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Bruce Dunkle

Bruce Dunkle
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Bruce Dunkle grew up building model WW-II airplanes and dreaming of flying. After earning private, commercial and instrument ratings in Alaska in 1984, the market for pilots was such that he ended up with a career in computer network engineering instead. Bruce has owned a Cessna 150 but still dreams of flying WW-II fighters. He is now in year 17 of his 12-year build of an all-wood, plansbuilt Tally-Ho 80% replica Spitfire MK1.

Lay It on Thick

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Fumed silica thickens epoxy to the perfect consistency for gluing.

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A recent announcement that a major manufacturer would no longer be making and selling carburetors came as a shock. Although another company has taken up the challenge and will supply carbs, at least for the time being, this news may be the impetus needed to move more aviators toward fuel-injected power for their homebuilt aircraft.

A Soldering We Shall Go (Part 2)

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When last we left our discussion of soldering, we touched briefly on each of...

Product Review: Garmin GI 275 EFIS

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This full-featured, full-priced certified EFIS is impressive but might not be ideal for homebuilts.

Gas Vs. Diesel

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Which Sportsman is best? It depends.