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Fear Not the Rivet Cutter

Paul Dye -
Kits these days are pretty good, as are their instructions. When they tell you...

Hurricane Helene Relief Effort with a Can-Do Attitude

Bill Repucci -
Hurricane Helene hit the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm—with winds of 130...

We Have a Fixture!

Paul Dye -
I needed a fixture – and I decided that I’d just “Go Big” ad make it out of steel. This baby isn’t going anywhere!

Las Cruces Confidential

Tom Wilson -
With so much new at Las Cruces last weekend there are details behind the racing worth noting.

Las Cruces A Win

Tom Wilson -
From a Sport Class air racing perspective the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo held last weekend was a great success.

Sonex Approves Gross-Weight Increase

Marc Cook -
Sonex and Waiex owners may designate a max gross weight of 1220 pounds for aircraft with 100 hp or more.

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Builder Spotlight

EFIS Roundup 2024

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Designer's Notebook

Iterate, Modify and Fix

Barnaby Wainfan -
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Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
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Pursuing Perfection

Steve Ashby -
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Shop Talk

How To Bend Tubing Without a Tube Bender

Bob Hadley -
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Why Is My Airplane Slow?

Vic Syracuse -
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Flight Reports

Kitfox Speedster 916

Marc Cook -
2
Exploring

Let Me Down Easy

Marc Cook -
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Builder Spotlight

The Maine Attraction

Lincoln Benedict -
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Designer's Notebook

Magic Configurations

Barnaby Wainfan -
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Builder Spotlight

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
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Exploring

Pledge a Frat

Kerry Fores -
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Exploring

Kitbuilding as Easy as Child’s Play

Jon Croke -
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Builder Spotlight

How Many Times Can You Drill Through the Same Finger?

Mike Davenport -
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Behind the Scenes Access

Andrew Robinson -
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Flight Reviews

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Kitfox Speedster 916

Marc Cook -
The feistiest Kitfox gets feistier yet.

Sling Shot

Paul Dye -
Rotax’s 916 enlivens Sling’s four-seaters.

Nothing Small About It

Tom Wilson -
The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental three decades in the making.

On the Nose!

Paul Dye -
Lockwood’s Rotax-powered RV-9A is more than just fancy rhinoplasty.

Excess Horsepower!

Paul Dye -
Kitfox’s Super Sport gets more than new pep from Rotax’s turbocharged 916 iS.

Ryan ST vs. Timber Tiger ST-L

Dewey Davenport -
Can a modern replica actually be better than a classic original?

Builder Spotlight

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EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
How to keep it lightweight and leak-free.

Pursuing Perfection

Steve Ashby -
What it takes to build an AirVenture Grand Champion.

The Maine Attraction

Lincoln Benedict -
Flying a GlaStar on skis in the Pine Tree State.

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
Part 11: Starting to wire my Advanced Flight Systems panel, installing a new fuel selector and more!

How Many Times Can You Drill Through the Same Finger?

Mike Davenport -
(Or how to build a Zenith CH 750 in just 11 years)

Behind the Scenes Access

Andrew Robinson -
Creating access panels in your airplane.

The Stanley Screamer is One Sleek Sherpa!

Sparky Barnes -
“I may never be able to buy an airplane…but maybe I can build one!” —Dale Stanley

Shop Talk

Where’s the Best Place To Build?

Jon Croke -
You and your airplane kit deserve a comfortable workshop area for the many days...

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2

Vic Syracuse -
This column is a continuation of common in-flight failures that I began discussing in...

Unlabeled Switch and Circuit Breakers

Vic Syracuse -

Fear Not the Rivet Cutter

Paul Dye -

We Have a Fixture!

Paul Dye -
I needed a fixture – and I decided that I’d just “Go Big” ad make it out of steel. This baby isn’t going anywhere!

How To Bend Tubing Without a Tube Bender

Bob Hadley -
Home shop machinist.

Exploring

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Venturing the Cup

Tom Wilson -
Started in 1997 by Eric Whyte and Erik Anderson, the AirVenture Cup offers its...

Flapjacks and Fly-Ins

Myron Nelson -
One of the most enjoyable and useful “tools” is membership in a local chapter of the EAA.

Let Me Down Easy

Marc Cook -
Emergency Glide is a valuable tool to give the pilot some breathing room to troubleshoot in the air and have the controlled descent handled by the EFIS.

Pledge a Frat

Kerry Fores -
Building time.

Kitbuilding as Easy as Child’s Play

Jon Croke -
Plane and simple.

Eighty Percent to Go

Lisa Turner -
That last 20% that feels like 80% is the time to slow down and pull out checklists, get other eyes on the project, call for a TC visit and sit in the airplane making noises.

Products

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

DuraWear and UltraWear Brake Discs From Matco

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum -
Matco presented new DuraWear and UltraWear components which provide an upgrade to their standard brake discs and pads while maintaining the same pricing.

Tundra Tailwheels

Tom Wilson -
Tundra's line of no excuses off-road tailwheels.

NORAD and Sunglasses

Kerry Fores -

Aircraft Specialty Flightlines Brings Three New Smart Components to AirVenture

Steve Ashby -
Aircraft Specialty Flightlines, an AirVenture Veteran, has been innovating safer, more capable and easier to use components for experimental amateur aircraft builders for years.

Hoses? We’ve got Hoses!

Paul Dye -
Tom Swearingen has been making hose assemblies for homebuilders for quite a few years now and is well known for quality custom work done very fast.

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