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Polished or Unpolished?

Paul Dye -
An unpolished rivet set will leave a mark.

Model What?

Paul Dye -
You see, it's all in the “suffix.”

Zenith Announces Upgrades to CH 650 Kit

Cayla McLeod -
Matched-hole technology simplifies assembly.

The Process

Paul Dye -
To the uninitiated, it looks like it’ll be done soon, doesn’t it? But “The Process” still has a long way to go.

Fear Not the Rivet Cutter

Paul Dye -

Hurricane Helene Relief Effort with a Can-Do Attitude

Bill Repucci -

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Shop Talk

Where’s the Best Place To Build?

Jon Croke -
3
Shop Talk

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2

Vic Syracuse -
0
Exploring

Venturing the Cup

Tom Wilson -
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Shop Talk

Unlabeled Switch and Circuit Breakers

Vic Syracuse -
0
Exploring

Flapjacks and Fly-Ins

Myron Nelson -
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Builder Spotlight

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
1
Designer's Notebook

Iterate, Modify and Fix

Barnaby Wainfan -
0
Builder Spotlight

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
0
Builder Spotlight

Pursuing Perfection

Steve Ashby -
0
Shop Talk

How To Bend Tubing Without a Tube Bender

Bob Hadley -
3
Shop Talk

Why Is My Airplane Slow?

Vic Syracuse -
1
Flight Reports

Kitfox Speedster 916

Marc Cook -
2
Exploring

Let Me Down Easy

Marc Cook -
0
Builder Spotlight

The Maine Attraction

Lincoln Benedict -
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Designer's Notebook

Magic Configurations

Barnaby Wainfan -
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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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Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Jon Humberd -
Things to do while in the holding pattern.

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
Part 12: Final painted parts, installing wings and things, autopilot servos.

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)

Shop Talk

Polished or Unpolished?

Paul Dye -
An unpolished rivet set will leave a mark.

Model What?

Paul Dye -
You see, it's all in the “suffix.”

Breaking Bead

Bob Hadley -
This month’s home shop project is a bead breaker for separating stubborn tires from rims.

The Process

Paul Dye -
To the uninitiated, it looks like it’ll be done soon, doesn’t it? But “The Process” still has a long way to go.

Where’s the Best Place To Build?

Jon Croke -

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2

Vic Syracuse -

Exploring

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Homespun Router Table

Kerry Fores -
I’m drawn to the simple, low-cost end of the airplane market. The first airplane...

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.

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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