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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.

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.

Supercharging: The Turbo Alternative

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Bill Beaton chose a centrifugal supercharger for racing and cruising.

Rear Cockpit

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Oil: how its cooled.

Rear Cockpit

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Oil: why it gets hot.

Pylon Neophyte

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The nuts, bolts, and nickels of taxiing onto the Reno stage.

Rear Cockpit

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If this place was an airport…a guide to airport personalities.

In Case You Missed It

Getting Started on the GlaStar Project

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Starting on the wings and ordering more parts.

Beware the Scammer

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We don’t talk about scams a lot in Experimental aviation. Yes, there were probably...

The Modern RV-10

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A well-modded RV-10 points to the state of the art in homebuilt four-placers.

Sounding Off

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Like some sort of verbal restricted area, certain subjects are such tropes in aviation...