Completions

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Monte Jestes' AirBike

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My AirBike project is finished and it flies great! It has a Rotax 503 DCDI and an Ivo prop. Location: Stillwater, OK e-mail address: monte.jestes@att.net

Eric Marenyi's Sonex

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A Dream Realized I started to love flying the moment I flew with my father, who was a private pilot at the time. I was...

Vernon Little's Harmon Rocket

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Harmon Rocket C-GVRL is my second completion. The first was an RV-9A C-FVRL. The VRL twins are hangared at Victoria International Airport (CYYJ). On...

Charles McCluggage's RV-8

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I finished N188DW and inspection was completed in the fall of 2012. First flight was November 6. All went well and the plane has...

Keith Hedrick's Rans S7S

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After 3 yrs and a lot of help from my friends, 74VK took to the air. This is a great flying airplane and a...

Richard Yerian’s GlaStar

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I started building the GlaStar in 1996 with the help of my wife Judy. The time to complete it was 17 years. The project...

Kurt Nielsen's Baby Lakes

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My plans-built Baby Lakes has been 31 years in the making before first flight on 22 May, 2013. I took a long break while...

Kurt Nielsen's Pulsar

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This Pulsar 1 was born with a Rotax 582 and flew first time in 1998. After 6 hours I changed to an early Jabiru 2200a (#530)...

Wes Whitley's Just Aircraft Highlander

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It took a while, but it was worth it. My "retirement project" took 7-1/2 yrs to finish because of being called back to work....

Jim Wright’s RV-9A

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After 7-1/2 of building I finished my RV-9A in May 2011 and it was painted in 2012. It is running a Lycoming O-320 E3D...

In Case You Missed It

The Price of Power

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More power! Bob Fritz takes a close look at what makes batteries go, what kind is best for your plane, and how to get the most out of your battery.

Firewall Forward: Electrical Systems, Part 2

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Alternators, busses, breakers and fuses form the core of aircraft electrical systems. Here’s what you need to know to install them correctly.

Contributors

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Susan Brunner Susan Brunner was nosing around her local airport one day when she started...

Van’s RV-14

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The latest RV prompted quite a buzz. So what exactly is different about this roomy two-seater—and how does it fly? Taking off from the Van’s factory in Oregon, Paul Dye samples the new design.