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.
Cub Reporter Mandy Wainfan on Sun 'n Fun
Imagine seeing an airshow from the eyes of a nine-year old.Mandy Wainfan has been taking photos for, oh, 4 months now and has been...
New EFISes Star at Sun 'n Fun
Several new EFIS models and upgrades have been introduced at the show today.Advanced Flight Advanced deck EFISFor fans of the EFIS, the talk of...
KITPLANES On Site At Sun 'n Fun
Heavy rains over the last two days have left the Lakeland airport a mud-sodden mess. Early impressions are that the show traffic will ramp...
KITPLANES Staff Out the Door, Lakeland Bound
If you get our voicemail or email auto-responder starting, oh...about...now, it's because the KITPLANES staff and contributors are making their way from wherever they...
News: Australian Stimulus Package—Jabiru Engines On Sale
As the car ads say, "for a limited time only..." Jabiru's U.S. importers have announced that the 2200 and 3300 engines are being offered...
News: Cheap(er) Cubs for Sun 'n Fun
American Legend Aircraft has just announced special pricing for both its ready-to-fly Light Sport aircraft and the kitbuilt Texas Sport Cub. The airplanes are...
Marc's Sportsman: Fun and Games With Pitot and Static
Every two years, as regular as rain on Saturday in Seattle, we're supposed to test the pitot-static system and confirm that the transponder and...
News: Lancair Continues Flight Testing Its Evolution, Releases Prelim Performance Stats
Lancair continues to put hours (and now four flights) on its Evolution turboprop in the run up to Sun 'n Fun. According to the...
New Products: Garmin Introduces GPSMAP495
Two weeks before Sun 'n Fun, Garmin has introduced a new model to its portable GPS lineup, the GPSMAP495. While rumors have been circulating...
Marc’s Sportsman: The Annual, Exhausted Already
One thing I knew would happen this annual: The pesky, albeit very small, exhaust leak that I found at the last oil change would...
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