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Second Chance Six
...but I decided to upgrade to electric. Fortunately, we were able to reuse the holes from the original manual cable to run the wires for the electric trim. The small-gauge...
Kitfox Speedster 916
...comes down to aesthetic preference and whichever way you choose bragging rights. Build what you like and be happy for the options. This is the ultimate compromise. Photos: Jon Bliss....
Sling Shot
...of other upgrades to things like brakes and lighting. Basically, a well-equipped High Wing with the usual avionics and after paint is a $264K proposition. Based on the 916 upgrade’s...
Ten For Ten: A Decade With an RV-10
...one servo replaced under warranty due to failure and upgraded the pitch servo to linear throw for a nominal fee. I had one servo shear-pin failure, which was upgraded by...
Kitfox Celebrates Forty, Too
...strongly encouraging the use of a constant-speed prop with the 916, the effective upgrade is now about $7000 dearer with the addition of an MT constant-speed prop and associated hardware....
Ultimate Avionics Work Surface
A neat work surface makes for neat wiring and other work! Egg-crate foam – it’s a great addition to your shop. Wiring a panel? How about upgrading to the ultimate...
DuraWear and UltraWear Brake Discs From Matco
At AirVenture, Matco presented new DuraWear and UltraWear components which provide an upgrade to their standard brake discs and pads while maintaining the same pricing. This is the result of...
Badlands Ultralight Grows a Nose Wheel
...$17,00, firewall aft. The tricycle gear and carbon fiber rib upgrade will run an additional $3,500. For more information, visit www.badlandaircraft.com. NOTE: there is another outfit on the AirVenture ultralight...
Kitplanes Announces 2025 Ultimate FLYING Giveaway
...full details and official rules, visit https://www.flyingmag.com/2025-ultimate-flying-giveaway-official-rules/. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Starts 7/21/24 and ends 5/31/25, subject to 11 entry periods and Official Rules available at https://www.flyingmag.com/2025-ultimate-flying-giveaway-official-rules/. Open to legal residents...
In Case You Missed It
What’s New
Among the news items this month are the announcement of extended-range fuel tanks for the Arion Aircraft Lightning, a flight bag thats customized for RV aircraft, a light-aircraft jack and a new transceiver from Microair Avionics of Australia.
What’s New
ZuluLog offers a pilot logbook for Android devices, Zenith and UL Power announce a firewall-forward kit for the CH 650, and Garmin introduces the aera 796, its new flagship portable navigator.
Wind Tunnel
When is an airplane in trim? At least to the pilot, the airplane is trimmed when no stick force is required to maintain equilibrium. So how do we achieve this? Barnaby Wainfan explains any number of ways to go about it, including the use of trimtabs, spring systems, sparrow strainers and variable incidence tails.