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Forget about all those sharp corners, the quantity of fuel aboard and the fire extinguisher you threw in the baggage compartment without tying it down. It is always important to at least consider the fact that the most dangerous thing to have in the cockpit when things go wrong is the owner of the airplane.

Because few new products get announced at Sun ’n Fun, there’s often a dead zone between April and the big intros at AirVenture in July. But that doesn’t mean it’s total dullsville. A couple of new bits have caught my eye recently.

By now, the Apple iPad has established itself as a strong utility player in many aircraft, most often running as a so-called electronic flight bag (EFB) to display moving maps, charts, weather and traffic. But Falken Avionics’ Flight View system has a different take on putting Apple’s tablet to use—as a primary instrument. 

Plunge into drilling accurate holes for fasteners in mating parts.

A designer must make a large number of decisions in the process of designing an airplane. These range from top-level decisions, like the overall...

Four years and 200 hours with the “cute” jet.

How to set up your spinner to run perfectly true.

An RV-10 owner recently brought his airplane to the shop due to high CHTs. He also mentioned that the problems started after the panel...

Diodes started off life fairly simply. Take an AC signal and convert it to a DC signal. Simple, huh?

The Vortex M912 gyroplane was our cover subject a decade ago for the May 2014 issue.