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The Value of a Mentor, and Mentoring
Challenging aspects of building won’t slow your progress when a mentor can share their experience with you. If you have built or are almost finished building a kit aircraft, you...
Eating the Elephant—Part 2
...hard, because I still don’t like it after all the time I’ve spent in the shop. If you’re building an airplane from a mature, well-proven kit with excellent instructions and...
Van’s Aircraft 2025 First Quarter Update
...to refining existing kits and instructions based on customer feedback. Efforts focus on optimizing packaging methods, enhancing instruction clarity, and streamlining the building process. Customer service remains a priority, with...
Gelato Aids Aircraft Construction
...most mundane and obvious things we have around the house suddenly become a necessity in a busy hangar where aircraft building is taking place. This is just what happened in...
Final Flight
...slowly started building up. Not only did she not want to fly the airplane, but she didn’t want to talk about it, think about it, see it or in general...
Close Quarters Fuel Pump
My friend’s fuel pump installation showed me that a normal elbow wasn’t going to fit. When you’re building an airplane that requires lots of “custom work”—one that comes from an...
A Good Decision
...was showing a few splotches of green, which could mean that there were building cumulus or just a few spots of virga still dropping from the previous day’s dissipating clouds....
Evolved Composites
...town, and away from the airport, lie JMB’s original factory buildings. These are repurposed Communist-era structures, fully outfitted for each stage of composite aircraft production. These buildings are much rougher...
Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 15
One of the most common questions I get: What is the difference between the Zenith 750 Super Duty and the 750 Super Duty Xtreme (SDX) I’m building? Basically: What makes...
Where Do Airplane Parts Come From?
...Huxley Hovermobile because a bird aggressively introduced itself to its leading edge. Horse Shows and Lightning Strikes Homebuilding is not big business. The kit aircraft industry relies on—nay, requires—suppliers both...
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Importing From Canada, N-Number Size
Question: I’m interested in buying a homebuilt out of Canada. Is this a difficult...
The Effects of Ignition Advance on Cylinder Head Temperature, Speed, and Efficiency
If a little is good, more is better, and too much should be just about right. Not!
What’s the Deal With AN Hardware?
As a new kit builder, you may have wondered about that gold-colored AN hardware...
