Table of Contents
October 2006 Issue
Cover Story
"Wind? We don't worry about the wind," Ron Lueck says. "Not unless it's been given a name." The mid-Florida coastline still showed the ravages of several major hurricanes that had recently destroyed buildings and airplanes alike, with discrimination.
Builder Spotlight
The 18-Day Sportsman: Packing the Panel
For an accelerated build, planning the panel cannot be a part-time project; by Marc Cook.
The Bicycle Mechanic's Flying Dream
Two brothers' journey toward a flying homebuilt parallels another pair of brothers. Well, kinda. By Tim Bayer.
Builders share their successes with our readers.
Shop Talk
Often used interchangeably, detonation and pre-ignition are not only different but significant in different ways; by Walter Atkinson.
Keep your oil cool, keep your engine running; by Norm Ellis.
Help wanted: Experienced oil flow manager, 40,000 cycles or more; by Norm Ellis.
Product Review: EA DRDT-2 Dimpler
With this innovative tool, mechaniczal advantage becomes builder advantage; by Ed Wischmeyer.
Hexadyne P60: Four strokes, small package; by Tim Kern.
How hot are we? By Jim Weir.
Designer's Notebook
Designer Spotlight: Dean Wilson
For the patriarch of the two-place, folding-wing light aircraft concept, design is a way of life; by Tim Kern.
New rules, new designs...it's all good; by Barnaby Wainfan.
Exploring
Some late-summer poolside reading; by Marc Cook.
Buying Used: All Things Zenith
Here's how to make sure that the previously owned Zenith homebuilt is really for you; by Cory Emberson.
Here's the lowdown on Sport Pilot training in a new LSA; by Dave Martin.
Web Links in this Issue
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the October issue.
What's New
California Power Systems
EAA 1006
Lockwood Aviation
Lynx Avionics
Midwest Sport Aviation
No Comp Air(ison)
Comp Air, Inc.
Buying Used: All Things Zenith
Rand Gray's 601 Inspection Checklist
Zenair, Ltd.
Zenith Aircraft
The 18-Day Sportsman
AirGizmos, LLC
Dynon Avionics
Garmin International
Glasair Aviation
One Mile Up (Panel Planner)
Pacific Coast Avionics
PS Engineering
TruTrak Flight Systems
UMA Instruments
Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition
Advanced Pilot Seminars
Product Review: EA DRDT-2 Experimental
ExperimentalAero
Engine Beat
Hexadyne Aviation
Light Stuff
EAA Sport Pilot Instructors
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At AOPA Summit in Hartford, Garmin will unveil its latest portable, the touchscreen aera 796. Take a video tour of the navigator's features, which include synthetic vision, enhanced chart functions, and a new touchscreen interface.
KITPLANES talked to PS Engineering’s Mark Scheuer about the new PAR100EX Experimental-class audio panel with a communication radio.
KITPLANES talks with Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES gets the scoop on Garmin’s developments and rebates for the G3X EFIS at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES caught up with Dynon Avionics at Sun ‘n Fun to get a glimpse of the new DX15 handheld com radio.
KITPLANES tours the Whirlwind Propeller factory where the firm's fixed-pitch and ground-adjustable propellers are made, as well as the blades for Whirlwind constant-speed props.
