The Photo Dilemma
I have seen this happen many times - a well meaning builder posts a picture on the Internet at the request of some other...
Aluminum Mailing Tube
There's an old saying in the light airplane end of aviation - when you absolutely positively have to be there (overnight or otherwise) -...
October Skies
October has always been a big month for those who enjoy getting out with their airplanes. Yes, July has Oshkosh, and April is for...
Waxing Nostalgic
This morning, a link to a wonderful website that I have visited in the past landed in my inbox, and I couldn't help but...
Airplane Noises
There comes a time in every fuselage build where you just have to get in and see how the cockpit feels! We reached that...
Wiring for Maintenance
I have owned a number of airplanes in my life, and before I started having machines I built myself, they were usually old and...
Traveling Tools
You've built your airplane - now you want to travel with it. But leaving home and flying hours away is always an invitation for...
Tight Fit – Fun Flight
All in a day's work for a magazine editor - flying one of the tiniest little homebuilts you're ever going to find (note I...
Real Homebuilder
Do you recognize this Homebuilder? I ran into this old NASA coworker at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio this past week....
Builder Notes
Anyone who is building (or has built) a plane knows that your plans rarely remain pristine. I don't think I have ever met a...
In Case You Missed It
Engine Beat
Steve Ells surveys those in the know for tips about what to consider when contemplating the purchase of a used aircraft engine.
Flight Review: Back to the Future
Bob Grimstead offers an appreciation of the VariEze and its designer, Burt Rutan. Both the man and the design were ahead of their time.
Virus Motorglider
Ed Wischmeyer samples the Pipistrel Virus, a versatile Slovenian composite motorglider that can be built or bought ready-to-fly.