KITPLANES Staff Out the Door, Lakeland Bound

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If you get our voicemail or email auto-responder starting, oh...about...now, it's because the KITPLANES staff and contributors are making their way from wherever they...

News: Australian Stimulus Package—Jabiru Engines On Sale

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As the car ads say, "for a limited time only..." Jabiru's U.S. importers have announced that the 2200 and 3300 engines are being offered...

The Home Machinist: Routers Redux

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Occasionally I receive a letter from a reader that offers an insight a bit beyond the expected. An especially well-informed source, Rawson M. (great...

News: Cheap(er) Cubs for Sun 'n Fun

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American Legend Aircraft has just announced special pricing for both its ready-to-fly Light Sport aircraft and the kitbuilt Texas Sport Cub. The airplanes are...

Marc's Sportsman: Fun and Games With Pitot and Static

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Every two years, as regular as rain on Saturday in Seattle, we're supposed to test the pitot-static system and confirm that the transponder and...

News: Lancair Continues Flight Testing Its Evolution, Releases Prelim Performance Stats

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Lancair continues to put hours (and now four flights) on its Evolution turboprop in the run up to Sun 'n Fun. According to the...

Amy's RV-10: Just Rewards

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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?

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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

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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

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One thing I knew would happen this annual: The pesky, albeit very small, exhaust leak that I found at the last oil change would...

In Case You Missed It

You and the Tube

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For some builders, the prospect of flaring hard-line tubing is daunting. Ishmael Fuentes demystifies the process, and shows you how to get good results every time.

The Lessons We Learn

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It wasn’t the call I expected from the ferry pilot. Somewhere on the leg...

Wind Tunnel

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Aerodynamics Engineer Barnaby Wainfan dissects one of the most common and possibly least understood flight maneuvers: turns.

Welding

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If you're going to get a welder for aircraft work, it should be a TIG machine.