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Marc Cook

Marc Cook
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Marc Cook is a veteran special-interest journalist who started as a staffer at AOPA Pilot in the late 1980s. Marc has built two airplanes, an Aero Designs Pulsar XP and a Glasair Aviation Sportsman, and now owns a 180-hp, recently modernized GlaStar based in western Oregon. Marc has 5000 hours spread over 200-plus types and four decades of flying.

ICYMI: Zenith’s Homecoming In Virtual Walkthrough Form

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Zenith Aircraft held its annual homecoming last weekend, and among the interesting stories is this innovative virtual "walkthrough" of the facilities, as well as...

AirVenture 2021: Surprise, No Surprise

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Editor's log.

uAvionix AV-30 Adds Capabilities

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Now with traffic and Wi-Fi!
Dave Martin

Dave Martin 1938–2021

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What we are today was set in motion by Dave more than three decades ago.

Meeting the Kitfox Aircraft Family

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Kitfox Aircraft's John McBean takes us on a tour of the Kitfox family at AirVenture 2021. While they may look similar, the three core...

Four is the New Three

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You couldn’t walk AirVenture 2021 without noticing the semi proliferation of four-blade propellers. Maybe Hartzell’s custodial staff accidentally turned on the blade-making machine when...

AirVenture 2021 Wraps Up

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Marc and Tom closing out the Kitplanes coverage of AirVenture 2021 on a beautiful, sunny day.

FlightView EFIS from Falken Avionics

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Watch as Steve Sokol of Falken Avionics demonstrates the FlightView EFIS which runs on an iPad with a cooling mount. The system is modular...

uAvionix AV 30 and AV Link Update

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Ryan Braun shows off the AV 30 and AV Link wireless adapter. uAvionix also announced integration with TruTrak autopilots.

TCW Technologies AirVenture 2021 Update

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Bob Newman from TCW Technologies shows us the TCW integrated battery backup system.

In Case You Missed It

Interference Drag Adds Up

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Barnaby Wainfan explains the role of properly designed wing-fuselage junctions in reducing interference drag.

Kit Stuff

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Engine Theory: Forced induction

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Putting super into the intake equation.

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.