Laura Starkey, Author at KITPLANES

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Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 9

Laura Starkey - April 24, 2021 0

Panel planning and building.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 8

Laura Starkey - February 18, 2021 3

Feeding the beast.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 7

Laura Starkey - January 20, 2021 0

Let’s take a moment to catch you up on our RANS S-21 build: So far we have a fuselage constructed, sitting on the wheels,...

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 6

Laura Starkey - November 16, 2020 1

Pieces and parts.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 5

Laura Starkey - September 26, 2020 0

Building somewhere to sit.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 4

Laura Starkey - August 24, 2020 0

Flying forward with the wing build.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 3

Laura Starkey - July 22, 2020 1

The build begins “small.”

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 2

Laura Starkey - June 16, 2020 0

What do we do now?

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 1

Laura Starkey - May 26, 2020 3

Part 1: foundations of the build.

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