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Practical Electrical
Battery facts and fables for the aircraft builder–part 2. By Robert L. Nuckolls, III.
Give Yourself a Brake
Brakes are pretty simple to install and maintain, but they are also pretty important. The stopping, and in many cases steering, of your airplane...
Practical Electrical
Battery facts and fables for the aircraft builder–Part 1. By Robert L. Nuckolls, III.
Easy Wire Identification
No need to use expensive heat shrink labels for your wiring systems. If you just want to keep track of wires in a single...
In Case You Missed It
Viewfinder
Editor-at-Large Marc Cook flies the RANS S-7LS at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, and hears encouraging news from vendors.
What’s New
This months column includes information on new anti-collision strobe lights and LED position lights, a micro belt sander, a smart servo controller for trim, a desktop model of the Cozy Mark IV and the announcement of a taildragger configuration option for the Eurofox SLSA.
Tribute to a Homebuilt Legend
Understanding Paul H. Poberezny means understanding the history of homebuilt aircraft in the USA. By Amy Laboda.