Builder Spotlight

When it comes to fuel-tank vents, there is a wide variety of choices. We look at the basic types and consider their relative merits.

Don't let grounding problems short-circuit your avionics systems.

When determining whos best to conduct the first flight, its a risk versus reward equation. By Doug Rozendaal.

A step-by-step guide to doing maintenance on a Bendix S-200 magneto.

DAR Mel Asberry continues his discussion of operating limitations and Phase I flight-test requirements.

Builders share their successes.

The industry holds its own while waiting for the economic recovery to kick in. By Stein Bruch and Marc Cook.

The folks at Sonex have been busy with recent first flights of both their battery-powered E-Flyer and the single-place, folding-wing Onex.

Fed up with the restrictions of being able to land on water only, builder Mervin Zinck came up with a design to add retractable gear to his floats. By Don Ledger.

We take a look at the current auto-engine conversions for homebuilt aircraft. By Patrick Panzera.