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Van’s Aircraft Year-End Update: “Significant Strides”

Marc Cook -
Van’s Aircraft celebrates 2024 achievements: reduced kit lead times, RV-15 progress, and a new avionics department launch.

Come Up With An Easier Way

Paul Dye -
The assembly manual might tell you to do something one way, but sometimes it's possible do do it better.

Whatever it Takes

Paul Dye -
No matter how many different tools you have, you always need something else.

EAA Homebuilders Week Kicks off January 27

Cayla McLeod -
The Experimental Aircraft Association will host online homebuilding seminars January 27-31.

Strings Attached

Paul Dye -

Warm in Winter, Cool in Summer—My New Seats

Paul Dye -

Video Series

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Kit Bits

How Bad Could a Prop Strike Be?

Lisa Turner -
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Builder Spotlight

Ten Things That Will Have an Impact on Insurance

Scott "Sky" Smith -
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Builder Spotlight

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Jon Humberd -
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Shop Talk

Breaking Bead

Bob Hadley -
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Builder Spotlight

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
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Kit Bits

All Over the Map

Lisa Turner -
3
Exploring

Homespun Router Table

Kerry Fores -
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Shop Talk

Where’s the Best Place To Build?

Jon Croke -
3
Shop Talk

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2

Vic Syracuse -
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Exploring

Venturing the Cup

Tom Wilson -
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Shop Talk

Unlabeled Switch and Circuit Breakers

Vic Syracuse -
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Exploring

Flapjacks and Fly-Ins

Myron Nelson -
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Builder Spotlight

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
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Designer's Notebook

Iterate, Modify and Fix

Barnaby Wainfan -
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Builder Spotlight

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
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Flight Reviews

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Kitfox Speedster 916

Marc Cook -
The feistiest Kitfox gets feistier yet.

Sling Shot

Paul Dye -
Rotax’s 916 enlivens Sling’s four-seaters.

Nothing Small About It

Tom Wilson -
The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental three decades in the making.

On the Nose!

Paul Dye -
Lockwood’s Rotax-powered RV-9A is more than just fancy rhinoplasty.

Excess Horsepower!

Paul Dye -
Kitfox’s Super Sport gets more than new pep from Rotax’s turbocharged 916 iS.

Ryan ST vs. Timber Tiger ST-L

Dewey Davenport -
Can a modern replica actually be better than a classic original?

Builder Spotlight

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Why We Built What We Did

Kitplanes -
And sometimes we bought instead of built (again).

Ten Things That Will Have an Impact on Insurance

Scott "Sky" Smith -
In today’s market you might not be able to get insurance for the plane you want or the premium might be more than you want to spend.

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Jon Humberd -
Things to do while in the holding pattern.

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
Part 12: Final painted parts, installing wings and things, autopilot servos.

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
How to keep it lightweight and leak-free.

Pursuing Perfection

Steve Ashby -
What it takes to build an AirVenture Grand Champion.

The Maine Attraction

Lincoln Benedict -
Flying a GlaStar on skis in the Pine Tree State.

Shop Talk

Buying an Unfinished Project

Jon Croke -
There are plenty of things to look out for before committing to an unknown collection of parts and pieces from another fellow builder.

Come Up With An Easier Way

Paul Dye -
The assembly manual might tell you to do something one way, but sometimes it's possible do do it better.

Whatever it Takes

Paul Dye -
No matter how many different tools you have, you always need something else.

Strings Attached

Paul Dye -

Off-Label Tools

Paul Dye -
Aluminum broomstick from the 'Big Box' home improvement store to the rescue.

Countersinking Block

Paul Dye -
Get perfectly countersunk holes in thicker material.

Exploring

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The “Flying by Feel” Fallacy

Paul Dye -
Smart pilots embrace tools like AoA systems to reduce risk—not ego-driven notions of flying solely 'by feel.'

Here We Go Again

Marc Cook -
Looking ahead to the aircraft kits and plans—for airplanes and rotorcraft—available for 2025

Homespun Router Table

Kerry Fores -

Venturing the Cup

Tom Wilson -

Flapjacks and Fly-Ins

Myron Nelson -
One of the most enjoyable and useful “tools” is membership in a local chapter of the EAA.

Let Me Down Easy

Marc Cook -
Emergency Glide is a valuable tool to give the pilot some breathing room to troubleshoot in the air and have the controlled descent handled by the EFIS.

Products

Radiant Technology Unveils Taxi Camera

Cayla McLeod -
A flush camera and accompanying 7-inch LCD display grants tailwheel pilots forward visibility while taxiing.

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

DuraWear and UltraWear Brake Discs From Matco

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum -
Matco presented new DuraWear and UltraWear components which provide an upgrade to their standard brake discs and pads while maintaining the same pricing.

Tundra Tailwheels

Tom Wilson -
Tundra's line of no excuses off-road tailwheels.

NORAD and Sunglasses

Kerry Fores -

Aircraft Specialty Flightlines Brings Three New Smart Components to AirVenture

Steve Ashby -
Aircraft Specialty Flightlines, an AirVenture Veteran, has been innovating safer, more capable and easier to use components for experimental amateur aircraft builders for years.

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