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...call it 1000 hours. Well, the guys building in 500 hours were pros. Also, its our recommendation that builders look at the methods of construction and talk to other builders...
Hands On: Spray Painting
...is a great place to learn how to paint, so don’t lose sleep over it. The Loehle system was set up for novice painters as well as pros. The first...
Tapping Heads
...an ideal way to maintain vertical alignment with the drilled hole. Its effective and accurate but horribly slow. Clearly the pros are not doing it this way, so lets try...
Hiring Help With Avionics
...fail. The pros can build a harness that’s truly custom and tailored to your specified lengths. They also provide wire labeling to help you make the connections once the harness...
Cover Story: Designing Men
...and the Pfaff? Each has pros and cons. The advantages of the Singer are that it is easy to take somewhere, and it’s relatively inexpensive. Its disadvantages are that it...
Build a Bear: Put the Fabric in Fabrication
...system, so the final finish must be considered along with the covering. Both systems are good choices, but each has its pros and cons. PolyFiber is probably the best-known modern...
To Launch a Light Sport
...HVLP, of course. Anyone who wanted professional results imitated the pros and HVLP disappeared. Economics Dictate The reason for the renaissance of HVLP is obvious when you go to the...
Glasair Sportsman: 360 vs. 390
...have the choice of a 180-HP IO-360 or the beefier IO-390. Which engine is best? It depends? In this video, Kitplanes Magazine editor Marc Cook analyzes the pros and cons....
Around the Patch
...school, where you could assemble your own XP-360 with guidance from the pros, was very popular. As we went to press, the initial bankruptcy hearing had not been held, but...
All About Avionics
...little use for expensive high-end electric instruments. There are pros and cons to going with glass over steam gauges. Lets take steam gauges system by system, and Ill help you...
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Carburetor Maintenance
Neglect is the biggest enemy of your carburetor. Take care of it and it will take care of you.
Viewfinder
Burt Rutan’s 1980s Catbird was originally designed for the CAFE Foundation fuel-efficiency competition, but Marc Cook wonders whether it might make a fine homebuilt kit aircraft today.