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Sizing an Avionics Cooling Fan

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How much is enough?

Cool Runnings

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Norm Ellis does the math and shows you how to select the right oil cooler for your engine-cooling package. Given the critical role oil temperature plays in engine health, its a good idea to go beyond selecting the smallest, lightest and cheapest cooler you can find.

Stainless Steel

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The reality behind this pretty but high-maintenance material.

Unusual Attitude: GPS and Reality

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While he admires and uses them, author Norm Ellis laments the lack of user-friendliness in todays GPS units. Editor Marc Cook counters that argument and extols the virtues of GPSes, complications or no, and their value in the cockpit.

In Case You Missed It

The Dawn Patrol

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Dick Starks recounts the tall tales and travails that The Dawn Patrol encountered at this years Salute to Veterans Airshow.

Do-It-Yourself Camera Mount

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Homebuilt aircraft struts often require a homebuilt mount.

Cracked Exhaust

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Exhaust cracks can be insidious, although sometimes they leave a gray-looking residue. Use a...

What’s in Your Hangar

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The FAAs Order 5190.6B has stirred ire in the hearts of many pilots, developers, aviation-related business owners and airpark residents who see further enforcement of land-use restrictions as unnecessary meddling by the feds.