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.
Mojave Experimental Fly-In 2016
Experimental fans continue to make the Mojave Experimental Fly-In an anticipated event on the west coast. Even with minimal publicity and in the face...
Subaru Sonerai
If there was an Iron Butt award at the Alternative Engine Conference held at French Valley Airport in Temecula, California, Joe Williams would have...
Corvair Pietenpol
There's not a lot "alternative" about a Pietenpol Air Camper with a Corvair engine in it these days. In fact, it's probably been the...
Pegasus O-100 Nearly Here
Last year we reported the "1/2 O-200" Pegasus engine’s technical details. The news at the Alternative Engine Conference this year is the highly-anticipated Pegasus...
Revmaster 2300 Turbo
Joe Horvath of Revmaster gave his usual excellent, fact-filled briefing at the Alternative Engine Conference. And as always, it was a pleasure to listen...
In Case You Missed It
Lightweight D-Sub Connectors
Working on wiring recently, I became concerned about the weight of all the...
A New Spin on It
Experimenter of the year Andrew Angellotti offers a new BoxDAQ and updated Featherweight air data probe.
Dual Time
Its a stool! Its a set of chocks! Its both. Chuck Deiterich shows you how to craft one with PVC pipe, plywood and some hardware.
Letters
Weight ReductionI enjoyed David Paule's article about saving weight in aircraft construction . However,...