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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.

Pigeon-Toeing a Hummelbird

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Although running past to another event, we couldn't resist a flirting look at Pete Zutrauen's impossibly small, low and high-visibility Hummelbird. The VW-powered, all-metal...

Bright Idea

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Our old eyes lit up when we saw Scangrip's (scangripusa.com) range of bright, daylight color-matched work lights in the AirVenture vendor's hangar A. The I-VIEW...

Tail Dragging C-150

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Okay, it isn't an experimental, but the spirit is there, and with an infusion of horsepower Ken and Lorraine Morris' Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion...

Rotax 915iS Announced

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Rotax just caused a stir in the AirVenture media center with the announcement of the turbocharged 915is. Essentially a turbo version of the popular...

$24,900 Diesel Announced by Superior, Legend Cub

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General aviation engines too stagnant for you? Superior Air Parts has an affordable cure coming in their just announced Gemini diesel at $24,900. First...

Progress Report: Engineered Power Solutions

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Dedicated engine enthusiasts will recall Engineered Propulsion Systems (www.eps.aero) has been developing a high-performance 8-cylinder diesel specifically for general aviation. We first reported on...

Air Venture: Arriving Early

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Hectic just-in-time arrivals are a journalist's way of life, but for once we arrived days early. Thanks to other, pre-Air Venture duties requiring heavy...

Seen at The Mojave Experimental Fly-In

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Aviation speed dating on the Mojave ramp While there's much more to it, the core attraction of the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is the four-hour meet-and-greet...

Postcards From Mojave – Wish You Were Here!

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Clear blue sky and beautiful airplanes. This is just a sampling of what we've seen at the Mojave Experimental Fly-In on Saturday.

Formula 1

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Getting 260 mph out of an O-200 Continental just for fun.

In Case You Missed It

Checkpoints

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Along the way.

Durand Reinstatement

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Planning a kit for the unique Mark V negative-stagger biplane.

Zenith CH 650 B

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With the UL Power 350iS engine and other mods, the new CH 650 B has advanced Zenith Aircrafts product line. By Marc Cook.

Kit Stuff

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