Completions

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Eric Kallio's RV-10

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After 5 years of building my RV-10, N518RV took to the air in February 2010. It was painted in August, after phase 1 was...

Craig Walls' Alaskan Rebel

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My wife, Debrya and I recently finished our Murphy Rebel. We spent almost 4 years building our baby. The first flight took place on...

Christensen Mirage Marathon

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I began construction of my modified Mirage Marathon in October of 1996. I decided to make mine a traildragger rather than this model’s fixed...

Jim Bower's RV-6A

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N143DJ first flew on August 10, 2011 after nearly 11 1/2 years of slow building. She has an AeroSport Power O-320, a Catto prop,...

Brazilian GALILEU Classic

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Dear friends, I am a Brazilian subscriber and that is my GALILEU. She is a heavily modified Corben Baby Ace built from scratch over seven years...

Joe Senatori's Safari Helicopter

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I started this project in 1998 after a visit to Oshkosh. I built this Safari from plans doing the entire frame welding myself and...

Bob Talir’s Flightstar II SC

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My kit arrived on 2/9/09. After taking inventory, I began building and completed the plane in 480 hours over a 14 month period. First...

Tony Kirk's RV 6-A

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I started building my RV-6A, N57TK, on July 4, 2002 and I flew the first flight on September 5, 2005. The empennage and wings...

Phil Bolenbaugh's RANS Coyote II (S-6ES)

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N403PB received her airworthiness certificate in April, 2010 after 14 months and 1,500 hours of build time. Powered by the Rotax 912UL engine,...

Tim Delf’s Sky Jeep

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After 10 enjoyable years of on and off building, my plans built Zenith CH701 aircraft received its airworthiness certificate on March 10, 2011 and...

In Case You Missed It

Home Shop Wheel-ee

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Home shop wheel-ee.

Dealing With Builder’s Fear

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Tips From the New Guy

Aero ‘lectrics

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Harbor Freight leads the charge!

Dan’s World

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Columnist and RV builder Dan Checkoway advocates keeping it simple so that you can actually afford to fuel and fly your homebuilt aircraft. He claims many builders buy into the hype about the latest and greatest equipment must-haves, and then complain about the price at the pump.