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Glasair Aviation Takes “COVID Pause”

Industry News Marc Cook -
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Announcing a “proactive business strategy,” Glasair Aviation, maker of the Sportsman Experimental, says it...
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Huneycutt RV-10

Completions Kitplanes -
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Our RV-10, affectionately named "Tess" slipped the surly bonds of earth for the first...
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A Crowd of One

Kneeboard Notes Kerry Fores -
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2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races Canceled

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Hate It When I Do That!

Kneeboard Notes Paul Dye -
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The Value of Heeding Directions

Kneeboard Notes Marc Cook -
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Flight Reviews

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Familiar Face

Flight Reports Paul Dye -
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A lighter, more powerful engine gives the Lightning better performance.
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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?

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!

Builder Spotlight

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Zenith Goes Virtual

Builder Spotlight Kate O'Connor -
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Stuck at home? It might just be time to start building the plane of your dreams.
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How the RV-8 Came to Be

Builder Spotlight Ken Scott -
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25 years ago, Richard VanGrunsven designed an aerobatic tandem sport plane that’s also a great traveling machine.
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Standalone Engine Monitors

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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Electronics International is a modern standout, but price an EFIS with built-in monitoring first.

Building and Flying an RV-8

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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For pilots brought up with standard certified aircraft, the RV-8 will plaster a grin on their face that can’t be washed off and rarely fades.

A Highly Modified Gyroplane and a Piper, Christavia, Bearhawk, Zenith Mashup?

Builder Spotlight Mel Asberry -
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NXT Next

Builder Spotlight Tom Wilson -
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Electroflight and Rolls-Royce partner to set the world’s electric airspeed record.

“Gonna Finish This Sucker”

Builder Spotlight Bob Collins -
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Sam Kurtz set out to build an RV-7A. It ended up restoring him.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 2

Builder Spotlight Laura Starkey -
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What do we do now?

Shop Talk

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Ye Olde Slip Roll

Shop Talk Bob Hadley -
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This month’s project is a follow-on to the Pietenpol muffler that was the subject...
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Alternator and Voltage Regulator Problems

Shop Talk Dave Prizio -
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As everyone moves toward electronic instrumentation, the alternator is taking on a more and...
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Fast Filter Replacements

Shop Talk Jon Croke -
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I’m a HOG

Shop Talk Jim Weir -
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Missing Rivets

Shop Talk Vic Syracuse -
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KITPLANES Virtual Round Table: Shops and Shop Spaces

Shop Talk Kitplanes -
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Whether you build in a big box or a one-car garage, you can benefit from shop organization and tool selection.

Exploring

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Airpark Living

Exploring Myron Nelson -
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Since the very discovery that such  a thing existed, I, like many other pilots,...
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Going Around

Exploring Tom Wilson -
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Gallons of ink have been dedicated—with only minor effect—to figuring out what it is...
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A Lesson in Control(s)

Exploring Marc Cook -
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Pilot: The Verb

Exploring Kerry Fores -
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Flying: Part Science, Part Artform

Exploring Myron Nelson -
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Just a Trim, Please

Exploring Tom Wilson -
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Products

Standalone Engine Monitors

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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Electronics International is a modern standout, but price an EFIS with built-in monitoring first.
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Product Review: Garmin GI 275 EFIS

Builder Spotlight Marc Cook -
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This full-featured, full-priced certified EFIS is impressive but might not be ideal for homebuilts.
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Garmin Introduces Big-Screen aera 760

Industry News Marc Cook -
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The Other P Factor

Shop Talk Bob Hadley -
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Aithre Illyrian Smart Pulse Oximeter

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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For full-time SpO2 monitoring, stick the Illyrian under the headset and let the app do the rest.

uAvionix tailBeaconX

Exploring Marc Cook -
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An all-in-one taillight and Mode S transponder.

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