Builder Spotlight

Wheel pants and gear fairings.

Ed Kolano unravels some of the misconceptions of the oft-misunderstood term, “maneuvering speed,” and explains the implications for pilots of homebuilt aircraft.

It’s your best way of letting other making your presence known to other pilots, so your exterior lighting system deserves careful thought and planning early on in the build process. Fortunately, there are choices for every plane and budget.

Part 2: Trimming and installing the top and bottom cowl halves.

How to go around safely.

Raising the bar for RV-10 interiors to an entirely different level. By Bruce Eicher.

There are lots of creative ways that builders have devised for retaining piano hinge pins. Many of them are “permanent,” so if removal is...

Around the world over both poles (part 1). By Bill Harrelson.

What’s happening with Van’s high-wing STOL aircraft?

Getting a good start. By Marc Ausman.