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Dave Prizio

Dave Prizio
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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.

Installing and Maintaining Your Pitot-Static System

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The pitot-static system is usually one of those items appearing on your to-do list when you are at the point of being 90% done...

Navigating the New FAA Airworthiness Certificate Application Program

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You’ll need access to a computer and scanner to complete this online airworthiness process.

Clean Oil Makes for a Happy Engine

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You can do two things that will extend your engine’s life more than any others: Fly your airplane regularly and change your oil as...

Buying Used: RANS S-7 Courier

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The Sport Pilot’s Super Cub.

Grease Is the Word

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Consistently use the correct lubricant for your airplane’s various parts, and you will go a long way toward preventing problems.

Nuts and Bolts

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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.

Fuel Pump Replacement

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I was climbing out from my home base airport in Chino, California. I noticed that the fuel pressure was quite a bit less than...

Buying Used: Van’s RV-7/7A

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A worthy successor to the world’s most popular experimental.

Yearly Condition Inspection, Part II

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This time we will finish up our condition inspection and look at the sometimes controversial topics of service bulletins and airworthiness directives. About this time...

Yearly Condition Inspection, Part I

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If you own a Cessna or other certificated airplane, you need to get an annual inspection every year. If you own an Experimental/Amateur-Built airplane,...

In Case You Missed It

Aero ‘lectrics

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If you want to keep your paint and other supplies from freezing next winter, try this relay and heater (made to work in conjunction with last month’s temperature sensor project).

Wooden Props

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While composite props are making inroads, the century-old technology of wood more than holds its own. By Paul Bertorelli.

Highly Evolved

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The Lancair Turbine Evolution might be the ultimate Experimental kit aircraft. By Doug Rozendaal.

Completions

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Builders share their successes.