Tom Wilson
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.
Twice the Angst and What a Cost!
Several months back, I was all CAVU regarding my partnership with an old friend in a puddle-jumping Cessna. But as I scribbled those happy...
BIG: Mojave Experimental Fly-In 2019
If the Mojave Experimental Fly-In had a theme in 2019 it turned out to be "big."
The planned part of big was Mike Patey arriving...
Indoor Aviating at Mojave
It's taken seven years for us to attend the Friday night glider build and free-flight soaring competition at the Mojave Experimental Fly-In, but this...
Rear Cockpit
Youthful ignorant that I was, it took a few years for me to realize just what a disappointment I presented to my definitely older...
Mojave Tonight & Tomorrow!
Experimental aircraft and their builders are what the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is all about, and it's starting today.
Tonight the family-oriented indoor Build &...
Built to Suit
Considering the kit as raw material let John Spratt build an S-20 Raven optimized for his high-country travels.
In Case You Missed It
All About Avionics: Panel Labels
Avionics wiz Stein Bruch discusses the pros and cons of the most popular ways of labeling your panel including placards, decals, rub-on labels, silkscreens and laser etching.
Deformed Gascolator O-Ring
Some gascolators have internal O-rings that should be checked for deformation regularly. This was...
All About Avionics: Cutting The Metal
Heres something to ponder: By the time you get to the point where you are ready to build the panel in your homebuilt aircraft, you've already mastered many of the skills and techniques you'll need to do it by virtue of completing the airframe. That statement is all the more credible when it comes from someone with a vested interest in the subject, our own avionics expert Stein Bruch.