KITPLANES longtime contributor Larry Anglisano gets to witness the first power up of Mark Welch’s partially completed Van’s RV-10. A full Garmin G3X Touch suite with a wiring harness crafted by SteinAir centers the effort but there’s still a lot for the builder to do. It’s that integration a builder worries about. So, let’s see how it goes!
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Wind Tunnel
Flight testing for longitudinal stability problems continues this month as columnist Barnaby Wainfan details tests for stick force as related to trim and stick-free stability of an aircraft. The object is to gather data and analyze it to see if the hypotheses about the nature of the problem hold up under scrutiny.
Light Stuff
Having completed his Vans RV-12 ELSA, Dave Martin revisits a weekend Repairman Inspection course to prepare for his first annual condition inspection.