Clecos in an airplane panel illustrating the many repetitive task

Eating the Elephant—Part 4

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Dealing with repetitive tasks.
Thorp T-18 rudder with taillight

Adding a Taillight to a Completed Rudder

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A creative, low-impact solution for mounting a light without cutting up your rudder.
Gyro Technic GT-VX1 (left) and GT-VX2 gyroplanes coming in for landing. (Photo: Loren D. Jones, courtesy of Gyro Technic.)

Assembling a Gyro Technic VX-2

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A pilot chases his dream of building and flying a gyroplane with help from Gyro Technic in Minnesota.
subaru alternative engine

Why Alternative Engines Rarely Save Money

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You can try it, but don’t expect to come out ahead—or airborne—without a fight.
Humberd and his daughter posing with the 750 SDXtreme.

Building the 750 SDXTREME: Part 16

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Tubeless tires, prototype gear, and cabin mods—follow the ongoing adventure of getting the highly modified 750 SDX on its feet.
instrument panel - cockpit design

Eating the Elephant—Part 3

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Designing cockpits is part art, part foresight—flexibility wins when your perfect panel meets inevitable evolution mid-build.
Lietzan RV-10 with the elaborate paint job

RV-10 Paint Scheme Paints a Family Story

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Four generations influenced Ernie and Jeanne Lietzan’s RV-10.

Eating the Elephant—Part 2

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One step forward, two steps back

Second Chance Six

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Part 14: To fix or not to fix?

Final Flight

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The rest of the story.

In Case You Missed It

Aircraft Wiring

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Electrical system overview. By Marc Ausman.

Automotive Plugs in Lycomings

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Tips, tricks—and tools.

Pioneer Mechanics in Aviation

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A book by Giacinta Bradley Koontz covering the history of early and notable A&P mechanics. Reviewed

Avionics Troubleshooting 101

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Common diagnostic tasks to consider when things stop working.