Quick Tip: In Praise of the Doodlebug

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Nobody likes trying to remove dried bug residue. Unless you catch them while still, um, moist, insect remains will dry to have an impressive attachment to your airframe.

A Little Protection

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A technique I learned when I bought my most recent car.

Hide the Comm

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Someone asked me (after seeing the panel photo of our nascent Rocket front office) why there are circuit breakers underneath the IFR Nav/Transponder on...

Panel Tricks… and Cheats

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Even if you’re only off a small fraction of an inch, the eye sees that the air vent isn’t concentric in the hole.

Will there be smoke? One builder’s RV-10 comes to life!

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KITPLANES longtime contributor Larry Anglisano gets to witness the first power up of Mark Welch's partially completed Van's RV-10. A full Garmin G3X Touch...

Shop-Made “Factory Heads”

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Sometimes it's form over function.

Improve It

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Homebuilders enjoy improving things. We like our stuff to look better than stock.

In Case You Missed It

Light Stuff

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Cub look-alikes have been popular for years, and CubCrafters Sport Cub S2 SLSA holds its own against the competition. By Dave Martin.

The Creative Homebuilder

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Make your own air-flow speed control.

Bose A30

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For years, Bose has enjoyed a loyal following in the high-end aviation headset market...

A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 7)

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It’s about the journey, not the destination, as Rick Lindstrom’s homebuilt Zodiac 601 XL is ferried by friends from Florida to its new home in Cloverdale, California.