Builder Spotlight

Ultimate experimenter Paul Lipps has used his own homebuilt, a Lancair 320, as a test bed for his many innovations, which include reflexed flaps, an ultra-long pitot tube for more accurate readings, a solar-powered fan for the cockpit, a cowl scoop for ultra cooling of the magneto, extremely close clearances between the spinner and the prop, and a one-of-a-kind propeller.

Everyone could use a little sunscreen, and the fabric on a fabric-covered aircraft is no exception. This months installment, the last in the series, discusses pre-paint protection to minimize sun damage. By Ron Alexander.

DAR Mel Asberry continues his discussion of aircraft operating limitations by looking at why we do what we do during those important Phase I tests.

Building a Legend Cub at the factory.

Part 2: OK, let’s install this stuff!

How my GlaStar turned a five-hour drive into an hour.

Avidyne's new IFD540 GPS navigator will offer an easy replacement for Garmin GNS users.

Can a former Part 103 aircraft be registered as an LSA? And how is an appropriate Phase I flight-test area determined?

Four years and 200 hours with the “cute” jet.

Part 3-one type doesn't fit all.