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Dana Hague

Dana Hague
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Dana soloed at 16 and has been messing around with the low and slow side of aviation ever since. An aerospace engineer by education and mechanical engineer by trade, he’s been taking things apart almost since birth and usually manages to put them back together again. He’s owned and tinkered with a variety of homebuilts over the years and currently flies a Hatz CB-1 biplane.

Keep the Greasy Side Clean

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Build your own oil separator.

What a Drag

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Round versus streamline flying wires.

Homemade Compression Tester

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Why buy a new one when you can build your own?

Do-It-Yourself Camera Mount

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Homebuilt aircraft struts often require a homebuilt mount.

Metal vs. Wood

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Part 2: Reworking a wood propeller.

Metal vs. Wood

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A new prop for an old plane.

A Wooden Kneeboard for Tablets

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While I owned my‭ ‬Fisher FP-404‭ ‬‭(‬“Restoring a Stored Homebuilt‭,‬”‭ ‬February 2017‭), ‬I was using an Android smartphone running the free Avare navigation app...

New Gear for an Old Plane

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Building landing gear from scratch for a Starduster One.

Biplane Cross-Country

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Tennessee to Connecticut in a Starduster SA-100.

Do-It-Yourself Tailwheel

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Adding a custom-designed tailwheel to a Fisher FP-404.

In Case You Missed It

The Dawn Patrol

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Dick and Sharon Starks mix it up with the “big boys” and draw their own crowd at Oshkosh AirVenture 2011.

Raising the Misery Bar

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The Dawn Patrol

Aircraft Handling: Making the Compromises Work

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Doug Rozendaal brings his considerable experience to a discussion of flight handling characteristics and his favorite aircraft. Among the factors designers consider are stability, control response, feel, personal preferences, FAA requirements, stick force, center of gravity, center of pressure, and the flight envelope. Every design is a compromise.

Near Perfect, But Nothing Fancy

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We visit Visalia and find California engine builder Ly-Con going strong.