Cover Story: Carpet and Panels

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Now that you've fabricated your seat upholstery, its time to tackle the rest of the interior with a look at carpeting and door panels.

Europa Returns!

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Europa Aircraft is gearing up for the future with new leadership, a larger, more sophisticated manufacturing facility, and a sales force on the move.

Around the Patch

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Editor in Chief Marc Cook finds himself in the unique position of being able to compare performance of his GlaStar Sportsman with two different Hartzell props.

What’s New

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DRE has a new ANR headset, Approach Fast Stack Pro-G Hub is issued a PMA, and the Hummingbird heli quickbuild kit gets FAA approval.

Alternate Pitch Control

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When elevator control is lost, there are ways to get the plane on the ground safely using power and trim.

Fuelventure 400

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Last years Copperstate Fly-In was the occasion for a race where speed was only one of the factors in winning. By Patrick Panzera.

Product Review: BrightLine Pilot Bag

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The BrightLine Bag is the ideal accessory for pilots who like a place for everything and everything in its place. By Marc Cook.

Tweaking an Engine/Airframe For Efficiency

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When an aircraft engine is tightly cowled without cowl flaps, running hot can be a problem. But there are solutions, as author Amy Laboda found out after much research and experimentation.

Engine Beat

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UL Power of Belgium adds two new engines to its product line that are distinguished by the inclusion of Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). By Steve Ells.

Ask the DAR

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Are computer software programs sufficient documentation of a build, and what do you do when a DARs request seems unreasonable?

In Case You Missed It

Second Chance Six

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Part 8: Brakes, Faeth’s and a fuselage on the freeway.

Design Process: Landing Gear, Part 5

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For the past few editions of Wind Tunnel, we’ve been exploring the factors that...

Carbon Monoxide Blues

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Although not a huge factor in airplane crashes, carbon monoxide poisoning does contribute to accidents each year. This is entirely avoidable with a good, functional carbon monoxide detector in the cockpit. The choices in these units have increased over the years, so now there's no excuse to do without this useful tool; by Rick Lindstrom.

Ask the DAR

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Mel Asberry answers readers’ questions on one-off engineering data requirements, how to fill out an AC 20-27G form, and how to test-fly an aircraft in the U.S. Virgin Islands.