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Ed Kolano

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Ed Kolano is a test pilot who's flown over 200 different aircraft types from ultralights to the B787. A CFI and former instructor at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, he's a recipient of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots' Spirit of Flight Award. His flight reviews, technical and educational articles have appeared in several U.S. and European magazines.

Buzzwords: Human Factors

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Multifunction devices and human factors. Edward P. Kolano.

Buzzwords: Human Factors—The Basics

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Small design considerations can have a big impact on comfort, convenience and safety.

Buzzwords: Adverse Yaw

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Adverse yaw is usually defined as an airplane yawing in the direction opposite the intended turn direction when insufficient coordinating rudder is applied. True enough, sort of. But there’s more to the story. By Edward P. Kolano.

Buzzwords: Maneuvering Speed

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Ed Kolano unravels some of the misconceptions of the oft-misunderstood term, “maneuvering speed,” and explains the implications for pilots of homebuilt aircraft.

Riding the Radial Rocket RG

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The Radial Rocket TD already had a following, but with some tweaking and the addition of retractable gear, the new Radial Rocket RG is poised to take off. By Ed Kolano.

Buzzwords

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Pilots compensate all the time for aerodynamic effects such as ground effect, often without being conscious of it. By Ed Kolano.

Buzzwords

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Ground effect, or changes in airflow when flying a wingspan distance above the ground, affects longitudinal stability, elevator effectiveness and possibly even your airspeed indicator. By Ed Kolano.

Alternate Pitch Control

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When elevator control is lost, there are ways to get the plane on the ground safely using power and trim.

Buzz Words: Understanding Dihedral Effect

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While certified airplanes have to meet Part 23 requirements for positive dihedral, amateur-built airplanes are exempt. Ed Kolano looks into the details of dihedral, and how you can use it to your airborne advantage.

Kitplanes Magazine Looks at The Sherpa

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Kitplanes Magazine contributor Ed Kolano took a first look at the Sherpa utility aircraft at the Arlington Airshow recently.

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Avionics Special: Construction Zone

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Marc Cook succumbs to the siren song of the Garmin G3X, and clears the flight deck for an avionics upgrade.

Metal Magic: Shop Safety

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In the first episode of the new KITPLANES Metal Magic video series, our host...

Editor’s Log

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Power to the people!