Little Buddy, You Can Fly
As a design matures, more and more “upgrades” and “improvements” are thrust upon successive builders by those who have gone before. What they are thrusting, really, are opinions.
2024 Homebuilt Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
It’s said that change is inevitable but with it comes opportunity. We’re taking that to heart this issue, which debuts a new format for...
Van’s Bankruptcy Update, Next Steps
We interview Clyde Hamstreet, whose company, Hamstreet & Associates, specializes in recovering companies in distress.
Commentary: An RV Owner’s Reaction to Van’s Bankruptcy Filing
It’s worth remembering that it’s not just Van’s we’re talking about, but a whole constellation of supporting companies that make good money from RV builders.
Van’s Aircraft Files for Chapter 11
Van’s Aircraft, facing multiple crises and a serious cash crunch, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. According to the company, this is ”a...
Manufacturing Automation at CubCrafters
On a recent visit to CubCrafters to help build a Carbon Cub UL, our editor in chief got a first-hand look at the company's...
How to Calibrate Angle-of-Attack on Garmin’s G3X Touch System
For pilots who fly with modern electronic flight instruments, having access to accurate, repeatable angle-of-attack (AoA) information can be transformative. But before you can...
Remembering Reno
Aviation just wouldn’t be the same without the races…no matter where they are held.
Archive: January 2007
Our coverage for the 2006 Reno Air Races appeared in the January issue the next year, depicting what may well have been the apogee...
Develop Today, Sell Tomorrow
While the Experimental world has matured greatly in the last few decades, we’re no longer seeing the rapid rate of change experienced in the 1970s and through the ’80s.
In Case You Missed It
Wi-Fi Enabled
The term “Wi-Fi enabled” involving aircraft conjures up images of fat cats shorting Boeing...
The Home Machinist
Taking that first cut into the sheet metal of an aircraft panel can be daunting, and being as precise as youd like is even more so. Author Bob Fritz eases your anxiety about the process with some tips about how to use the right tool for the right job, so that the hole you get is the one you wanted.
