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Metal Magic: Intro to Riveting
Introduction to driven rivets. Learn how to judge the size of rivets you need and how to tell if you've driven them correctly.
Johnson RV-7
This is my RV-7 (N9974P) that was completed in August 2020 and given its airworthiness inspection by Vic Syracuse. I performed the first flight...
April 2021
On the cover: Photographer Julia Apfelbaum captured Allen Floyd’s Long-EZ over the foothills near Boulder, Colorado. Piloting the photo ship was Jonathan Apfelbaum.
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Archive: August 1989
We called it “Pulsar With a Purpose,” on our August 1989 cover, and it was Mark Brown’s popular follow-on to the single-seat Star-Lite, the...
Metal Magic: Deburring
Holes are drilled so let's get them cleaned up and ready for fasteners. Paul Dye explains the process of deburring holes and edges in...
Work at Glasair Aviation
As Glasair Aviation USA moves into the next phase of its "Covid Pause," the company is looking for a technical support person at its...
Metal Magic: Drilling Like a Pro
It pays to get good with drilling because you'll be doing a lot of it.
March 2021
On the cover: Randy Shannon enjoys a flight over the prairies of eastern Kansas. His plane is the first customer-built Zenith CH 750 SD...
Archive: January 2008
On our cover was the stunning Falco F.8L built by Kris Shipler’s late father, John. We met Kris at Chino airport, where so much...
In Case You Missed It
Letters – October 2019
Praise for Paul
Former Editor in Chief (and now Editor at Large) Paul Dye made...
NPT and Aircraft Fittings–Don’t Get That Size Wrong!
National Pipe Thread is a U.S. standard for tapered threads, which we find on...
Letters
Real-World ADS-BThank you for Dick Sunderland's articles, "Juggling the ADS-B Options" and "What...
Here Comes the Judge
How do aircraft judges at the big annual events evaluate a potential prizewinner? You might be surprised. By Bill Repucci.