Homebuilt Aircraft Directory 2010 Plansbuilt Buyer’s Guide If you’ve got the itch to build from scratch, this year’s edition of the Plansbuilt Buyer’s Guide features a buffet of 142 kit aircraft models you can build and fly. Compiled by Cory Emberson. Flight Reports Flight Review: Jabiru J230 Light Sport Marc Cook flies the nimble, LSA-compliant Jabiru J230, and finds the two-seater offers a smooth ride with a decidedly Outback attitude. Flight Review: Horse Perennial LeRoy Cook flies Larry Kinder’s award-winning Mustang II, a fast and fun homage to the legendary P-51 Mustang. Builder Spotlight The Independence Project: Avionics It’s time to install the shiny, expensive boxes in the RV-12. Yes, the avionics package goes in… and it’s not as difficult as it used to be. By Dave Martin. Build a Bear: Mellow Yellow Dave Prizio and team build a paint booth (too small), test drive charcoal masks and bunny suits, and discover the joys of covering your homebuilt plane with $400 per gallon paint. Completions Builders share their successes. Shop Talk Hose Protection Ishmael Fuentes shows you how to protect and cool the hoses in your engine compartment by making a firesleeve. Aero ’Lectrics Heat and avionics don’t get along all that well. Rather than installing a fan that runs all the time, Jim Weir suggests building and using a fan that runs only when you need it. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel Barnaby Wainfan examines a sneaky and sometimes little understood cause of in-flight scares and engine failures: carb ice. Exploring Around the Patch Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook looks at the editorial changes within EAA, and reinforces KITPLANES’ focus on homebuilding. What’s New Dynon Announces SkyView EFIS Pricing. Edited by Mary Bernard. The Dawn Patrol Dick Starks and The Dawn Patrol saddle, er, trailer up and head to the Salute to Veterans Air Show in Columbia, Missouri. Who else could lend his crimping pliers to a couple of sailors to fix an F-18’s wiring problem? Ask the DAR Can a builder modify a Van’s RV-12 kit under the 51% rule? How about changing the gross weight of a RANS S-7? Plus, the FAA releases revised homebuilding rules. By Mel Asberry. Engine Beat There’s a lot to know about aircraft oil: what to use, when to use it, when to change it. Steve Ells sheds some light on this essential fluid. Light Stuff Dave Martin looks at the future of ultralight-like SLSA trainers, and what may be in store from the FAA. Kit Bits Letters List of Advertisers Builders' Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha. Download KITPLANES® in PDF Download the complete January 2010 issue of KITPLANES® in one PDF file.
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KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.
JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740.
Ever wonder what it takes to be the largest kit manufacturer in the world? KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes a tour of Van's Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon.
KITPLANES editor Marc Cook visits Matco Manufacturing near Salt Lake City to see how the company's brakes, wheels and master cylinders are built.
Get an inside look at how Dynon builds and tests its electronic flight instruments.
Kitplanes Magazine contributor Ed Kolano takes a first look at the Sherpa utility aircraft.
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