Archive: August 2012

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Our cover story for the August 2012 issue was a special one closely and personally followed by then Senior Editor Paul Dye. None other...

Archive: October 1996

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Our cover subject for the October 1996 issue was Bobby Cox’s highly modified Pitts S-1 plansbuilt that had won Grand Champion Plansbuilt at Sun...

Archive: June 2013

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Sonex’s blazing yellow Onex was on our cover this month—proclaiming “half the seats, twice the fun”—supported by a story written by longtime aviation journalist...

Archive: April 1986

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Our April 1986 cover featured the Air Shark as part of a collection of 14 “build-yourself flying boats.” A two-page buyer’s guide helped illustrate...

Archive: September 2013

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Our cover featured a SeaRey amphibian chilling out on the water. Inside, Dave Forster took us along as he flew with another SeaRey from...

Archive: September 1997

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The rakish, T-tail Ban-Bi homebuilt was on our September 1997 cover, teased as “French Curves & Carbon.” Designed by Michel Colomban, father of the...

Archive: April 1985

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Built by John Tumilowicz, the Sirocco on our April 1985 cover was the fifth design by Marcel Jurca. Candidly, author Howard Levy related that,...

Archive: November 1989

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The airplane on our November 1989 cover was not some kind of Cessna 336 that got left in the dryer too long. Indeed, it...

Archive: August 2008

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The mighty Murphy Moose, sporting a Pratt & Whitney PT6A on the nose, threatened to snort right through our August 2008 cover. The airplane,...

Archive: May 2003

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The Acro-Sport II was on our May 2003 cover, followed by a flight review of a “biplane with an interesting family history.” Well, who...

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Aero ‘lectrics

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Headset tester à la Ferrari.

Flying: Part Science, Part Artform

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Many years ago, I had a position in the training department of my regional...

Build a Custom Plenum That Will Work

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For optimum performance, all it takes is a little bit of math and some fiberglass.

One Piece at a Time

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Les Krumel invested 22 years building his award-winning Thorp T-18.