Builder Spotlight

Matt Hlavacs open-air Breezy is a simple, fun way to fly … and, oh, the view!

Fred Darnell's Murphy Super Rebel Moose is a real heavy hauler, and a pussycat to fly.

The big truck bringing Dave Prizio’s Texas Sport Cub arrives, and the inventory and painting processes begin.

All tapped out? Bob Fritz lets you in on his secrets for retrieving broken, over-torqued and stripped screw heads.

Dave Martin and the builders of Chapter 292 break out the rivet guns and bucking bars, and work on the RV-12 tail.

Flight testing requires precise airspeed calibration and measurement. A less-than-optimal pitot-static system can compromise those numbers. Heres how to troubleshoot the problem.

Builders share their successes.

Dick Starks and the Dawn Patrol get a front-row seat to the Bleriot XI replica’s very successful first flight. Next comes flying off the 40 in preparation for its English Channel flight.

Tom Needham, with the help of his son Daniel and numerous friends, completes a Sportsman 2+2 and will use the plane's big hauling capacity and short-field performance to shuttle people and supplies between remote locations in Africa.

Repeat offender Dave Prizio goes for his third strike, ultimately deciding to build an Texas Sport Cub.