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.
ScaleBirds P-36 Flies
Recidivist AirVenture attendees know Sam Watrous at ScaleBirds has been developing his Lite Fighter concept with a prototype P-36. Previously a static display, the...
Deltahawk: First Look (Finally!)
Suddenly it’s cool to talk about Deltahawks.
It wasn’t always that way. The Racine, Wisconsin based company has been promising their all-new engine for many...
Romantic Side-by-Side
We knew Nick Pfannenstiel was an incurable romantic (just like us) but now we’re finding out he’s a prolific one, too.
His Timber Tiger company’s...
Legal Eagle: 25 Years & Counting
A quarter century is plenty long to be championing a homebuilt airplane, but for Leonard Milholland of Brookshire, Texas it might not seem all...
F1 Rocket
Vince Frazier, the main spar at Team Rocket says he’s about done moving (finally) and looking forward to building some (more) F1 and F4...
Unleaded Fuel Seminar
If it’s AirVenture then it’s time to make a low pass over the unleaded fuel scene as it works us towards an unleaded fuel...
Basically Bad
Last month this column was full of low-skill derring-do; this month I’m back with another blood pressure raising potboiler, this time more of the...
Bored No More
In a story full of admissions, I must start by confessing I had been thinking of ways to not fly the same old hour...
Sport Plans Three Demo Races
As air racers collectively search for new venues in a post-Reno world, the Sport Class continues to lead. Step one is achieving FAA accreditation...
26 into 24?
We caught up with Matt Moore in the big hangar at Stead. He and Stead hangar neighbor Josh Taylor were getting their contingent of...
In Case You Missed It
Affordable! Fast! Too Hot!
Marketing departments willfully ignore the difference between objective and subjective statements, especially the marketing...