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Dirk Verdonck’s Sonex Onex

Completions Kitplanes -
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I completed my Sonex Onex in March 2019. Building started in 2013 and during...
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Garmin, uAvionix Resolve Patent Lawsuit

Industry News Kate O'Connor -
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ADS-B solutions company uAvionix announced that it has resolved a patent lawsuit brought by...
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Sparrow Fokker D VII

Completions Kitplanes -
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Mark Phillips’ Zenith 701 Elixir

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uAvionix Acquires AeroVonics

Industry News Marc Cook -
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Fly the Zenith STOL CH 701 Flight Sim

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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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Changing the Propeller, Can I Add Seats?

Builder Spotlight Mel Asberry -
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Question: I am upgrading the propeller on my aircraft and was wondering if you...
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Unairworthy: Missing Safety Wire

Builder Spotlight Vic Syracuse -
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Some bolts have drilled heads for a reason: They are supposed to be safety...
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Turbine Temptation

Builder Spotlight Paul Dye -
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Making the decision.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

Builder Spotlight Ken Scott -
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It’s finally finished!

Avionics at AirVenture 2019

Builder Spotlight Larry Anglisano -
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A bit of innovation and some surprises.

Fabric Covering 101

Builder Spotlight Dan Kerr -
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Lessons learned applying fabric to a Murphy Maverick.

Sikaflex Canopy Bond

Builder Spotlight Larry Larson -
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Tips for making The Big Cut and bonding a canopy.

Alternator Mods Without Major Surgery

Builder Spotlight Graeme Coates -
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Another way to modify a Nippondenso alternator for use with an external voltage regulator.

Shop Talk

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Brake Turn

Shop Talk Bob Hadley -
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My local airport, Corona Municipal in Southern California, sits in the Prodo Dam basin...
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Do-It-Yourself Push-To-Talk Switch

Shop Talk Jon Croke -
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Talking on the communication radio in your homebuilt aircraft requires a simple push-to-talk (PTT)...
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We Shall Be Led Into the Light

Shop Talk Jim Weir -
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Tires, Brakes & Wheel Bearings

Shop Talk Dave Prizio -
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Maintenance matters.

Aircraft Plumbing: Flexible Lines

Shop Talk Dave Prizio -
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Best practices

Fuel Leak and Cracked Flare

Shop Talk Vic Syracuse -
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Exploring

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Hey There, Charlie

Exploring Marc Cook -
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I’m sure there were perfectly fine used homebuilts closer to me than N531CE—it was...
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Checkpoints: AirVenture 2019

Exploring Vic Syracuse -
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As I write this, we have been home from AirVenture 2019 exactly one week,...
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This Puddle We Play In

Exploring Kerry Fores -
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Cracks, Both Foreign and Domestic

Exploring Tom Wilson -
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Notes From the Heartland

Exploring Marc Cook -
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Headset Trial: David Clark Pro-X2

Exploring Larry Anglisano -
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In this Avionics Bootcamp video series, we put the David Clark Pro-X2 on the evaluation bench and took them flying for this field report.

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AeroVonics AV-20 and AV-30 Review

News Paul Bertorelli -
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A New Mexico start-up called AeroVonics rolled out the most innovative panel-mount electronic displays...
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Headset Trial: David Clark Pro-X2

Exploring Larry Anglisano -
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In this Avionics Bootcamp video series, we put the David Clark Pro-X2 on the evaluation bench and took them flying for this field report.
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Phillips Introduces New Multi-Weight Oil

News Marc Cook -
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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.

Young Aviation Entrepreneur Building His Business at Oshkosh

News Steve Ashby -
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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.

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