The Ultimate Amphib

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It’s said that sailors make good floatplane pilots because they understand the nature of wind on the water. Sailboat racer and pilot Rick Orchard took that sentiment to heart in a big way when he decided to pump up an already large homebuilt (the Murphy Moose) by adding Aerocet amphibious floats and a 550-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 turbine engine.

WAAS Up?

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Your hand-held GPS works great and gets you where you want to go. Why would you want to take up precious panel space with...

Friday at the Golden West Fly In

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Friday's attendance at Golden West was small, only about 30% of last year's Saturday attendance. But then I didn't see last year's Friday, so...

Amy's RV-10: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners

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If there is anything I've learned this year, it is this: The aviation stuff we do can be a little pricey. We've been breaking...

Batteries: Got a Question? Get an Answer!

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We're working on an interview with some battery experts, and this is your chance to ask the tough questions. Have you wondered if dropping...

Bob's Jabiru: Building a Solid-State Circuit Breaker Panel

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With instrument panels now being populated by flat screens, digital readouts and all manner of 21st century silicon wizardry, it seems odd...

Amy's RV-10: High Flight

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Eventually the day comes when your project morphs from a project to a full-fledged airplane. If you built it and got it certified, you...

Rocky Mountain Fly In Canceled

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Promoters of the Rocky Mountain Fly In, scheduled for September 19-21, 2008, announced this week that the event has been canceled for this year....

Seaplane Splash-In at Lake Tahoe

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Twenty-four seaplanes were expected at the Mike Brown Splash-In on Memorial Day. However seaplane pilots prefer their water under the fuselage, not on the...

New Product: Adjustable Mounting Collars

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Stafford Manufacturing offers a wide selection of mounting collars that can be used to attach a variety of devices and accessories onto structural tubing...

In Case You Missed It

The Fly As You Go Plan

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Learned colleague Paul Dye recently wrote about the time-limited nature of aviation hardware. That...

Completions

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Builders share their successes.

Rabbit Holes

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Conquering unforeseen challenges when building, flying, and maintaining an aircraft.

IFR GPS Buyer’s Guide: Avidyne and Garmin

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Selecting a GPS for your project has never been easy, even in the early...