Marc Cook
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.
Van’s Bankruptcy Update with Clyde Hamstreet
An Oregon court approved Van's Aircraft's Chapter 11 bankruptcy recovery plan, and now the company can continue implementing elements of that and looking to the future.
New Ambidextrous Products from Pioneer Control Grips
Not everyone is strongly “handed” and there are some applications where a grip that feels right in either hand is, um, right for the job. That’s the thinking behind Pioneer Control Grips’ new ambidextrous grips.
Bending Your Brain
Humans are amazingly adaptable but sometimes we lack imagination. Here’s one example.
Light on the Horizon—Van’s Outlines Recovery Next Steps
Recovery expert Clyde Hamstreet breaks down the next steps in the legal process
Rotax Power, Lots of Speed: The Retractable-Gear TL Sparker Debuts...
This sleek retractable-gear, two-seat Experimental can use any of several Rotax engines, from the 100-hp 912 ULS to the 160-hp turbocharged 916 iS.
The Sun ‘n Fun Quick Rinse
It happens pretty much every year. Springtime weather brings its expected instability to the Sun ‘n Fun airshow.
What You Should Know About the MWFly Engines from Italy
Guido Fantini offers a detailed look at the MWFly four-cylinder aero engines being shown at Sun 'n Fun 2024.
GAMI Says It Has 1 million Gallons of “Conforming” G100UL
The fuel is stored in a tank at its Baton Rouge plant and has a certificate of authenticity, which then makes it “commercially viable.”
Hartzell Talks About Acquiring Whirlwind Propellers
Hartzell Propeller's president JJ Frigge took a few moments at the beginning of Sun 'n Fun Day 2 to talk about the recent acquisition of Whirlwind, competing propeller manufacturer very popular in the Experimental world.
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Smart Transponders
The Experimental market gets few breaks when it comes to transponder and ADS-B requirements.
