Table of Contents
September 2010 Issue
Flight Reports
Flight Review: Lancair Launches the Piston Evolution
Doug Rozendaal samples the new piston version of the Lancair Evolution and, as with the turbine Evo, finds much to admire.
Flight Review: M-Squared Breese 2
If you’re looking for an economical way to get in the air and your stick-and-rudder skills are sharp, the Breese 2 may be the way to go. By Ed Wischmeyer.
Builder Spotlight
Home Machinist Bob Fritz had been looking for a way to compare the effectiveness of various screw extractors he had accumulated in his toolbox, and he found a willing test subject in a Cessna 170’s 60-year-old gas tank.
All About Avionics: EFIS Dreams 2010
In this year’s update of the options for EFIS buyers, we find that while some companies have folded or opted out of courting homebuilders, others are marching ahead with new products, features and cooperative arrangements. By Stein Bruch.
Builders share their successes.
Designer's Notebook
Increasing the weight of an aircraft will affect its performance in all phases of flight. By Barnaby Wainfan.
Exploring
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook looks at the potential impact on GA of Lycoming’s new IE2 engine that features electronic engine management.
Zenith’s CH 750 kit is NKET compliant, Sporty’s launches new E6B app for iPhone and Inogen’s bottleless oxygen system. Edited by Mary Bernard.
As we move away from 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters, alternatives in the realm of personal locator beacons and trackers continue to flourish. Spidertracks of New Zealand is one of the newest. By Marc Cook.
This month Ron Wanttaja looks at two similar designs, Avid and Kitfox, which have some major distinctions when it comes to the accident numbers.
Built in to any aircraft construction project is time for head scratching and trying to recall why you just walked from one end of the shop to the other. These are some of the most valuable moments. By Dick Starks.
When you’re tempted to take shortcuts during a build or repair without asking questions about the ramifications, it may be wise to contemplate the worst-case scenario. By Paul Dye.
The Rotax 912 engine has become ubiquitous in homebuilt aviation, and now a company has found a way to improve its fuel efficiency. By Steve Ells.
Bud Warren’s Geared Drives has entered the firewall-forward business with promising results thanks to a new PSRU. By Rick Lindstrom.
This month DAR Mel Asberry tackles questions about modifying an aircraft and the flight testing required, what should be on a dataplate, and what you need to know about getting an airworthiness certificate after completing a partially built aircraft.
Another European SLSA reaches American shores in the form of Tecnam’s high-wing, high-style, partially carbon-fiber Tecnam P2008. By Dave Martin.
Kit Bits
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
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What’s New
Zenith Aircraft
Inogen
Sporty’s
Lancair Piston Evolution
Lancair International
Product Review
Spider Tracks
M-Squared Breese 2
M-Squared Aircraft
The Home Machinist
Grabit Tool
All About Avionics: EFIS Dreams 2010
Aspen Avionics
Advanced Flight Systems
Dynon Avionics
Garmin International
Grand Rapids Technologies
Stratomaster (MGL Avionics)
TruTrak Flight Systems
Engine Beat
Airflow Performance
Experimotive
Geared Drives
Light Stuff
Tecnam North America
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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.
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.
Advanced Flight Systems' Rob Hickman details the company's new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.
Spidertracks introduced a new, smaller, less expensive GPS tracker here at Oshkosh 2010. Rachel Donald explains the main features of the unit and the website that supports it.
CubCrafter's Randy Lervold gives us the skinny on the new Carbon Cub Adventure package introduced here at Oshkosh.
Glasair Aviation’s Mikael Via introduces the new turbocharged, carbon-fiber-bodied Sportsman TC at Oshkosh 2010.
