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Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum
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Jonathan Apfelbaum learned to fly before he could drive and has his PPL as well as seaplane, glider and instrument ratings. When not at his day job as an emergency physician, he can be found tinkering on his homebuilt GlaStar. Julia Apfelbaum is a U.S. Navy veteran with a career working on electronics on E/A-6B Prowlers and E/A-18G Growlers. She’s a private pilot and will finish her A&P in 2021. When not flying her 1955 Cessna 180, Julia is restoring a 1947 SV-4C Stampe. She is the lead photographer of Distant Thunder Aviation.

DuraWear and UltraWear Brake Discs From Matco

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Matco presented new DuraWear and UltraWear components which provide an upgrade to their standard brake discs and pads while maintaining the same pricing.

Wintip LED Lights by AVEO

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AVEO Engineering has been focusing on incorporating high end lighting into homebuilt aircraft specific applications.

Slap an Engine On It and Go Fly!

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With a new Corvair engine, an old Stolp Starlet returns to the skies.

A Certain A-Piel

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Meet this gem of an airplane.

Love at First Sight

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John Lake’s lifelong passion for the Marquart Charger.

“What Do You Mean, You’ve Flown My Plane!”

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It’s a small world, but it’s full of giant coincidences.

Saurenman Aero Works REVO

Lean, mean aerobatic machine.

SX Appeal

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Sleek looks and a 300-hp Lycoming make the SX300 a very sexy single.

Hiperbipe

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The Swiss Army knife of airplanes.

As Good as Gold

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Herrill Davenport’s Golden Nugget is one of a kind.

In Case You Missed It

In Search of the Perfect Landing

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It's simple, basically.

What’s the Deal With AN Hardware?

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As a new kit builder, you may have wondered about that gold-colored AN hardware...

Turbine Moose: The Ultimate Amphib

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Its said that sailors make good floatplane pilots because they understand the nature of wind on the water. Sailboat racer and pilot Rick Orchard took that sentiment to heart in a big way when he decided to pump up an already large homebuilt (the Murphy Moose) by adding Aerocet amphibious floats and a 550-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 turbine engine.

Homebuilt Accidents: Pilot Error

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The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.