2009 Plansbuilt Buyer’s Guide

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There will always be people who want to fly, but who are looking for a more economical way to own their own aircraft. Plansbuilts offer an attractive option, and this year we give the specs and photos for some 175 designs you can build from scratch; compiled by Julia Downie.

2009 Kit Aircraft Buyer’s Guide

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Let your fingers do the shopping with the specs and photos for 297 designs, offered along with a cross-reference that lets you easily locate the manufacturer if you know the design name; compiled by Julia Downie.

JPI Rolls Out Four New Instruments

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J.P. Instruments announced three new displays for twin-engine aircraft, as well as a fuel quantity instrument—all will be available in January 2009. JPI's Ottis Cameron...

Aveo's RockRack Streamlines Panels

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Settled quietly next to the dazzling display of AveoFlash LED aircraft lights, AveoEngineering’s selection of aircraft cockpit rocker switches demonstrated their own brand of...

WomenVenture Success

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Ten-thirty a.m. August 1, in AeroShell Square at EAA's AirVenture 2008—anyone there found their way blocked by a sea of pink-shirted women that covered...

A Dream Comes True at Oshkosh

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I’ve been coming to the EAA convention in for almost 30 years, and it has long been my dream to wing walk. Finally, after...

DeltaHawk Awarded LoPresti Innovation Prize

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LoPresti Aviation has announced the winner of the first annual Roy Lopresti memorial "Innovation in Aviation Award" to DeltaHawk Engines for their development and...

ClickBond Fasteners Streamline Construction

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Having just spent a couple days replacing traditional cowling nutplates before coming to the show, I was intimately familiar with laying out the rivet...

Aspen Avionics EFD 1000 Pro: Installation and Flight

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Aspen Avionics, the little EFIS company that has taken aviation by storm with its modular PFD/MFD designed for a low cost retrofit in aircraft...

AirGizmos Portable Antenna Package Debuts

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Air Gizmos has introduced a premium beanbag XM antenna package, designed for easy switching of your Garmin GPSMAP396 or 496 antenna between an airplane...

In Case You Missed It

Airpark Living, Continued

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Last month, I talked about the various types of airparks available for those so...

Down to Earth

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Amy Laboda has watched her first homebuilt (Kitfox) aircraft and her second daughter come of age in a way that illustrates some parallels between the two.

Those Custom Models

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Get your own homebuilt built, in miniature.

Countersinking for a Flush Fastener Fit

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In last month’s column, we talked about the procedures needed for installing flush rivets...