Builder Spotlight

Little things make a big difference in the final result. By Eric Stewart

My involvement with Van’s Aircraft started in 1987—if my memory is right. The company had been going for 15 years when I got there,...

The big truck bringing Dave Prizio’s Texas Sport Cub arrives, and the inventory and painting processes begin.

Adding lift to the seat allows a builder to exit his Fly Baby easily (plus it’s virtually undetectable to bystanders).

RV builder Kathleen Evans makes a case for airplane building as a true partnership between spouses based on mutual interest and respect.

In this series installment, author Bob Fritz takes you through the basics of a three-day project you can really use: lightweight fiberglass wheel chocks. The article covers materials, cutting, patterns, foam cutting, eliminating bubbles, and pitfalls to look out for during the build; by Bob Fritz.

There are seemingly few more mundane tasks than making holes, but there are as many ways to do them, as there are different sizes and shapes of holes. This month, Stein Bruch describes how to cut holes in the panel yourself, using tools you may already have around the shop.

Gear collapse-not all mishaps happen in the air. By Russ Erb.

Converting heavy ultralights to ELSA, ELSA maintenance requirements.

With some basic electronics and programming skills, it’s not as tough as it seems.