Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

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Plane and simple.

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...

Risk Tolerance

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There’s only so much we can do to eliminate risk, so it becomes more about risk tolerance, which is usually different for everyone.

CircuitMaker for Aircraft

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What a spaghetti diagram! Not really.

Orphan Part Angel

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The Glasair static port design has a beveled segment that bisects the centerline of the port. This adds more than a minor complication to the machining process.

Leaking Brakes

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Leaking brake calipers will not only deplete the brake fluid, but the fluid will be absorbed by the brake pads and adversely affect braking...

In Case You Missed It

FRED to Florida

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After more than 50 years, Eric Cluttons original prototype is still flying. By Geoff Jones.

Archive: January 2008

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On our cover was the stunning Falco F.8L built by Kris Shipler’s late father,...

Letters

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Aircraft Build TimesI would love to see an article on aircraft build times. I...

Maintenance Matters

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Repairing loose rivets.