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AKIA Meets – Elects New Officers
The Aircraft Kit Industry Association held a business meeting during the recent EAA Airventure at Oshkosh and elected new officers for the coming year....
Courreges Sonex, Argentina
My Sonex took to the air for the first time on July 23, 2014. I completed the project after almost four years of building...
August 2014
On the cover: Dayton Murdock flies his RV-4 over Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border. Photographed by Richard VanderMeulen.
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Still Young at...
Belite Electronics Introduces New Angle of Attack Sensor and Display Gauge.
Belite's improved angle of attack system is lightweight, affordable, easy to install and calibrate, and offers pilots a choice of either a panel display...
All-Metal, Folding-Wing Groppo Trail Now Available in U.S.
Lone Palm Aero announced that the Groppo Trail LSA is now available in the United States. Designed by respected Italian engineer Nando Groppo, the...
MVP.AERO announces Most Versatile Plane.
MVP.Aero is developing a carbon fiber folding-wing LSA amphibian that will be able to operate comfortably from smooth and rough strips, water, snow, and...
Hartzell Engine Technologies Purchases Plane-Power Line of Alternators.
Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC has finalized an agreement to purchase the assets of Plane-Power, LTD. Plane-Power products include PMA alternator replacements, generator-to-alternator conversion kits...
Free Distribution of the AEA's Pilot's Guide to Avionics at AirVenture.
Published annually by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the 2014-15 edition of the Pilot's Guide to Avionics will be unveiled with free distribution at AirVenture...
Searey Introduces New Frise Aileron, Sliding Canopy, and Paint Scheme.
Progressive Aerodyne, manufacturer of Searey light sport amphibious airplanes, has developed a new Frise aileron for all new Searey factory-built and kit-built airplanes. The...
It’s Turbo Time! Sonex Introduces AeroVee Turbo Engine.
Sonex Aircraft is now accepting orders for its long-anticipated AeroVee Turbo engine, with deliveries to begin in the fourth quarter of 2014. The AeroVee...
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Ask the DAR
Two engines, one prop; ownership without a sales receipt; ultralight registered as E/A-B.
Gathering at Gardner
Dick and Sharon Starks bring the Morane to the Gathering of Eagles WW-I replica fly-in. Where The Dawn Patrol goes, adventure follows.
Homebuilding on the Edge
Out in the California desert, innovation in homebuilding is the rule, rather than the exception. By Marc Cook.
Lighting up the Tail Feathers
For a couple of months now, we’ve been laying the groundwork for an overhaul...