News: Lancair Continues Flight Testing Its Evolution, Releases Prelim Performance Stats
Lancair continues to put hours (and now four flights) on its Evolution turboprop in the run up to Sun 'n Fun. According to the...
Rick & Ace’s Folly…er, GlaStar: Tales of the Repeat Offender
The "Repeat Offender" epithet isn't really mine. KITPLANES editor Marc Cook bestowed it upon me when I recently advised him that I was building...
Amy's RV-10: Just Rewards
I knew it would run eventually; I just didn't know when. I thought that the leaking right fuel tank would slow our RV-10 build...
Oshkosh and Sun 'n Fun Too Far Away?
Spring is upon us, and you’re itching to go fly to an airshow, but fuel prices and travel time are holding you back. There’s...
New Products: Garmin Introduces GPSMAP495
Two weeks before Sun 'n Fun, Garmin has introduced a new model to its portable GPS lineup, the GPSMAP495. While rumors have been circulating...
Marc’s Sportsman: The Annual, Exhausted Already
One thing I knew would happen this annual: The pesky, albeit very small, exhaust leak that I found at the last oil change would...
Quickbuild RV Workshop
Tackling even a quickbuild aircraft kit can be daunting, but now there's a way to get help with at least one type of aircraft, the popular RV series. Synergy Air has scheduled a five-day course titled Quickbuild Strategies based on the Vans quickbuild kit for the RV-7, -8, -9 or -10. The information provided in the course applies to standard kits as well. …
Garmin Introduces GPSMAP 495
Two weeks before Sun N Fun, Garmin has introduced a new model to its portable GPS lineup, the GPSMAP495. While rumors have been circulating for some time that a successor to the popular 496 was about to be released-with the most common belief that it would have a different form factor than the -96 series and a touch screen-the 495 is more of an addition to the middle of the line rather than an expansion…
Upcoming in Home Machinist
The Wright brothers were first with powered flight. But who supplied the power? Without Charlie Taylor, 1903 would have been just another year of...
Video: Lancair Evolution Makes First Flight
Lancair International sent us this video of the first flight of the turboprop Evolution, which took place on Friday, March 21. Well-known test pilot...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: January 2008
On our cover was the stunning Falco F.8L built by Kris Shipler’s late father,...
Firewall Forward: Oil Coolers and Oil Lines
The right oil cooler, installed correctly, can maximize your engine’s life. Of course, you’ll also need to consider crankcase breathers, oil separators, oil filters, oil lines and connections.
