Weight Creep

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Did you weigh all this stuff?

Getting Organized

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Documentation—a dreaded word. But one we can’t live without.

Archive: May 2014

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The Vortex M912 gyroplane was our cover subject a decade ago for the May 2014 issue.

Archive: February 2009

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Our February 2009 issue was assembled near the end of 2008 and had yet to reflect the mayhem ahead for the U.S. economy. In...

Archive: July 2006

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On our July 2006 cover was the Aventura II, written about and photographed by our longtime favorite aviation writer Dave Higdon. “Egrets and herons...

Archive: February 2014

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A decade ago, we highlighted the almost bewildering array of WW-I replicas made by Airdrome Aeroplanes.

Van’s Aircraft Files for Chapter 11

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Van’s Aircraft, facing multiple crises and a serious cash crunch, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. According to the company, this is ”a...

Archive: January 2007

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Our coverage for the 2006 Reno Air Races appeared in the January issue the next year, depicting what may well have been the apogee...

Archive: August 2014

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As our industry continues to mature and anniversaries come hurtling at us, it’s worth recalling that in our August 2014 issue the venerable Van’s...

Archive: August 1991

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Nat Puffer’s Cozy Mk IV was the cover subject of our August 1991 issue. Don Downie caught up with Nat and wife Shirley Puffer...

In Case You Missed It

All-moving Tails

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All-moving tails.

Light Stuff

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Motivated by an irresistible bargain and at least a modicum of nostalgia, author Dave Martin recaptures a piece of his earlier flying years when he purchases a twin-engine Lazair ultralight in partnership with two buddies. The Lazair is an unusual design to say the least, and Martin hasnt forgotten how to fly it, so both of his partners will benefit from his experience.

Down and Locked

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Why do pilots forget to put their wheels down?

The Dawn Patrol

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Triumphs and disastrophes.