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Bob Hadley

Bob Hadley
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Bob Hadley is the R&D manager for a California-based consumer products company. He holds a Sport Pilot certificate and a Light-Sport Repairman certificate with inspection authorization for his Jabiru J250-SP.

Ye Olde Slip Roll

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This month’s project is a follow-on to the Pietenpol muffler that was the subject of the Home Shop Machinist column in the May 2019...

Lightweight Stepladder

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I affectionately refer to my Jabiru light-sport as being a “low high-wing” airplane. This is because, despite it being a high-wing configuration, you have...

The Other P Factor

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Late last year I flew from Southern California to Tucson and back in my Jabiru Light Sport. The flight was about 3½ hours each...

Tilting the Mill Head

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Most milling machines have the capability to tilt the head to make angled cuts. This comes in handy when the workpiece can’t be conveniently...

How to Run an Airline

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Compressed air is one of the great, yet unheralded, conveniences of the modern workshop. It’s without a second thought that we blow chips off...
Dimple die polished

Home Shop Machinist: Power Polishing Promise

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Back in the February 2019 issue of KITPLANES®, I promised a column about polishing on the lathe. I’m finally able to make good on...

Findlay Punch

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Hole-making punches, also known as knockout punches, are a quick and easy way to make accurate holes in aluminum sheet. Punching works by shearing...

Chamfers and Tapers

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The usual setup for my lathe is to have the compound slide set to 45 degrees and the tool post square to the spindle...

Brake Turn

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My local airport, Corona Municipal in Southern California, sits in the Prodo Dam basin and is known to flood on occasion. Last February, heavy...

RV Quick Stick

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I live in a pretty cool neighborhood, which happens to include a couple of locals who are building airplane projects in their garages. In...

In Case You Missed It

Editor’s Log

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The flying bug.

The Big Bearhawk

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Bearhawk 5: more room, more horsepower…more everything.

Rear Cockpit

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Not me!

Reverse Engineering a Glasair Tailwheel

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One day last summer, seconds after rolling from the hold short line to depart...