Shop Talk

Its important to understand the fundamentals before you can be conversant in electrical theory, so lets revisit Georg Simon Ohm and James Watt to see how their laws factor in to aircraft applications.

People tend to design around their particular expertise. A machinist will design based on machining parts out of solid billet, a welder will design...

Sometimes a drill bit just won't do. When you want accurate, perfectly round holes in aluminum, you need to use a reamer. KITPLANES editor...

Way back in March ’23 (deep in snow here), I gave you the problem of Ernie, who needed a flashing light to see when...

Flats, keys, and slots.

Oil pressure is always a concern to anyone who flies a powered plane. Everyone knows that if your oil pressure drops to zero, your...

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

To launch a Light Sport-redux.

A typical day in the shop for me would be unusual if I didn’t use a magnifier at least once.

Maintenance for an extended journey.