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.
Training to Win… Next October
They’re already going 350 mph down on the deck in Las Cruces, New Mexico and there is much more in the works.
To begin with...
Sounding Off
Like some sort of verbal restricted area, certain subjects are such tropes in aviation scribbling that I steer around them like they were cumulonimbus....
EAA AirVenture Cup Race Applications Now Available
Applications for the 26th annual EAA AirVenture Cup Race are now available online. The 2024 AirVenture Cup Race begins at 9:00 am CDT on...
Case for the Lyconsaur
Last time we met, the question was if the engines of the future had already arrived. This time I’d like to turn around and...
Is the Future Here?
For ages one of the most common laments in aviation is we’re still flying around behind ancient engines. LyConsaurs they’re called, and when in...
Corvair
Azalea Aviation
Bill Clapp at Azalea Aviation offers Corvair engines as a sideline to his main business, Saberwing aircraft. Those planes use his 100- and...
Dynamometer Break-In: Worth It
Running a new engine on a test stand or, especially, a dyno, makes so much sense we don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it.
Circling the Airport
Building Experimental aviation engines is a tough business at best, so engine programs come and go. Furthermore, as sport aviation blossoms into the competition...
In Case You Missed It
Around the Patch
Eventually even the best company founders want to retire, and Dick VanGrunsven of Vans Aircraft is no exception. Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses the succession plan and why the future continues to look bright for this Pacific Northwest luminary.
Another Drill Guide
The cordless hand drill is a marvel of engineering. Lightweight and powerful, it can...
Down to Earth
Amy Laboda discusses her approach to getting instrument re-current and describes the many tools available to help you en route.