Dan Horton, Author at KITPLANES

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Dan Horton says he is "just a homebuilder". He has been a pilot more than 30 years and currently flies a custom RV-8.

Separator or Condenser?

Dan Horton - February 18, 2016 1

Air-oil separators 101.

Marking for Cotter Key Hole

Dan Horton - January 22, 2016 2

By Dan Horton.

Bendix and Beyond

Dan Horton - January 22, 2016 2

Constant-flow fuel injection for Lycomings.

2016 Engine Buyer’s Guide

Dan Horton - December 18, 2015 0

There are plenty of choices to power Experimental aircraft.

Stretching The Envelope

Dan Horton - November 20, 2015 0

Flying the SuperSTOL Stretch XL with a 180-hp ULPower engine.

The First Grand Champion

Dan Horton - May 6, 2015 0

Arden Hjelle's Tailwind raised the bar for all.

Ray Hill’s Wag-A-Bond

Dan Horton - January 23, 2015 2

The honest airplane.

Fuel & Fire

Dan Horton - September 19, 2014 0

Fuel injection and ignition, old school and new cool, same day, same dyno.

Shop Made Tools

Dan Horton - August 21, 2014 1

If you can build an aircraft, you can easily make your own tools.

Flush Rivet Removal

Dan Horton - July 19, 2014 0

There can be more than 10,000 rivets in an aluminum kit aircraft. Given that many opportunities for errors, you’ll surely need to replace a few.

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In Case You Missed It

Built to Suit

Tom Wilson - February 14, 2019 0

Considering the kit as raw material let John Spratt build an S-20 Raven optimized for his high-country travels.

Buy, Buy, Buy

Ariana Rayment - August 9, 2023 1

Time to talk about the “parts” portion of my column tagline. I’ve been a...

Ask the DAR

Mel Asberry - February 16, 2009 0

This month our DAR answers questions about the size and placement requirements for N numbers on Experimental aircraft.

25th Anniversary: Change Is Good

Amy Laboda - September 17, 2009 0

At AirVenture 2009, Amy Laboda took the opportunity to talk with 12 key innovators in the world of Experimental aviation, with one question in mind: What do you think has been the most significant change in homebuilding aircraft in the past 25 years?