September 2023
On the cover: CubCrafters’ new Carbon Cub UL is powered by a turbocharged, 160-hp Rotax 916 engine. Photographed by Jon Bliss near Yakima, Washington.
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August 2023
On the cover: Ted Setzer and Alan Negrin enjoy a flight in the one-of-a-kind Glasair Super Sportsman. Photographed over Washington state’s Puget Sound by...
July 2023
On the cover: Jeff LaVelle tears up the Sport Gold course in his Glasair III at the 2022 Reno National Championship Air Races. Photographed...
June 2023
On the cover: Test pilot Maurizio Perissinotto puts the Saurenman Aero Works REVO through its paces. Photographed by Evan Byrne near Santa Paula, California.
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May 2023
On the cover: Doug Eastman enjoys the sunrise near Boulder, Colorado, while at the controls of his SX300. Photographed by Julia Apfelbaum from an...
April 2023
On the cover: Marco Probst flies his Murphy Radical over the Coast Mountains near Squamish, British Columbia. Photo by Tom Wilson from Tim Tallevi’s...
March 2023
On the cover: Trevor Aldridge flies the SW-51 over the northwestern Arkansas countryside, looking for Messerschmitts. Photo by Zak Heald.
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February 2023
On the cover: While conducting reconnaissance for our annual Buyer’s Guide,
Tom Wilson photographed this beautiful IO-540 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
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January 2023
On the cover: Pete Dougherty enjoys a flight in CubCrafters’ new Lycoming-powered 186-hp EX-2 363i. Photographed near Yakima, Washington, by Jon Bliss.
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December 2022
On the cover: A small sampling of the 658 aircraft (594 fixed-wing and 64 rotorcraft) that appear in this year’s directory. Which one will...
In Case You Missed It
Hands On: Spray Painting
Mike Loehle shows us the process of prepping both metal and composite surfaces prior to painting as well as applying color and clear coats.
Hey There, Charlie
I’m sure there were perfectly fine used homebuilts closer to me than N531CE—it was...
Eating the Elephant
One person can’t imagine eating a whole elephant. It’s simply impossible. But the answer to the idiomatic question remains: one bite at a time!