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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.

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Oshkosh 2015 musings.

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Skills transference, part 2.

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Skills transference, part 1.

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Living the dream.

Saberwing

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I met Bill Clapp and his wife Kyoung of Azalea Aviation today on the flightline at OSH. They were showing their newly designed kit...

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Sun n Fun musings.

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Repair or replace?

APP in the Real World

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Using the Additional Pilot Program for the first flight of an RV-10.

Avilution – The New Way to EFIS

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  Every once in a while you happen onto something actually NEW at SNF, not just improved. So it was today when I met Mark...

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Go/no-go decisions.

In Case You Missed It

2022 Aircraft Lighting Buyer’s Guide

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Modern aircraft lighting for the modern homebuilt.

Man on a Mission

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Tom Needham, with the help of his son Daniel and numerous friends, completes a Sportsman 2+2 and will use the plane's big hauling capacity and short-field performance to shuttle people and supplies between remote locations in Africa.

So You’d Like to Go Faster

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Secrets for reducing drag, part 1.

The State of Auto Conversions

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We take a look at the current auto-engine conversions for homebuilt aircraft. By Patrick Panzera.