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Vic Syracuse

Vic Syracuse
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Vic is a fixed-wing and helicopter commercial pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA technical advisor and flight counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 10,000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot, has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation, and has written two books on aircraft prebuy and condition inspections.

Checkpoints

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Maintenance.

Checkpoints

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History repeats itself.

The Ins and Outs of Pre-buys

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Dont buy a used Experimental aircraft without one (Part 2).

The Big Picture and Red Herrings

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The big picture and red herrings.

Corn Roast

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What a great way to end the day at OSH. Charlie Becker of EAA Headquarters sponsored a corn roast in the Homebuilt camping tent....

Super Seawind – Turbine Power!

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How's this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit...

Jim Baldwin and His '89 RV-6

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Meet Jim Baldwin, owner of the oldest RV-6 on the field at AirVenture. Having completed it in June of 1989, Jim has flown it...

News From TCW

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Many of us have been using TCW products on our amateur-built aircraft for many years, especially the safety trim and backup batteries. They have...

How to Arrive In Style

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Tim and Andrea Olson arrived at OSH with their 2 daughters, Colleen and Danielle, in true Aviator's style--with dad flying the recently completed RV-14...

Loyal Oshkosh Fan

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I met a super example of a loyal EAA Fly-in fan in Camp Scholler yesterday. His name is Paul Laster and he hails from...

In Case You Missed it

Design Process: Slots and Slats

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Opening a properly shaped slot between the lower and upper surface of the wing...

The Meredith Effect-Fact or Fiction?

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Can a properly ducted radiator offset all internal cooling drag and produce thrust?

Unairworthy

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Leaking fitting.

Unusual Attitude

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RV builder Kathleen Evans makes a case for airplane building as a true partnership between spouses based on mutual interest and respect.