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Homebuilt Airplanes—A Brief History
...that homebuilding was not an appropriate activity. The gathering storms of war may have influenced that decision. But by 1947, Congress officially approved the licensing of homebuilt aircraft, subject to...
Completions
...think that I formed most of the pieces, then assembled them according to the plans. That is a great experience. Building an airplane is a personal and often lonely project,...
The Scratch-Building Alternative
...scratch-building just to get into the air cheaply. The haste to fly may lead to rushing the building process, encouraging substandard work. Scratch-building, he insists, is for people who really...
Lancair Love Story
...grew, the influx of business would level out the workflow at his shop and subsidize a serious sailplane habit. Building the Plane When Mike got the fuselage and kit back...
Lancair Love Story
...the influx of business would level out the workflow at his shop and subsidize a serious sailplane habit.Building the Plane When Mike got the fuselage and kit back to his...
Build Your Skills: Fabric
...project without a mechanic’s license? If you are building an Experimental airplane, doing the fabric work is legal. There are no restrictions. Should you be restoring an antique or classic...
Down to Earth
...most of the building), neither of us was happy with the answers we got from manufacturers of composite kit aircraft when we asked about lightning protection. “We haven’t lost an...
All About Avionics
...work your way back, but when building an Experimental airplane we need to do things a bit differently because the “front” (read: expensive fan-turning device, or engine) is one of...
Contributors
...last year in beautiful Mexico, Missouri, attending the Zenith-hosted scratch-building school. Creating your own airplane from raw materials isn’t exactly a dying art, but as the market continues to embrace...
Amy's RV-10: Getting It Inspected
...well-worn shop equipment and history of building combined with our superior packing case recycling program (look close at all of our work benches sometime) spoke volumes before my husband ever...
In Case You Missed It
Garmin Smart Glide
New software that’s an extra layer of automation for
backstopping emergency deadstick landings.
Fourier Strikes Again
Ah, the email call for April 15, 2022, just arrived. Michael Zwijacz wrote to...