Completions

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Jeff Auen’s Lockwood AirCam (The GuitarCam)

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It’s the oldest/newest AirCam. Serial number 26, purchased in 1996 it was moved in crates and boxes six times over 11 years to 5...

Joe Friend's Searey LSX

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My new Searey LSX was completed in August 2015. It is painted to honor the Greatest Generation and styled like the PBY Catalina in...

Saupe Kitfox

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My wife Shelli and I started our Kitfox III kit October 19th of 2014. Thanks to the generous help of our local EAA Chapter...

Geoff van Asch's Murphy Rebel

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Murphy Rebel ZK-VAN (kit #798) flew on Saturday, October 24, 2015.  After 9 years and many, many hours she flew at Omaka, New Zealand. Powered by...

Rusk Experimental Javron SuperCub

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The genesis for the airplane was in June of 2011. The airplane first flew in May 2015. Actual building time was about 3-1/2 years....

Glenn and Gwen Mathis' RANS S-19

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After almost fours years and 1,315 hours of work, our RANS S-19 - N519GM took to the skies the evening of January 2nd, 2012. The first...

Smythe Tango XR

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On September 1, 2015, N464WS departed Williston, FL - X60 - following a 20-month build, and arrived in Brunswick, ME - KBXM - after...

Drane Arion Lightning N621WV

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I finished my Arion Lightning in June 2011. It is equipped with a Dynon D60, Garmin radio and transponder, and Grand Rapids EIS. The...

Meyer SuperSport Kitfox N43KF

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I got my SuperSport Kitfox kit in 2011 and spent 27 months to completion on December 17, 2014, Kityhawk's 111th anniversary. N43KF is powered...

Mitchell RV-8 N883EM

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Here is my RV8: 8 years, 4300 hours with a Lycoming 180 HP, Dynon EFIS/EMS/AP built mainly in Eastern Canada, finished and now based...

In Case You Missed It

Parts Is Parts

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A major part of any Experimental kit will be hundreds of products that the kit supplier didn’t manufacture or fabricate but simply sourced from the open market to supply with their custom kit components.

Mistral Magic

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Building a Glasair III with a Mistral rotary engine.

Bingo Fuel

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Having more gas on board than needed for a given flight seems easy enough...

Hiring Help With Avionics

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Larry Anglisano makes the case for homebuilders getting professional assistance with complex avionics installations.