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Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
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Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.

Stardusted

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Late. Always perpetually late. Some people are early as if by breathing, but for all my panting it never happens. Which is sort of...

Viewing Dead Cow

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Whereupon we take in the other airplane races in Nevada while our Lycoming takes in dust.

Miles Versus Knots

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To put it politely, we were recently taken to task for using mph instead of knots when reporting on an aviation speed record because,...

Electric

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide

Two Stroke

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Corvair

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Jets and Turboprops

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Air-Cooled Volkswagen

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2022 Engine Buyer’s Guide

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Power up with our annual powerplant directory.

Compression Ignition (Diesel/Jet A)

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In Case You Missed It

Unusual Attitude: GPS and Reality

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While he admires and uses them, author Norm Ellis laments the lack of user-friendliness in todays GPS units. Editor Marc Cook counters that argument and extols the virtues of GPSes, complications or no, and their value in the cockpit.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Harbor Freight leads the charge!

Decision Time

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The aged Lycoming is done. What’s next?

Barriers to Entry

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Sometimes, when using shorthand in our conversations about Experimental aviation, we use the term...