Flight Reports Comp Air 8 SS52 It's mega utility in a composite package; by Rick Lindstrom. 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. Completions Builders share their successes with our readers. Shop Talk Detonation and Pre-Ignition Often used interchangeably, detonation and pre-ignition are not only different but significant in different ways; by Walter Atkinson. Air Cooler Basics Keep your oil cool, keep your engine running; by Norm Ellis. Anatomy of a Vernatherm 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. Engine Beat Hexadyne P60: Four strokes, small package; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics 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. Wind Tunnel New rules, new designs...it's all good; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring What's New The AirCam comes home (again); edited by Brian E. Clark. Around the Patch 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. Light Stuff Here's the lowdown on Sport Pilot training in a new LSA; by Dave Martin. Kit Bits Contributors Letters Sportplanes Advertising Section List of Advertisers Builders' Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
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