Lay It on Thick

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Fumed silica thickens epoxy to the perfect consistency for gluing.

Assistance for Resistance

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This month’s home shop project was suggested by Matt Burch. Matt sent a couple of photos of a cool time-saving tool he made to...

A Newbie’s View

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Can the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer be the gateway airplane to Experimentals? We attempt to find out.

First Flight: Are You the One?

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It’s a question homebuilders must consider as they make their dream airplane a reality.

Uninsurable?

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The insurance market has changed for orphaned designs.

Choosing the Configuration

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Most of our recent discussions on the process of designing an airplane were based on the assumption that the airplane has a generally conventional...

Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

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Plane and simple.
The most difficult compromises live in the middle of the performance envelope, while the easiest decisions are found at each end of the spectrum. This VW installation emphasizes economy over performance, so a prop gearbox would be an obvious complication.

Compromises

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Never one to revel in the practical, recently I found myself expounding to a colleague on why the general aviation world moves at 2700 rpm.

Parts Is Parts

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A major part of any Experimental kit will be hundreds of products that the kit supplier didn’t manufacture or fabricate but simply sourced from the open market to supply with their custom kit components.

Target Fixation Taught by Trees

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I was chopping firewood under a dead ash tree, whiffing deep, ax-head-shaped divots into my lawn, when I remembered the time, once upon a takeoff, that a living oak tree nearly got the best of me.

In Case You Missed It

Aero ‘lectrics

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Repairing a malfunctioning headset may be not only inexpensive, but completely doable.

Checkpoints

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Those pesky inspections.

What’s Your Angle?

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Angle of attack indicators make better pilots and might save your life.

Garmin’s ADS-B WX

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Garmin’s portable ADS-B receiver is a solid performer, but it does have some competition from other devices when it comes to providing traffic and weather information. By Jeff Van West.