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Flight Reports
Fighter Pilot Fun, Minus the Fuss
Easy to fly, easy to build and easy on your wallet, Loehle's 5151 and P-40 kits are bestsellers; by LeRoy Cook.

Zenith's Four-Place STOL 801
The answer to the backwoods blues? By Dave Higdon.

Builder Spotlight
New Digs for the Ultimate Homebuilt
Space Ship One now calls the National Air and Space Museum's Milestones Gallery home; by Cory Emberson.

Build Your Skills, Metal, Part 9
You say pound, I say squeeze--let's explore the other side of setting rivets; by Dan Checkoway.

Shop Talk
Power Play
One builder creates his own power charts for the Lycoming O-320. You can, too! By Dennis Douglas.

Powerplants A-Poppin': The 2006 Engine Directory
Buildin' a kit? You're likely to need one of these; compiled by Julia Downie.

Engine Beat
Guide your valves carefully; by Tim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
Yagi who? By Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Put it on the Tab
A revolutionary new tab design could change the way we think about roll-trim devices; by Tim Kern.

Wind Tunnel
Getting the (aero) bends; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
What's New
Dream Tundra fastbuild approved, Barracuda kits available; edited by Brian E. Clark.

Around the Patch
You've got engine options galore! by Marc Cook.

Product Review: AvMap EKP-IV
The combo GPS/chart plotter may not feature every bell and whistle, but it serves its niche admirably; by Rick Lindstrom.

Light Stuff
For this veteran columnist, a farewell; by Dan Johnson.

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The Classified Builder

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

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Fighter Pilot Fun, Minus the Fuss
Loehle Aircraft

Zenith's Four-Place STOL 801
Zenith Aircraft
The Fishnet Hangar

New Digs for the Ultimate Homebuilt
National Air & Space Museum

Product Review: AvMap EKP-IV
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Marc’s Sportsman: The Trim Saga

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

New Product: Viper's Next Gen Aircraft

New Products: Bosch Jigsaw Kit

New Product: Jeppesen Manuals Now Available in e-Book Format

New Products: CD-Based Weather Course Introduced

News: Superior Says "All OK"

Chelton Flight Systems, S-TEC to Become Roomies

From the Horse's Mouth: The FAA Won't Re-Evaluate Kits