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Mary Bernard

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Mary Bernard - The product of two parents with Lockheed Aerospace careers, Mary grew up with aviation, prompting her to pursue pilot training as an adult. Her father, a talented tool-and-die maker and planner, instilled in her an abiding interest in how things are built. For more than a decade, she has been a contributing writer and Managing Editor for KITPLANES®.

Limited Time Offer on TWTT Glasair Sportsman

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Glasair Aviation is offering a special deal in June for its Two Weeks to Taxi Sportsman airplane. Each Sportsman is specially equipped with: Lycoming high-performance...

Whirl Wind Launches New Web Site

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Whirl Wind Aviation, manufacturer of a diverse line of high-performance composite constant-speed propeller systems for Experimental aircraft announced a newly formatted and optimized web...

New Features on Ready-to-Fly 2012 RANS S-7LS

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RANS Aircraft announced that it will soon fly its 2012 demonstrator S-7LS, which features refinements that provide greater range and payload, and more responsive...

NKET Visits Zenith for Evaluation of CH 650 Kit

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A five-person FAA National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) is visiting Zenith Aircraft Company in Mexico, Missouri, to determine whether the CH 650 kit will...

Superior XP Engines Ready to Ship

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Superior Air Parts, Inc., announced on May 23 that it has started shipping its Experimental XP Series engines to authorized dealers. The resumption of engine...

LSA Road Show Continues in Colorado

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Building on the success of the previous tours in Florida and Georgia, seven Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturers and distributors are continuing their flying...

Zenith CH 750 Flight Sim Program Available as Free Download

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Flight simulator files for the popular STOL CH 750 Light Sport utility airplane design are now available for the X-Plane program. X-Plane is a...

Help Aircraft Spruce Support the Franklins

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Aircraft Spruce & Specialty and Hartzell Engine Technologies have teamed up to support Kyle and Amanda Franklin. The Franklins are a husband and wife...

SNF Update: Show to Reopen Friday Despite Storm Damage

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The word from Sun n Fun headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, where a severe storm Thursday injured some 15 attendees, and damaged planes and property,...

Belite Discounts Wing Kit for Limited Time Only

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Belite Aircraft is offering its wing kit at a reduced price of $999 (regularly $1430) through Monday, April 4. The wing kit includes everything...

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Editor’s Log

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History.

The Effects of Ignition Advance on Cylinder Head Temperature, Speed, and Efficiency

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If a little is good, more is better, and too much should be just about right. Not!

Avionics Troubleshooting 101

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Common diagnostic tasks to consider when things stop working.

Prop Gyro

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A rotating propeller acts as a gyroscope.