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Last Bits

Lisa Turner - 1
No Secrets-Inspection Keys.
Air Salvage of Dallas is one of the largest and longest-established aircraft salvage yards, with a very large inventory. [Credit: Air Salvage of Dallas]

Salvage Parts

Randall Brink - 3
Opportunities and challenges for homebuilders.
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Instructional Inflexibility

LeRoy Cook - 1
Flight Instructors tend to be the least flexible of all pilots.
The fixed-gear twin Cessna 336 almost sunk the design type. Only 195 were sold. Cessna upgraded it to retractable in 1965.

Forgotten Flops

LeRoy Cook - 2
Many proposed, prototype, and production airplanes died at birth in aviation's golden age.
The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]

A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson

Mike Davenport - 6
The story of a caretaker of a versatile classic, the Stinson 108 Voyager.
The original Corben Baby Ace designed by Orland “Ace” Corben in 1929. [Credit: Wikimedia Commons]

Vintage Homebuilts: The Big Three

Randall Brink - 1
The origins and legacy of early homebuilt aviation.
The Bonanze Fly-n-Eat founder Dr. Rick Rzepka flies to restaurant locations using his app. [Credit: Dr. Rick Rzepka]

Flying To Lunch Just Got Easier

Kitplanes - 2
New mobile app connects pilots with airport dining destinations.
The discomfort of wearing prescription- or sunglasses under an ANR headset is eliminated with Flying Eyes. [Credit: Flying Eyes]

Eyes Forward

Randall Brink - 0
Flying eyes optics solves the headset-sunglasses problem.
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Homebuilder’s Insurance

Kitplanes - 2
Part 1 of an ongoing look at the complexity of aircraft owner's insurance.
Nearly 3,000 RV-6 kits were built during the design’s highly successful run. [All Images Credited to Van's Aircraft]

Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight

Randall Brink - 1
Two great years for the largest Kitplane manufacturer.
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In Case You Missed It

Light Stuff

Roy Beisswenger - 0
Roy Beisswenger discusses a rational path for owners of sport aircraft to become commercially rated.

Restarting a Homebuilt Project

Omar Filipovic - 2
What to do when you haven’t been doing anything.

Error Chain

Gary Knight and James Wiebe - 1
Departure Stall! Good aircraft design and a bit of luck made it survivable. By Gary Knight and James Wiebe.

Flight Review: Back to the Future

Bob Grimstead - 3
Bob Grimstead offers an appreciation of the VariEze and its designer, Burt Rutan. Both the man and the design were ahead of their time.
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