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

LED to a Landing

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We have come a long way with light emitting diodes. They went from $200...

Maintenance Matters

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Using precision measuring tools.

Leaking Lycs

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In truth, all engines can leak. Here’s how to deal with it.

Completions

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Builders share their successes.