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Steve Ashby

Steve Ashby
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Steve Ashby is a sometime lawyer and full-time aviation aficionado from Atlanta, Georgia. He learned to fly in 1980 and has adopted a 1968 Skyhawk (your Grandma could fly it). Steve is also working on a Van's RV-8A which he swears will be completed on (a) Thursday.

JK-2 Nano Ultralight Gyroplane Introduces Hirth Engine

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Since its U.S. debut at AirVenture 2021, the ultralight JK-2 Nano gyroplane has replicated its European popularity with sleek lines and true ultralight specifications....

Air Command Closer to Resurrection With New Engine

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As reported at AirVenture 2022, Joe Covelli of River Falls Wisconsin purchased the storied Air Command gyroplane company of the 80s and has undertaken...

AutoGyro USA Builds An MTO Sport Gyroplane at AirVenture

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In the spirit of past “One Week Wonder” kit aircraft built during previous AirVentures, AutoGyro USA is celebrating its 2000th MTO Sport kit by...

Duc Propellers Introduces Tiger Line At AirVenture

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Duc Propellers have been manufactured in France since 1997 and are sold in the us through their office in Sebring, Florida. At AirVenture 2023,...

Badland Aircraft Debuts “Thump Air” Engine For its F-1 Ultralight

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Badland Aircraft of Truman, Minnesota, premiered its F-1 (named for the Fujita tornado scale) Ultralight in 2015. Since then, they have sold 29 kits...

Cleaveland Tool Lives on Through Flyboy Accessories

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In 1989 the now legendary Buzz Lauritsen brought his newly constructed Van's RV-4 to Oshkosh and no one could believe how smooth and ripple...

Lucky Number

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Some people have all the luck. Take Les Laidlaw, who flew his newly minted Cozy Mark IV to AirVenture on Saturday, two days before...

Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season

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Summer is here and fly-ins are sprouting up all over the country. While most of them feature homebuilts, very few center on a particular...

Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #6 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition

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I had to be home after Sun 'n Fun by Saturday night. I fully intended to get up at the crack of dawn, break...

Beringer Introduces New and Improved Brakes

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Beringer has announced at Sun 'n Fun that they are improving their Aerotec brake sets. The new Aerotec+ has cooling fins cast into the...

In Case You Missed It

Four Decades Old, Look At Us Now

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Publisher Dennis Shattuck took a flier on a growing segment of aviation back when...
The Superior IO-360 engine stripped and ready for cylinder removal. Note that oil return lines are capped as are the intake tubes in the sump. Until the decision has been made to completely tear down the engine it is best to protect everything as you go.

Maintenance Matters: Engine Overhaul Part I

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Evaluation and Removal.

NXT Next

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Electroflight and Rolls-Royce partner to set the world’s electric airspeed record.

How to Use Your Oxygen System

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Things to know before you go. By Gary Jones.