Completions

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Baker Sonex

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The airworthiness certificate for my Sonex was issued on October 8, 2016, and the first flight was eight days later. It took me about...

Dean DR-107 One Design

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It took over three years to build my DR-107 One Design, and it received an airworthiness certificate on March 30, 2016. I now have...

Breckenridge Christavia MK-1 N321BB

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After 7.5 years my plans built Christavia MK-1 was finished and flown on September 24, 2016. It is powered by a Continental O-200 and...

Dave Williams’ Tango 2

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N214ST (Revolution Aviation kit) was signed off as airworthy in May, 2015, with the first flight occurring at Williston, FL. The plane is now...

Jon Croke's Zenith CH750 Cruzer

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My new Zenith CH750 Cruzer is powered by a rebuilt Continental O-200 engine driving a WhirlWind propeller. From start to finish the kit took...

Knight Nieuport 28

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Another of Robert Baslee's Airdrome Aeroplane kit planes got its airworthiness certificate on February 22, 2016. I started construction in August of 2010. The...

It Flies!

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With a fresh airworthiness certificate in hand, pre-fight inspections complete, and gorgeous spring weather (cool with no winds) in the Smith Valley, there was...

Lategan Rans S9 Chaos

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  My Rans S9 Chaos kit was delivered to me here in Thailand in March 2006. Completion to first flight was the 23rd December 2015,...

Rabb Titan Tornado-S

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  Titan Tornado-S N866TP flew on Feb. 1, 2016. It never would have happened without Joe Sheldon's builder-assist program at LSA Aviation in Redmond, Oregon. Also...

Arnold Nieuport 28

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I purchased this full scale Nieuport 28 kit from Airdome Aeroplanes in March, 2010. The build was accomplished in my basement and garage taking...

In Case You Missed It

Wind Tunnel

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Ice!

Keeping It Simple and Affordable

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The freedom to roll your own electrical system means you can make things very simple or very complex as desired.

Going Overboard

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Have you ever lost anything out of an airplane? Gravity being omnipresent—and apparently increasing...

Overheard at AirVenture

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AirVenture 2021 has just concluded as I scratch this out, making it a good...