Jordan King is a CFI, CFII, MEI based in Houston, Texas, spending a majority of her time in the unique sides of general aviation, including flying and instructing with Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience as well as with various warbird organizations around Ellington Field. She currently flies an SR22 for work and spends a majority of her off time instructing students at all stages of flight training.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the VariEze but because the VariEze changed the landscape of homebuilt aircraft, this year is what Burt Rutan likes to call the “composite canard revolution”!
Finishing tapes not only strengthen areas that need reinforcement, but they also cover unsightly screws, rivets and rib-lacing cord. This month we cover the types of tapes available, where they should be applied and how to apply them; by Ron Alexander.