Completions

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Kincaid RV-12

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Our Van's RV-12 E-LSA was completed September 2018. I am a first-time builder, and it took three year build working week-ends only. The plane sports...

Meisser Pulsar

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Pulsar XP, serial# 404, made it's maiden flight on May 18, 2013 after quite a long period of building. Since then, the log book contains...

Gross RV-9A

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My USCG-themed RV-9A was completed this weekend. I built it using a slow build kit, although I did get a jump-start, buying 90% completed wings...

Friesen Glasair Sportsman

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Finally, after over 3 years Sportsman kit #7091 left the ground. It flew really well and only needed minor trim adjustment. The airplane is fitted...

Brammer Zenith CH 750

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I recently completed my Zenith CH 750 after the original was nearly destroyed due to engine failure and subsequent off airport landing. Performance is pretty...

Santorelly Cubby

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N724JV is a Wag-Aero Sport Trainer Acro version with a Continental C85-12F engine. It was a 16 year build and was completed in July,...

Two Bearhawk Patrols Take to the Air

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Scott French of Iowa and an Australian threesome comprising Alan Arthur, Doug Harrington and Avon Furphy have completed, certified and flown their Bearhawk Patrols...

Port RV-8

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Here is my RV8 that I completed in June 2017. I didn't have enough time to fly off my phase one in time for...

Clarke-Schmitz Searey

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This Searey amphibian was built over a three year period by owners Bob Schmitz and Glen Clarke in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Initial flights in...

Michel Fithian-Eyb's 1912 Etrich Taube Series F Replica

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Sometime after my grandfather passed away I ran across a curious photo of him in an airplane. Turns out he was one of the...

In Case You Missed It

Plane and Simple

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An easy move.
Blue film removal

Easy Blue Plastic Film Removal

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A near-zero-effort way to remove the protective blue plastic film from large sheets of aluminum.

Radical Reconstruction

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There are no halfway measures to describe what has transpired at Glasair Aviation from...

The Dawn Patrol

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When one email gets forwarded far and wide, an airport picnic (featuring a surfeit of fried green tomatoes) ends up attracting a mob. But The Dawn Patrol rises to the challenge.