Table of Contents
June 2006 Issue
Cover Story
Don't we all want to be able to fly like Bob Hoover? Or get to perform first flights in just about any type of homebuilt like test pilot Dave Morse? Well, a career change may not be near at hand for most of us, but for the average kit builder and homebuilt pilot, there are some more reachable goals out there. For us kit builders, the piloting gold standard has to be flying a Pitts.
Flight Reports
We had the rare chance to fly a Titan T-51 alongside a genuine North American P-51 Mustang; by Doug Rozendaal.
Want to really impress your flying buddies? Here's your chance to master the Pitts Special; by Ed Wischmeyer.
Builder Spotlight
Build Your Skills: Metal, Part 11
In our final installment, a close look at the sticky (but necessary) issue of corrosion proofing; by Dan Checkoway.
Surviving a Kit Company Failure
A few veteran kit builders share their wisdom for coping with a company closure; by Mary Bernard.
Builders share their successes
Shop Talk
Will the death of 100LL prompt development of superior alternatives? By Paul Millner.
Leaving the state of hypoxia; by Rick Lindstrom.
Though a subject of long debate, the answer is really quite clear; by Len Buckwalter.
If it ain't broke (in)...By Tim Kern.
A switch in time saves the design; by Jim Weir.
Exploring
Welcome to the world, N30KP; by Marc Cook.
HeloWerks debuts first two-place, turbine-powered kit helicopter; edited by Brian E. Clark.
In Part 1, we'll review passive noise reduction headsets in the $200-or-less economy range; by Cory Emberson.
A year-long flight test offers a cockpit view of TruTrak's new digital autopilot; by Jack Coswell.
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What's New
Helo Werks
Approach Fast Stack Systems
Aircraft Spruce East
Garmin International
Direct-To-Avionics
The Modern Mustang
Titan Aircraft
Biplane Boot Camp
Plus 5/Sport Aero
Headset Buyer's Guide
ASA
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DRE Communications
Flightcom
LightSPEED Aviation
Pilot Avionics
Sigtronics
SoftComm Products
Sporty's Headset Wizard
Telex
AvGas 2020: The Future Fuel?
Coordinating Research Council
O2 For You
AeroMedix
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Precise Flight
Rocket Engineering
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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.
