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Vince Homer

Vince Homer
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The $250 Smoke System

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Why buy a commercial system when its easy to roll your own?

Making Sandable Foam Glue/Filler

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An epoxy alternative thats easier to work with for low-stress, structural applications.

Get a Grip on It!

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Adding wing-walk tape to slippery keyless drill chucks.

Using Drywall Spackling Paste as a Filler Material

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A comparison of 10 products.

Build Your Own Leak-Down Tester

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Converting a Harbor Freight compression tester for aircraft engine use.

Build Your Own Optical Tach

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An inexpensive remote tachometer you can set on your instrument panel.

In Case You Missed It

Sounding Off

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

Vortex Generators and STOL Performance

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One way to solve the problem of flow separation—and stall—is by installing vortex generators on your kit aircraft.

Letters

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Fiberglass/Epoxy LayupsIn "Maintenance Matters" on page 52, a photo shows a fiberglass/epoxy layup...

On Getting Dark

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Tyrants make memorable flight instructors, a good thing when the lessons being imparted need...