Luca Perazzoli
Luca “Luke” Perazzoli earned his pilot’s license in 1989 and has logged more than 2,000 hours in 25 different types of aircraft. He currently flies a Van’s RV-8 that he built in 2010. Luca leads the aerobatic team CREWRV8 and is a mountain glacier pilot. An EAA Technical Counselor, Flight Advisor, Italian DAR, and experimental aircraft flight test pilot, he is very active in the RV-Pilots.eu group. As president of EAA Chapter 1581, he is focused on Young Eagles activities and guides an RV-12iS teen-building project. Luca also teaches flight testing, metal building, and aircraft electrical systems for the Italian EAA.
No Limits!
Marco Cherubini is a paraplegic, but that didn’t stop him from building an RV-7 and fulfilling his dreams of flight.
In Case You Missed It
Roll Your Own
Although the KK-1 is scratch-built, builders Ken Scott and Ken Krueger have used all of the modern tools at their disposal to expedite the design and building process. This month, Scott discusses the more than satisfactory results of load-testing the wing and horizontal stab;
Ask the DAR
Data plate questions, airworthiness certificate errors, complying with service bulletins.
Wind Tunnel
Thrust-line adjustment is a powerful tool for tailoring flying qualities, but it’s complicated.
Dressing Up an RV-12
Van’s RV-12 builder Dave Martin was inspired to add wheelpants to his airplane after seeing the company prototype with them.