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DeLand Cancels January Show, Resets For Fall

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COVID-19 has taken down another regional airshow, as the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, which...
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Viljoen SubSonex

Completions Kitplanes -
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Andre Viljoen of Broulee, New South Wales, Australia took his SubSonex skyward on November...
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EAA Homebuilders Week

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Experts from every corner of the homebuilt aircraft community will bring their knowledge and information to aviation enthusiasts everywhere during the first EAA Homebuilders Week.

Story RANS S-20

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Setser RV-7

Completions Kitplanes -
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After 16+ years of blood, sweat, tears and a little salty aviator language now and again, RV-7 #71748 officially went from “project” to “airplane.”
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Van’s Up-Powered RV-14A Walkaround

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What's new with the RV-14A? Van's Greg Hughes walks us through the changes for the '14 and the updates surrounding the Lycoming IO-390-EXP119 engine.

Flight Reviews

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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

Flight Reports Marc Cook -
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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.

Builder Spotlight

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Whirl Wind 300

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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Three blades at the speed of two!
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Electric Dreams

Builder Spotlight Dean Sigler -
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Pipistrel’s gift to general aviation.
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Where Do I Hook This Now?

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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Making safety wire tabs for Lycomings.

Book Review: Are Your Nuts Tight?

Builder Spotlight Mark Schrimmer -
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Vic Syracuse has written two definitive guides to Experimental Aircraft Pre-Buys and Condition Inspections.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 6

Builder Spotlight Laura Starkey -
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Pieces and parts.

Fabulous Fabric

Builder Spotlight Lisa Turner -
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The top six secrets to a show-quality fabric covering.

Big Talk

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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The standalone com radio lives on—smarter, more flexible and affordable than ever.

Fast Squeeze

Builder Spotlight Tom Wilson -
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Todd Rudberg’s RV-8 helps usher in a modern era of nitrous-oxide-assisted sport planes.

Shop Talk

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Improper Deburring

Shop Talk Vic Syracuse -
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It is really important to remove the burrs that are created when drilling through...
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Warm Up Your Engine This Winter

Shop Talk Jon Croke -
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Count yourself fortunate if you live in a region where winter does not bring...
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Confessions of a Blockhead

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Nuts and Bolts

Shop Talk Dave Prizio -
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Aircraft quality nuts, bolts, washers and other hardware are the right things to use if they hold the things together that keep you in the air.

Theory vs. Practice

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Can You Calibrate Your Hand?

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Exploring

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Archive: December 1988

Exploring Kitplanes -
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A Great Lakes biplane was on our December 1988 cover, and the issue contained...
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Propped Up

Exploring Marc Cook -
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After seeing Paul Dye’s thorough review of the Whirl Wind propeller on his RV-8,...
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A Matter of Survival

Exploring Paul Dye -
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If your aircraft turns in to a smoldering pile of ash and your gear happens to be in the baggage compartment, well…what you’ve got is what you’ve got.

Joining Your World

Exploring Amy White -
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Like many, I suppose, I hadn’t intended to be part of the Experimental world.

Hanging up the Spurs

Exploring Myron Nelson -
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A Brief, Un-Researched History of Cockpit Noise Solutions

Exploring Kerry Fores -
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Products

Big Talk

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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The standalone com radio lives on—smarter, more flexible and affordable than ever.
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uAvionix AV-30

Builder Spotlight Marc Cook -
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A compact standalone EFIS at an affordable price.
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Garmin aera 760

Builder Spotlight Marc Cook -
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A capable bigger-screen portable GPS edges into tablet territory. Is it better?

New Products From Beringer

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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.

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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