Exploring

One of my favorite AirVenture activities is eavesdropping as people tell their buddy about the Sonex product line. They confidently say that Sonex took...

Years ago a friend of mine was faced with commuting for his airline job from his home in St. George, Utah, to his new...

During my recent visit to Sling Aircraft in Johannesburg, South Africa, to fly the new High Wing on this month’s cover, I was given...

There’s no other way but to admit that I found dozens of reasons to put this project off. By finally tackling it, though, I...

We’ve been working on the development story of the Van’s RV-15 for many months. Paul Dye and I had what I would call exceptional...

For those building a new airplane, chances are you’re getting more than familiar with certain tools at different stages of the build. For me,...

Parts & recreation.

“With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being...

Longtime readers may recall that before scribbling in aviation magazines I scribbled in automotive magazines. That seems like someone else’s life a long time...

A first flight reveals truths that only air moving over an aircraft’s surfaces can reveal. Will the engine cool properly? Will the cockpit fill...