No question that the best way to learn basic metal techniques is to observe a master. And, every year budding builders come by the Van’s booth to ask for advice about drilling, dimpling, and deburring. So, this year, the Van’s prototype shop set up a mini-shop with a compressor, basic air tools, scrap aluminum, and wooden blocks next to their sales tent. They seem to be busy giving mostly on-demand demonstrations and answering questions.
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Simulating Emergencies
Given the aviation accident statistics, its wise to stay sharp between flights, and one way to do that is to practice on a simulator. While that used to be cost prohibitive, todays simulators not only work well on your home computer, they offer homebuilt designs to fly; by Chuck Bodeen.