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Dead Cow Go Fasts

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Just a quick home movie from the starting line at the High Sierra Fly-In...
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AOPA Nall Report: Homebuilt Accidents Down Slightly

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The overall GA accident record showed a mixed bag.
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RANS Fly-In and Open House Was a Success

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Todd Sonex Onex

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Glasair Sportsman Kits Available Again

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Sportsman kits have been updated to reduce the builder's assembly time and come in carbon fiber or fiberglass.

ICYMI: Zenith’s Homecoming In Virtual Walkthrough Form

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Postcards From Reno

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Home Away from Home… Thanks Dynon!

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Better Safe…

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Sunday Gold at Reno 2021

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The Big Bearhawk

Flight Reports Paul Dye -
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Bearhawk 5: more room, more horsepower…more everything.
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Flight Review: Van’s RV-14A with Lycoming IO-390-EXP119 Engine

Flight Reports Marc Cook -
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Van's Aircraft recently began offering a new version of the RV-14 and RV-14A kits...
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Flight Review: Van’s RV-14A

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More power, more better.

Tri-Power!

Flight Reports Marc Cook -
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Can CubCrafters make the tri-gear bush airplane a thing?

Sportsman in Transition

Flight Reports Marc Cook -
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A closer look at the “Version 1.5” Sportsman.

Familiar Face

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

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Garmin Smart Glide

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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New software that’s an extra layer of automation for backstopping emergency deadstick landings.
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Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 12

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We have finally arrived at the “last 10%” of our RANS S-21 Outbound build—our...
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Easy Slider: Part 3

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E-Hawk in Paradise

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The Modern RV-10

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A well-modded RV-10 points to the state of the art in homebuilt four-placers.

Buying Used: Van’s RV-10

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On a scale of 1–10, most owners rate it an 11.

Easy Slider: Part 2

Builder Spotlight Larry Larson -
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Preparing a fiberglass canopy skirt and windshield fairing for prime time.

Build a POH

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What to do when your kitmaker leaves it up to you.

Shop Talk

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Metal Magic: Making Square Instrument Holes In Aluminum

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You've built most of your airplane, now it's time for cutting the instrument panel...
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What’s the Deal With AN Hardware?

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As a new kit builder, you may have wondered about that gold-colored AN hardware...
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Solving a Calibration Conundrum

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Potpourri

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Metal Magic: Learning To Love the Step Drill

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Disintegrated Drive Coupling

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Exploring

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The First Liar

Exploring Paul Dye -
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Throughout the history of places where pilots gather—be it a hangar, lounge or friendly...
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AirVenture By RV?

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Since my Van’s RV-10 first took flight in 2014, I’ve made it to Oshkosh...
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Dreams Take Flight

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Overheard at AirVenture

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Weight, For the Right One

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ATS E5A Cable Tester

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How to know if your ignition cables are good.

Products

ATS E5A Cable Tester

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How to know if your ignition cables are good.
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CQ, CQ—The Best Little Headset from Texas

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Sometimes, smaller is better.
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uAvionix AV-30 Adds Capabilities

Builder Spotlight Marc Cook -
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Now with traffic and Wi-Fi!

Small-bottle O2: Aithre, Aerox Compacts

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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Personal-sized oxygen bottles save space and weight, while serving as belt-and-suspender backup. But go bigger if you use O2 regularly.
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FlightView EFIS from Falken Avionics

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Oplite LEDs

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