![Air Salvage of Dallas is one of the largest and longest-established aircraft salvage yards, with a very large inventory. [Credit: Air Salvage of Dallas]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5225124_orig-534x462.jpg "Salvage Parts")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_176619176-265x198.jpg "Instructional Inflexibility")
![The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CF-EZB-over-water-D.-Cardy-photo-265x198.jpg "A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson")
![The original Corben Baby Ace designed by Orland “Ace” Corben in 1929. [Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1920px-Ace_Baby_Ace_‘N73638_25617429253-265x198.jpg "Vintage Homebuilts: The Big Three")
Politically Correct Boards
That is what PC means, yes? No. It’s short for printed circuit. And the first attempts at making boards were actually made by spraying...
Spinner Bulkheads – Getting the Spacing Right
If you have ever needed to change props or spinners on your completed homebuilt, you have probably sweated out the clearance between the rear...
Tidy Up with Adel Clamps
There is so much to learn by simply observing the handiwork of others. Some builders are just plain creative when it comes to organizing...
Shop-made Blind Rivet Nut
Blind rivet nuts, also called rivnuts, rivet nuts or insert nuts, are a clever way to add threaded bosses to thin-wall sheet metal structures...
Improper and Proper D-Sub Connectors
The connector in the left photo was discovered on the back of an autopilot control head that was intermittent. D-subs require a backshell (right...
Metal Magic: Drilling Like a Pro
It pays to get good with drilling because you'll be doing a lot of it.
Design Process: Flaps
Flaps change the geometry of the wing to allow the pilot to change the aerodynamic characteristics of the airplane to match the needs of...
In Case You Missed It
Meet the Fokker, U.K. Style
In 1915, Allied pilots called the Eindecker the Scourge. In 2007, three friends in England bought and built Eindecker replica kits, and improved upon the original design. By Geoff Jones.
Letters
The X FilesChuck Bodeen's article on X-Plane was very informative, but somewhat misleading,...
Build It Better: Play by the Rules
Some rules are made for you, and some rules are made by you. Those personal rules create a higher level of safety for you and your passengers, and they are the mark of professionalism in a pilot.