Plug In Power
Years ago a friend of mine was faced with commuting for his airline job from his home in St. George, Utah, to his new...
Can We Talk? (Boy, Can We!)
One of my favorite AirVenture activities is eavesdropping as people tell their buddy about the Sonex product line. They confidently say that Sonex took...
Various and Sundry
Awash with ideas and follow-up chores, the writing workbench is looking about as disheveled as the one out in the hangar, so we’ll take...
A Celebration of KRs
I have to admit that the KR has never really had a prominent spot on my radar. Certainly not for any negative reason. Mostly,...
Poison Alert
On January 20, 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) petitioned the FAA with a long-anticipated safety recommendation report concerning the hazards of carbon...
Coping With Fear
Aviation, especially Experimental aviation, carries along with its benefits an intrinsic risk that is hard to completely dismiss.
Parts of the Problem
Building airplanes involves a lot of stuff, as we all have noticed by now. There are the special materials and finished goods required by...
Dispatches from Florida
There was a time when we had multiple airshows and events in a year that had at their center (or near to it) Experimental...
Light Up
When I first started construction on my RV-10 in 2007, old-school incandescent lights were making their way out of the market and LEDs were...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
Its time to revisit the DIY wind tee project-but with improvements fueled by experience.
Unusual Attitude
If you want to install an alternative engine in your aircraft, make sure you've thought through the issues of weight, thrust line, cooling and cowling.
Light Stuff
The dream of flying cars remains alive and well, and several companies are taking on the challenge. By Roy Beisswenger.
