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That Guy Ive heard about him since I first started flying. Hes usually at a small airport and just happens to...

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Jim Weir presses the venerable LM317 variable voltage regulator (plus a few other parts) into service as a way to juice up a discharged battery.

Pilots, especially those in low-powered aircraft, must always know how much energy they have available to maintain flight.

For pure flying excitement and adventure, the Christen Eagle remains hard to beat. By Bob Grimstead.

Chuck Slusarczyk’s lightweight Hawk Arrow can hold its own as a solid cruiser, even in the realm of so-called “real” airplanes. By Ed Wischmeyer.

When a kit airplane or plans purveyor provides an estimated cost to complete a project, consider it with a wary eye that's tempered with real-world experience.

BD-4 builder Steven Mahoney commandeers the family's four-burner kitchen appliance to complete a mod for his airplane, and lives to tell the tale.

Some 320 current designs are arrayed with photos and specifications to beat the band. Compiled by Cory Emberson.

Ron Wanttaja examines the accident data for two of Zenith Aircrafts most popular designs, the CH 601 and CH 701.