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Ron Wanttaja

Ron Wanttaja
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Ron Wanttaja is a systems engineer, engaged in satellite orbit/constellation design and analysis, launch vehicle and onboard propulsion system trades, and operations concepts for space systems. He worked on the early design studies for the International Space Station.

Special Light Sport Airplane Accidents

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Some surprising results when compared to traditional Cessnas.

Turnbuckles for the 21st Century

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The MS series turnbuckle can eliminate conventional safety wiring.

Homebuilt Accidents: Reassurance

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Don’t let the statistics get you down.

Homebuilt Accidents: Passing the Engine Baton

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How does the Rotax 912 compare to traditional engines used in small homebuilts?

Homebuilt Accidents: Captains vs. Fledglings

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How does pilot experience affect the accident rate?

Homebuilt Accidents: Emergency Landings

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Pilot skills become critical when the engine quits.

Homebuilt Accidents: The Pilot’s Condition

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Bushy-tailed optional, bright-eyed mandatory.

ADS-B and the Little Guy

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ADS-B installation may be avoidable for many small homebuilts.

Where Have All the Homebuilts Gone?

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Thousands of E/A-B aircraft have been removed from the rolls, but most of them haven’t existed for decades.

Homebuilt Accidents: Fire!

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Quite possibly, your eyes glazed over‭ ‬a bit when you saw the title of this‭ ‬article‭. ‬Quite possibly‭, ‬you’re poised to skim forward a...

In Case You Missed it

Priming Tubes

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Sometimes the bear gets you. Sometimes you get the bear. Today, I got the...

The Dawn Patrol

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Beware the numbers.

Give Me a Brake

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When his Zenith CH 701 wouldn't stay put during runup and tended to roll on an incline, builder Chuck Deiterich came up with a do-it-yourself solution.

Experimotive

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Jess Meyers of Belted Air Power continues to refine auto-engine conversion firewall-forward packages for homebuilt aircraft. By Rick Lindstrom.