Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Friday Sport Gold Scene
We can get used to this. In today’s Sport Gold heat there was another near wing to wing run by the front runners. Andrew...
Spirit of Innovation First Flight
Rolls Royce announced their Spirit of Innovation technology demonstrator slipped the surly bonds for the first time earlier this week. The flight took place...
Extreme Composites + James Aircraft
Prowling the Sport class pits we bumped into Jimmy Cox, the long time owner of Extreme Composites and now also the new(ish) owner of...
The Night Shift
One constant in racing, any kind of racing, is you are going to be working on your go-fast machine at night. And if you...
And It Was Only Thursday!
Diehard air racing fans know it can take years to put together a great race, one where the leaders are running close together, where...
Adjustable Air Inlet
Sam Swift of Nashville, Tennessee has some nifty cooling ideas on his Pitts S1-D race plane. One of the more obvious are interchangeable engine air...
Thursday Morning Race Notes
Some quick notes on Thursday morning's heat racing from a bright and thankfully clear Reno. Formula 1 dished up a tasty little knife fight in...
A Good Start
It’s a good start to the Stihl National Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Similar to Air Venture it’s a victory simply to hold the...
Museum of Flying Art
Being a military brat, we moved around some when I was a kid. Having good parents meant we sampled the local fare as much...
Star Bird!
Luxury and efficiency join elegantly in this unique blend of twin engines and canard airframe.
In Case You Missed it
Letters
Tech Takeover? (Best Letter) Maybe its the general fascination with electronics these days,...
Maintenance Matters
In Part 2 of his discussion, Steve Ells delves into more detail about patching, repairing or replacing aircraft aluminum.
Affordable Borescope
Longtime airplane builder Ed Zaleski manipulates the borescope to get the proper image...
Homebuilt Aircraft Safety 1998-2008
Far be it from Ron Wanttajas experience to be complacent when it comes to aircraft accident statistics. In this article, he updates two previous articles on the subject of homebuilt aircraft safety and digs deep to find meaning and context for the numbers.