Flight Review: Point of Ignition

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Builder Kurt Goodfellow has risen to the challenge of installing a Wilksch Airmotive WAM-120 diesel powerplant in his Van’s RV-9, and the proof is in the performance test results. By Ken Krueger.

What’s New

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A glare shield for Garmin GPS units; Sportair USAs certified pre-owned LSA program; quick reference for aera and AV8OR Ace; Better Half VW announces Legal Eagle XL. Edited by Mary Bernard.

Rendesvouz with Destiny

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Dick Starks and The Dawn Patrol attend the biennial Rendezvous on hallowed ground: the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

Product Review: Garmin’s New aera

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Paul Bertorelli reviews Garmin's latest offering, the aera. It's compact, powerful and versatile.

Little Bird the Kitfox

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Amy Laboda's Kitfox 4, Little Bird, won't break any speed records. But it will tuck nicely into a short turf airstrip in time for a barbecue.

Ask the DAR

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What do you need to do when you buy an Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft? What should a builder/owner do when they're ramp checked?

Experimotive

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Rick Lindstrom looks at Maxwell Propulsions upgraded FWF system, and peeks into the systems future.

Light Stuff

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Dave Martins Spacewalker II makes room for his recently completed RV-12, and heads east to its new owner in Ohio.

Letters

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Point Your article on EAA publications was spot-on. KITPLANES is the ideal magazine for homebuilders. Your how-to-do-it and how-I-done-it articles are informative and educational, even...

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

In Case You Missed It

Editor’s Log

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Editor Mary Bernard makes the case for presenting the annual Aircraft Buyer's Guides data in a new, more useful form.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir gives step-by-step instructions for building an outdoor scanner antenna.

To Dream The (Almost Impossible) Dream

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Almost from the beginning of aviation, the idea of a plane you could drive/car you could fly has captured both the popular imagination and the hearts of some dedicated experimentalists. The dream remains alive, and realization, the author says, is fettered only by the lack of willing investors; by Murry L. Rozansky.

Design Process: The Rudder

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The fixed portion of the vertical tail of an airplane provides directional stability. The...