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Dave Prizio

Dave Prizio
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Dave Prizio has been plying the skies of the L.A. basin and beyond since 1973. Born into a family of builders, it was only natural that he would make his living as a contractor and spend his leisure time building airplanes. He has so far completed four—two GlaStars, a Glasair Sportsman, and a Texas Sport Cub—and is helping a friend build an RV-8. When he isn’t building something, he shares his love of aviation with others by flying Young Eagles or volunteering as an EAA Technical Counselor. He is also an A&P mechanic, Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR), and was a member of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council for six years.

EAA SportAir Workshops

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Get your project started on the right track with some quality training.

Maintenance Matters

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Exhaust system maintenance.

Maintenance Matters

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A&P mechanics and Experimental aircraft.

Becoming a Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR)

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The long road to issuing airworthiness certificates.

Best Practices – Workshop Safety

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A safe workshop is a happy workshop.

Best Practices – Solid Rivets

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Solid rivet selection and installation.

Best Practices – Blind Rivets

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Blind rivet selection and installation.

Preparing for Your First Flight

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The paperwork, the plane, and the pilot must come together for success.

Dry Tappet Clearance

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A flat (standard) tappet disassembled into its various parts. Note that the tappet body (shown on right) cannot be removed without splitting the...

Torque Plates

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Torque plates are installed before any cylinders go on at the Lycoming engine school. Then they are removed one at a time just...

In Case You Missed It

Learning Complex Systems Means Knowing How They Work

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The importance of understanding your aircrafts avionics systems in terms of form, function and troubleshooting.

Kit Stuff

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Stretching The Envelope

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

Editor’s Log

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Mary Bernard discusses staff changes at KITPLANES and the new series and columns that are making their debut this month.