Nothing New

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Apparently having done something evil in a former life, I’ve been consigned to toil on this magazine’s Engine Buyer’s Guide in this life. I...

Executing the Execution

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Airplanes are born of time and tedium. Mostly tedium. A harsh statement, yet a true one. There’s just no way around deburring the thousands...

How I Cross-Country

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Way back in the previous century—closer to the middle of the century than the end—I learned that the secret to cross-country navigation was a...

Top Ten Favorite Tools for Maintenance

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As I start this article, we are between Baker, Nevada, and Hinckley, Utah, which is quite remote. We are stranded “MOG’’ (motor home on...

Gone Pro

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In the last three years I’ve been rewarded by the older of my sons taking up aviation in a most serious way. Every devotee...

The Virtue of Simple

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I had all the best intentions. When I bought my GlaStar, I had hoped to keep some of its very simple nature intact, but...

Mods and Ends

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One of the most desirable and intrinsic benefits of building your own airplane under the Experimental/Amateur-Built rules is the ability to deviate from the...

Which Fabric Are You Going To Use?

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If you are building a fabric-covered aircraft, you have multiple fabrics to choose from: polyester, Dacron, Stits, Ceconite, Poly-Fiber, Superflite or Oratex. Which one...

My Ten Favorite Tools for Building

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A common question on the minds of potential builders is what kind of tools will they need to complete a kit-airplane project. A potential...

Lying to Baristas

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The year is 2021. Fear surrounding the pandemic has subsided a bit and the National Championship Air Races (NCAR)—Reno, in short—are back on. Jeff...

In Case You Missed It

ATS E5A Cable Tester

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How to know if your ignition cables are good.

Broken Battery Hold-Down Bracket

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This battery hold-down bracket was discovered in an RV-10 during a condition inspection. It...

Modern Exterior Aircraft Lighting

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It’s your best way of letting other making your presence known to other pilots, so your exterior lighting system deserves careful thought and planning early on in the build process. Fortunately, there are choices for every plane and budget.

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.