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Viewfinder
Marc Cook looks at the possibility of Glasair Aviation initiating a new Two Weeks to Taxi builder-assistance program for the Van's RV-10.
What’s New
TCW Technologies announces two new products, ChartFlier introduces a low-cost entry to the ADS-B market, and a veteran airshow performer pilots the SubSonex jet on its maiden flight.
Viewfinder
Marc Cook presents an argument for rewriting LSA weight-limit rules to encourage new design and technology, while improving safety and performance.
Letters
Old-Timer, New Ideas I would like to offer a comment on Stein Bruch's article "All About Avionics," which appeared in the August 2011...
Christensen Mirage Marathon
I began construction of my modified Mirage Marathon in October of 1996. I decided to make mine a traildragger rather than this model’s fixed...
Jim Bower's RV-6A
N143DJ first flew on August 10, 2011 after nearly 11 1/2 years of slow building. She has an AeroSport Power O-320, a Catto prop,...
Letters
Searching for Bear Metal After an absence of many years, I'm starting to fly again and am looking to buy a homebuilt, already...
In Case You Missed It
Prop Blade Effects
We often treat the propeller as a uniform “actuator disc” and the slipstream as...
Rear Cockpit: The Other Guy’s Plane
In a parallel life of mine—auto journalism—shop talk occasionally got around to just how...
Phase I Maintenance
Some of the things to which new mechanics or new owners of Amateur-Built aircraft should pay attention.