Marc Cook
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.
GRT Avionics Introduces Autopilot Servos
GRT Avionics, the company formerly known as Grand Rapids Technologies, brought a prototype of its new autopilot servo to Oshkosh. As with other EFIS-based...
Lycoming Discusses Development of IE2 and Availability of the IO-233 LSA...
Lycoming General Manager, Michael Kraft, announced yesterday that development of the IE2 FADEC system has reached the point where Lancair, which is the first...
Jeremy Monnett Interview, Onex Rolls Out
KITPLANES interviews Jeremy Monnett after the roll-out of the light, efficient, single-seat Onex at Oshkosh 2010.
Bose Introduces A20 ANR Headset
This morning at Oshkosh, Bose announced the replacement for the Aviation Headset X, called the A20. Using familiar Bose technology, the A20 adds a...
Glasair Aviation Announces Turbocharged, Carbon-Fiber Sportsman TC
Looking to inject new performance into the established Sportsman design, Glasair Aviation has created a new model by installing a turbocharged, 180-horsepower engine and...
Sonex Says SubSonex Jet Ready To Resume Testing
Sonex's jet is to resume testing after AirVenture this year now that is has a tricycle-style landing gear in place of the monowheel/sailplane-style gear...
Spidertracks Introduces New S3 Tracker
In debuting the Spidertracks S3, the New Zealand company has brought the price of its GPS-based tracking system down dramatically. The previous Spidertracks system...
Product Review: Spidertracks
As we move away from 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters, alternatives in the realm of personal locator beacons and trackers continue to flourish. Spidertracks of New Zealand is one of the newest. By Marc Cook.
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Dan Parker and the Altitude Airplane
Dan Parker was just another enthusiast looking to make his mark in aviation with some kind of crazy, notable project. Then he came across the Facet Opel, current altitude record holder, and the race was on. Since then, hes been working on his airplane full time, hoping to break the existing record, and along the way hes come up with some innovative and exceptionally efficient building and design practices.
