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Kerry Fores

Kerry Fores
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Kerry Fores was born and raised in Oshkosh, WI and was interested in homebuilding by age 12. Between 1998 and 2003 he scratchbuilt and polished a Sonex, which he named Metal Illness. Kerry logged nearly 500 hours in Metal Illness and was awarded Plans Built Champion at AirVenture 2006. Kerry is retired from a 21-year career at Sonex Aircraft, most of it dedicated to supporting builders. Kerry is on the web at thelifeofdanger.com.

Beyond the Stats

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Shoppin’ for a project, are ya? Here are some truths: Factory-stated build times are bare minimums. Double them and then toss that number out...

Inserting Bolts, Installing Nuts

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I never set out to write a hardware trilogy, yet here we are. A little ditty on washer usage begat a column on bolt-length...

Length Matters

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Last month I wrote about AN washer usage. This month I’ll take on AN bolts—specifically, their grip length. Riveting stuff, huh? No? Somewhat captivating?...

AN960 Washers, the Penny and My Thoughts

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Not a week (sometimes a day) went by during my Sonex career that I wasn’t asked about washer usage on threaded fasteners. Often, a...

Get Bent

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I harbor two writers within. A technical writer who favors brevity and a creative writer, an essayist, who wants to engage your senses and...

Self-Debriefing Your AirVenture Experience

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Every flying lesson ends with a debriefing. What worked, what didn't, where can improvements be made? If you recently attended The Big Show in...

AirVenture’s Last Day

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AirVenture is an organism that obeys no calendar. The Friday prior to this year's opening the airport was as full as I've ever seen...

Thick Wallet?

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This is one of many vendors at AirVenture offering a solution to those whose wallet is too thick. This vendor, however, is the only...

Decisions, Decisions.

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So you thought picking the perfect homebuilt was difficult? Well, strap in because there are dozens more decisions to follow, including how to strap...

Homebuilding’s Perseverance Award

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I caught up with EAA’s Charlie Becker—which is easy to do as he drags around the weighty title Director for Chapters & Communities and the...

In Case You Missed it

Plane and Simple

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Dont blow into the pitot tube!

Bearhawk LSA

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Simple and light—very light: The Bearhawk LSA is the latest addition to the Bearhawk family, the culmination of decades of design experience.

Checkpoints

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History repeats itself.

Cowl Flapped

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Invention and experimentation in actual practice (compared to idealized fantasy) don’t usually offer up...