz info. Just like in homebuilding, if you can't find it then build it yourself. So now there is that source: The Hatz Homepage.

I'm building Hatz #647 and have posted my logs on this website to let folks track my progress. It should keep me motivated to constantly do something on the aircraft and might even be useful to someone else along the way. If that happens then this effort is more than worthwhile.

Sharing information is, after all, a major reason for doing much of what we do in aviation homebuilding. There's a vast amount of information out there spread over many sources. When I find that I need some info, the thought occurs that maybe somebody else might need it too. So you'll find it here.

This site is now the official web page of the American Hatz Association. I've become involved in the Association as its Vice-President and will use the Hatz Homepage to keep the membership informed of what's happening among the Hatz Nutz.

Now, I'm not passing myself off as any kind of expert. What I am is a builder, an enthusiast of Hatz biplanes, and the guy who's doing this web page. I look to the real experts - you - to share your experience and knowledge with the rest of us. We are all Hatz builders together.

My name is Doug MacBeth, I'm building a Hatz CB-1 biplane, and welcome to the Hatz Homepage!

- Doug MacBeth American Hatz Association Summer, 1999