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Summit Aircraft Skis for Cubs
Summit Aircraft has introduced a larger snow ski for Super Cub Aircraft. The lightweight skis are constructed entirely of carbon fiber and each weighs...
Goodman's RV-10
I bought the kit from Van's at Sun 'n Fun in 2006. After 5 years and 1 month, it finally flew. The paint was...
AvBid to Hold Auction Event at Sebring Expo
AvBid Aircraft Auctions confirmed that its has teamed with Sebring Expo 2012 for a live Light Sport Aircraft auction on Saturday January 21, 2012,...
Dynon and PocketFMS Offer AeroData for SkyView
Dynon Avionics and PocketFMS announce the availability of new worldwide AeroData for Dynon SkyView EFISes. This includes all airspace, airports, runways, frequencies, obstacles and...
Garmin Offers GTN 750 Trainer App for iPad
Garmin has introduced a new trainer app for the iPad2. This app, downloadable from the iTunes store, simulates the behavior of the GTN 750...
Michael Gallagher’s Rans S7S
Our Rans S7S was completed in August 2011 after a January 2011 start. Nearly a year of research went into our choice for a...
2012 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide
The 2012 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide includes 49 designs for those who may be interested in building a kit helicopter or gyroplane.
Kitfox Super Sport
Marc Cook reports on the process of developing a new Lycoming O-233 engine package for the Kitfox Series 7 Super Sport and samples the result.
Garmin aera 796: Portable Syn Vision
Garmin builds on its portable product line with two new navigators: the aera 795 and 796. Paul Bertorelli reviews these synthetic-vision capable units.
Build It Better: The Choices We Make
Paul Dye debuts his new series on the myriad considerations that go into building and flying Experimental aircraft.
In Case You Missed It
Flight Review: Four to Tango
Chuck Berthe puts Team Tango’s Foxtrot 4 through its paces, and finds it to be a capable aircraft with the potential to be even better as the design is refined.
Family Legend
Starting as a Texas Sport kit, a little Cub with the unlikely name of Scrappy grew, with a host of custom touches and multigenerational effort, into a cherished family heirloom.
