Exploring

As I settle into my new life in Oregon, where I know hardly anyone but hope to know more, I find myself in the...

Sunrise on the Gulf Coast. No matter the time of year, the critical hour as the sun breaks the horizon is always interesting. In...

Last month Kerry Fores’ provocatively titled column, “No One Is Watching” (Building Time, March 2023), resulted in comments from readers who latched onto one...

The press of business being what it is, I recently found myself in bucolically superior British Columbia at Murphy Aircraft. The major result of...

I write this submission during the month of November when traditionally we ponder and express gratitude for things, some would say blessings, that we...

For better or worse, kit manufacturers are under no FAA oversight. There are no independent engineering reviews. No mandatory wing loading or landing-gear drop...

As we close out 2022 (as I am writing this) and reflect on a year that showed both immense promise—people continue to build and...

Few disagree that the Experimental/Amateur-Built world revolves around gas-burning piston engines. Of course, the legacy engines have had a significant head start but Rotax...

Hot-rodding the venerable Rotax four-strokes.

Having more gas on board than needed for a given flight seems easy enough to comprehend, yet every year an alarming number of flights...