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Crew Coordination, Working the Weather
...out of the east and we motored along with a building tailwind—next stop, a slot about 50 miles wide to the east of Omaha. My first thought had been to...
Sling Shot
...a new cowling, a new engine mount, possibly a new prop and prop controller. It is enough of a barrier that not many people who are mostly done building their...
Zenith Aircraft Homecoming – The Report
...around the country in their beautifully finished Zenith kit aircraft. The educational seminars and hands-on workshops kept visitors busy throughout the day, learning about building and flying kit aircraft. Back...
Second Chance Six
...up the brakes, mentor and building buddy Stan and I started working on the fuel lines. I had ordered the raw materials for the fuel lines—specifically 3003-0 tube in ¼-...
Ten For Ten: A Decade With an RV-10
...either still building or those considering a build, hopefully find interesting. The airplane has landed at 72 different airports, from dirt strips to major international airports. Seven of the airports...
Twelve Volts Anywhere, Anytime
I have been busy building the working and electrical systems in our Rocket project for the past couple of months. While I have a big 60 Amp 12 volt bench...
Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!
...whole bunch of stuff we don’t have to deal with. Silver wire, for those of you who are building reasonable aircraft, is not available. After 65 years in this business,...
Where Are the Instructions?
...don’t want you to fall into an uncomfortable trap that might not be obvious at this stage of your building journey. A common problem occurs when a kit builder finds...
Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 12
OK, I’m just going to start off by quickly repeating what I’ve said a few times before. If you don’t want to spend an obscene amount of time building your...
Custom Tools for Rod End Installation and Alignment
...be fitting the surface multiple times in order to get everything lined up. Rather than use AN3 bolts for this, when building the RV-4, I made a set of fitting...
In Case You Missed It
Build It Better: The Choices We Make
Paul Dye debuts his new series on the myriad considerations that go into building and flying Experimental aircraft.
Letters
Magic Carpet RideMr. Dye, I greatly enjoyed and appreciated your skillfully written Free Flight...
The Home Machinist, Part 6
Paying attention to the working environment and maintaining machining tools in tip-top shape can yield a more polished finished product, while also making the fabrication process easier.
Light Stuff
After studying Experimental aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board developed 16 recommendations. Roy Beisswenger outlines the good, the bad and the still-needed.