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Let’s go on Safari
KITPLANES Magazine, July 2000 Let's go on a (Canadian Home Rotors) Safari.By Ken Armstrong I'm really excited about this helicopter and you should be too....
Auto Engines for Aircraft, Part 2
KITPLANES Magazine, August 2001Auto Engines for Aircraft Part 2 of an engineering perspective on these popular conversions. By Terry EdwardsLast month we covered some...
Auto Engines for Aircraft, Part 1
KITPLANES Magazine, August 2001Auto Engines for Aircraft, Part 1 Part 1 of an engineering perspective on these popular conversions.By Terry Edwards Many builders of...
In Case You Missed It
The Independence Project: Forward to the Fuselage
Dave Martin marches ahead with the Van’s RV-12, inventorying fuselage hardware, attaching the sideskins, working on other subassemblies and mating the tail cone to the fuselage. Progress!
Found From Space
A technology developed by ham radio operators, called automatic position reporting system (APRS), coupled with low-cost GPS receivers, a decent antenna and the World Wide Web, have made it possible to track light-aircraft flights without incurring access or subscription fees. Yes, you'll need to get a Technician license for radio operators, but thats a minor obstacle if this system is something you want or need to use.
25th Anniversary: Engine Monitoring Comes of Age
Whats happening behind that firewall? Marc Cook traces the lineage of engine monitors over the past 25 years.
Murphy’s Law, Occam’s Razor
Ed, an aerospace engineer, and Bill, a 14th Century philosopher, walk into your workshop…and...