Home Authors Posts by Tom Kuffel

Tom Kuffel

Tom Kuffel
2 POSTS 0 COMMENTS
Tom Kuffel, builder of a Glasair Sportsman, is a 4000-hour CFI with sea and multi-engine ratings. He has also flown on several hundred aircraft searches while managing to be the subject of one or two himself.

Two-axis Electric Trim Controller for Under $50

0
This homebuilt two-axis electric trim controller has all the functions of the fanciest commercial units, yet it costs less than $50 for the parts.

Simplified One-Off Electronic Projects

0
As homebuilders, we are accustomed to doing a lot of preliminary and/or tooling work to build a couple of pieces for our aircraft. Tom Kuffel created an auxiliary fuel transfer pump controller for his GlaStar Sportsman for next to nothing, a real savings over the retail price of $300, and he describes how he did it.

In Case You Missed It

Round-Engine Revival

0
A visit to Verner Motor in the Czech Republic. By John Christian.

Center-Drill Large Holes

0
Brass tubing helps keep the drill bit centered.

Low Fuel, Idiot, Light

1
In the year 2019 BC (before COVID), I made a number of cross-country trips...

The Tale of the Tundra

17
The difficult truth of being an early adopter.