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GAMA Opens 2020 Aviation Design Challenge

Industry News Kate O'Connor -
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) opened registration for next year’s Aviation Design Challenge...
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Avionics Sector Seeing Continued Growth: AEA

Industry News Marc Cook -
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The Aircraft Electronics Association reported figures for the first half of 2019 that show...
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EAA Resolving Limitation 20 Issue

Industry News Kitplanes -
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Phillips Introduces New Multi-Weight Oil

News Marc Cook -
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AirVenture 2019 Facts and Figures

News Kitplanes -
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Attendance increased 6.8 percent above of 2018’s record total.

Aeroparentage

News Myron Nelson -
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What I most admire about Karl is that he has religiously taken every single one of his five children, one on one, both as kids and teenagers to Oshkosh. Amazing.

Flight Reviews

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Turbine Legend

Flight Reports Doug Rozendaal -
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Let’s celebrate the return of some very fine whine.
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RANS S-21 Outbound

Flight Reports Dave Prizio -
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Great looks, easy to build, and a wide choice of engines. Is this the RANS you've been waiting for?
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Speedster Evolution

Flight Reports Scott Spangler -
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Kitfox Series 7 steps up to speed.

Whisper X350 Gen II

Flight Reports LeRoy Cook -
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Fast, sleek cruiser from motorglider origins.

Sling TSi

Flight Reports Paul Dye -
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Four seats. Full fuel. Lets go!

Revised Raven

Flight Reports Dave Prizio -
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RANS adds metal wings and a big engine to their popular side-by-side.

Builder Spotlight

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Minnesota Mission

Builder Spotlight Scott Spangler -
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Creating a bespoke airplane is one benefit of building from plans; when assembling a kit, builders cannot make many changes.
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Wi-Fi Enabled

Builder Spotlight Myron Nelson -
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The term “Wi-Fi enabled” involving aircraft conjures up images of fat cats shorting Boeing...
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Homebuilt Accidents: Fatal Factors

Builder Spotlight Ron Wanttaja -
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Pilot decision-making is a greater factor in fatal accidents.

AeroVonics Flight Displays

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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Leave your cutting tools in the drawer. These drop-in electronic instruments eliminate complicated installations and have an impressive feature set.

Restarting a Homebuilt Project

Builder Spotlight Omar Filipovic -
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What to do when you haven’t been doing anything.

Military Oxygen

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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Want to look and sound like a fighter jock?

After the Accident

Builder Spotlight Mike Adams -
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Okay, you bent your airplane. What happens next?

What Is My Instrument Panel Going to Cost?

Builder Spotlight Dave Prizio -
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A look at several options and what goes into the final price.

Shop Talk

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Low-Cost Spark Plug Ohm Tester

Shop Talk Jerald Gartman -
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This handy tester is rugged enough to be stored in your tool tray with...
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Temperature Sensor Restoration

Shop Talk Bob Hadley -
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Home Shop Machinist
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Antennas According to Jim (Ch. 2)

Shop Talk Jim Weir -
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Aero 'lectrics.

Unairworthy: Isolator Mount Problems

Shop Talk Vic Syracuse -
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Rubber isolator mounts should not have a gap between them and the engine mount when properly torqued.

Antennas According to Jim (Ch. 1)

Shop Talk Jim Weir -
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First, let’s talk about “polarization”; there are three polarizations. The first two are easy.

Easy Blue Plastic Film Removal

Shop Talk Lance Campbell -
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A near-zero-effort way to remove the protective blue plastic film from large sheets of aluminum.

Exploring

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The Usual Suspect, Part 2: Missing Power

Exploring Kerry Fores -
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The dark interior of a hangar comes into focus as an announcer says, “Building...
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Build, Maintain, Inspect

Exploring Paul Dye -
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One of the big reasons that people build their own airplane is the flexibility...
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Round-Trip Flight

Exploring Marc Cook -
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Do’s and Don’ts of Aircraft Building, Part 2

Exploring Vic Syracuse -
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Do’s and Don’ts of Aircraft Building, Part 2

Keeping the Fire Lit

Exploring Vic Syracuse -
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Air. Fuel. Spark. Right?

Rear Cockpit: The Other Guy’s Plane

Exploring Tom Wilson -
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Products

Phillips Introduces New Multi-Weight Oil

News Marc Cook -
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Phillips 66’s new combines the multi-viscosity, ashless-dispersant oil pilots are familiar with (as...
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It’s Da Bom!

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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Levil Aviation’s BOM puts pitot-static, AHRS, GPS, ADS-B In, and its own power source right under your wing.
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Young Aviation Entrepreneur Building His Business at Oshkosh

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Sensenich To Introduce Several New Props, for 65 to 220hp, STOL to 200 knots

Industry News Kitplanes -
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Sensenich Propeller is introducing several new adjustable-pitch carbon props for engines from 65 to 220 h.p.

Garmin Adds IFR-Approved GPS/COMM

News Marc Cook -
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uAvionix Developing Diversity ADS-B Device

Industry News Marc Cook -
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Called the skyBeacon X, the unit will employ dual antennas—hence the diversity name—with one facing down and one facing upward.

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