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Troy Zawlacki

Troy Zawlacki
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Troy is an engineer and machinist based in Silicon Valley with passion for building, restoration and flying his Quickie Q-2. Troy is currently wrapping up his second build, a RANS S-21 with a personalized O-320.
Denso alternator pulley on a Lycoming engine

Denso Alternator Homemade Adaptation

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Swapping a Denso alternator into a Lycoming engine? Here’s how one builder tackled pulley design for optimal reliability.

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The Coming Revolution

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Tremendous progress has been made in the Automatic Speech Recognition realm (think iPhone’s Siri), and this technology may be a boon to solo pilots sooner than you think. By James P. Hauser.

Home Shop Machinist

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Conrad Norquist shows how the 6061 tubes supplied with Airdrome Aeroplanes kits are...

Layout

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Rare is the occasion when you make a part in the home shop without some sort of layout work.

X Marks the Spot

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Light and slow, yet lacking control skittishness, the X-Air is a simple and fun way to go nowhere in particular. By Bob Grimstead.