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For my wife and me, it was important to have our kids learn a musical instrument. We lost out to sports with our son,...

This year’s AirVenture set records for attendance, so says EAA. I learned this after the show, but I could have predicted the press release...

Knowing that I’m mainly stealing from the upcoming Engine Buyer’s Guide, it still seems a good idea to fly by some of the big...

Merriam-Webster defines a tool as “A self-absorbed male prone to wearing a necklace”…wrong one…here it is: “A handheld device that aids in accomplishing a...

The year is 2021. Fear surrounding the pandemic has subsided a bit and the National Championship Air Races (NCAR)—Reno, in short—are back on. Jeff...

A common question on the minds of potential builders is what kind of tools will they need to complete a kit-airplane project. A potential...

One of the most desirable and intrinsic benefits of building your own airplane under the Experimental/Amateur-Built rules is the ability to deviate from the...

If you are building a fabric-covered aircraft, you have multiple fabrics to choose from: polyester, Dacron, Stits, Ceconite, Poly-Fiber, Superflite or Oratex. Which one...

I had all the best intentions. When I bought my GlaStar, I had hoped to keep some of its very simple nature intact, but...

In the last three years I’ve been rewarded by the older of my sons taking up aviation in a most serious way. Every devotee...