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Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
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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.

System 32 Seen at Reno

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Introduced late last week, the first look at the brand new EFII System 32 engine management system hardware is possible in the pits at...

Rear Cockpit

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Fuel follies.

EPS Goes Experimental

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There's no secret we're fans of the in-development Graflight V-8 currently under development by Engineered Propulsion Systems. A completely new flat-8, turbocharged diesel with...

BRS Biplane

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Parachutes for airplanes is definitely past the novelty stage, but something that's always piqued our curiosity about the concept is the type of airplanes...

Coming Into the Cold

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Cryogenic treatments are the newest thing at the Ly-Con engine spa.

Stars and Biplanes

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Rear cockpit

Rear Cockpit

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The most necessary thing in aviation.

Rear Cockpit

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Droning like bagpipes.

Seen at Mojave

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Pre-event publicity for the 2017 Mojave Experimental Fly-In was low-key this year, but that didn't stop a healthy crop of experimentalists to buzz in for this popular meet-and-greet gathering. Perfectly CAVU, windless weather helped as well.

Rear Cockpit

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The instructor.

In Case You Missed it

GPS-Assisted Airspeed Calibration

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Are your airspeed indications accurate?

Wind Tunnel

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VTOL aircraft.

Letters

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 Risky Business?Marc Cook, you have it right . Engines must have qualified technology and...

All About Avionics: Electrical Connections

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Building a plane? Youll need connectors. Stein Bruch shows you what to use, where to put them and how to make a quality connection.