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Vic Syracuse

Vic Syracuse
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Vic is a fixed-wing and helicopter commercial pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA technical advisor and flight counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 10,000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot, has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation, and has written two books on aircraft prebuy and condition inspections.

Checkpoints

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Mr. Anvil Head is not your friend.

Checkpoints

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Maintenance.

Checkpoints

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History repeats itself.

The Ins and Outs of Pre-buys

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Dont buy a used Experimental aircraft without one (Part 2).

The Big Picture and Red Herrings

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The big picture and red herrings.

Corn Roast

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What a great way to end the day at OSH. Charlie Becker of EAA Headquarters sponsored a corn roast in the Homebuilt camping tent....

Super Seawind – Turbine Power!

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How's this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit...

Jim Baldwin and His '89 RV-6

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Meet Jim Baldwin, owner of the oldest RV-6 on the field at AirVenture. Having completed it in June of 1989, Jim has flown it...

News From TCW

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Many of us have been using TCW products on our amateur-built aircraft for many years, especially the safety trim and backup batteries. They have...

How to Arrive In Style

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Tim and Andrea Olson arrived at OSH with their 2 daughters, Colleen and Danielle, in true Aviator's style--with dad flying the recently completed RV-14...

In Case You Missed It

Murphy and the Flight That Almost Wasn’t

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Most of us fly airplanes for fun. I would even venture to say that...

Dakota Super 18

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Unparalleled slow-speed handling characteristics set this Cub apart. By Bill Repucci.

The Dawn Patrol

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They may not be comfortable, and they don't go fast, but flying a WW-I plane is just plain fun. When you can share the experience with some American heroes, its even better.

Unattached Vertical Fin

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Here is a photo of a vertical stabilizer attach point on an RV-9A that...