Mary Bernard
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®.
Sling Prototype Lost in South Africa
The aircraft that pilots Mike Blyth and James Pitman used to circumnavigate the globe last year, the Airplane Factory Sling, crashed during spin testing...
Grand Rapids Tech Introduces Sport SX
Grand Rapids Technologies has expanded its EFIS lineup with the introduction of the Sport SX. Until recently, the company’s EFIS lineup was neatly divided...
Zero Gravity Builder-Assistance Facility Expands
Zero Gravity Builders Studio LLC has completed its move to a newly renovated 14,000 square foot facility with taxiway access on airport property in...
Two Homebuilt Aviation Luminaries
The homebuilt aviation community lost two longtime, ardent enthusiasts recently with the passing of Morry Hummel, 93, and Howard Levy, 88.
Hummel was the designer...
Miller Electric Prize Drawing
As part of its new “Connect With Miller and Win” campaign, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. will be giving away a welding (or plasma cutting)...
New ANR Headset from DRE
DRE Comunications offers popular active and passive noise attenuation headsets for fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Advances in technology now enable the company to deliver...
Hummingbird Heli Kit Status Official
Vertical Aviation Technologies of Orlando, Florida is proud to announce that the company has recently received official FAA notice that the new Hummingbird 260L...
MGL Avionics Extends Warranty to Three Years
MGL Avionics, based on excellent reliability in the seven years it has been delivering electronic instruments, recently announced that its warranty protection for all...
Calling Wag-Aero!
In our December Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide we fell behind by 1.... literally. Wag-Aero's area code was incorrectly posted as 261. The correct number...
Lancair Announces Simplified Pricing for Evolution
Lancair International announced today that it is changing the pricing strategy on its Evolution kit aircraft. Because both the turbine and piston aircraft are...
In Case You Missed It
Flight Testing: Static System Error, Theory and Practice
Flight testing requires precise airspeed calibration and measurement. A less-than-optimal pitot-static system can compromise those numbers. Heres how to troubleshoot the problem.
How to Run an Airline
Compressed air is one of the great, yet unheralded, conveniences of the modern workshop....
Ask the DAR
SLSA max empty weight, sailplane condition inspections, licensing a RANS S-7LS as an ELSA.
Hands On: Soup to Nuts
Mike Loehle, of Loehle Aircraft, discusses the development of his aero coatings system and details some of the pre-paint prep process.