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Marc Cook

Marc Cook
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Marc Cook is a veteran special-interest journalist who started as a staffer at AOPA Pilot in the late 1980s. Marc has built two airplanes, an Aero Designs Pulsar XP and a Glasair Aviation Sportsman, and now owns a 180-hp, recently modernized GlaStar based in western Oregon. Marc has 5000 hours spread over 200-plus types and four decades of flying.

How’s Your Head?

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We have a few changes around here that are worthy of mention.

Sonex Hopes to Fly High Wing By Spring

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The High Wing prototype is expected to fly soon.

Wanted: Engine Competition

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Imagine a time not too long ago when pilots embarking on the delicious endeavor to build their own airplanes could consider multiple sources for just about any engine on the menu.

Van’s Aircraft Year-End Update: “Significant Strides”

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Van’s Aircraft celebrates 2024 achievements: reduced kit lead times, RV-15 progress, and a new avionics department launch.

Here We Go Again

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Looking ahead to the aircraft kits and plans—for airplanes and rotorcraft—available for 2025
RV7 Panel, G5, G3X Touch, GMA 245, GTN 750, GMC 305, GI-260, AOA

EFIS Roundup 2024

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Big screens available now.

Sonex Approves Gross-Weight Increase

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Sonex and Waiex owners may designate a max gross weight of 1220 pounds for aircraft with 100 hp or more.

Kitfox Speedster 916

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The feistiest Kitfox gets feistier yet.

Let Me Down Easy

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Emergency Glide is a valuable tool to give the pilot some breathing room to troubleshoot in the air and have the controlled descent handled by the EFIS.

What’s Up In the Experimental Engine Market

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Are the high prices here to stay? Are alternative engines finding an avenue to success? Are Jet A-burning engines like the DeltaHawk an important part of our future?

In Case You Missed It

Resin Infusion

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Taking the next step beyond vacuum bagging.

Countersinking for a Flush Fastener Fit

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In last month’s column, we talked about the procedures needed for installing flush rivets...

What’s New

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ATS Voyager-when you get serious about a borescope.

Barriers to Entry

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Sometimes, when using shorthand in our conversations about Experimental aviation, we use the term...