Dave Prizio
Dave Prizio has been plying the skies of the L.A. basin and beyond since 1973. Born into a family of builders, it was only natural that he would make his living as a contractor and spend his leisure time building airplanes. He has so far completed four—two GlaStars, a Glasair Sportsman, and a Texas Sport Cub—and is helping a friend build an RV-8. When he isn’t building something, he shares his love of aviation with others by flying Young Eagles or volunteering as an EAA Technical Counselor. He is also an A&P mechanic, Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR), and was a member of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council for six years.
Carbon Cub Discovery Kit
CubCrafters has just come out with a what they call a Discovery Kit, which is designed to allow potential Carbon Cub builders a chance...
Piston-Powered Evolution
Lancair originally introduced their Evolution kit with either a Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engine or the Lycoming TEO-540 piston engine. However, as they began...
Continental ECi Shows Off Counterweighted 370 Engine Series
Continental ECi engines has responded to the call to produce a stroked 360 engine with a counterweighted crankshaft. Their new 370 series engines are...
CubCrafters BRS Chute
CubCrafters now offers an option for a BRS ballistic recovery chute, much the same as the one found in every new Cirrus. The new...
Garmin G5 Mini/Backup EFIS
Garmin chose Sun 'n Fun 2016 to introduce their new EFIS unit that can serve well as a backup display for airspeed, altimeter, artificial...
Viperjet
Viperjet N999VJ is right at home at Chino Airport in Southern California, where L-39s and F-86s are a common sight. Unfortunately they all...
In Case You Missed It
Aircraft Handling: Making the Compromises Work
Doug Rozendaal brings his considerable experience to a discussion of flight handling characteristics and his favorite aircraft. Among the factors designers consider are stability, control response, feel, personal preferences, FAA requirements, stick force, center of gravity, center of pressure, and the flight envelope. Every design is a compromise.
Ask the DAR
Applying for a Repairman Certificate, importing Experimentals, converting an SLSA Cub to ELSA.
Antenna Wiring
Don’t shortchange the job with the wrong cable, sloppy routing or flawed crimping techniques.
Old, New & Old Again!
We are seeing more talk of people rebuilding cores found in barns or the back of hangars.