Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

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Plane and simple.

Assistance for Resistance

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This month’s home shop project was suggested by Matt Burch. Matt sent a couple of photos of a cool time-saving tool he made to...

Risk Tolerance

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There’s only so much we can do to eliminate risk, so it becomes more about risk tolerance, which is usually different for everyone.

CircuitMaker for Aircraft

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What a spaghetti diagram! Not really.

Orphan Part Angel

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The Glasair static port design has a beveled segment that bisects the centerline of the port. This adds more than a minor complication to the machining process.

Leaking Brakes

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Leaking brake calipers will not only deplete the brake fluid, but the fluid will be absorbed by the brake pads and adversely affect braking...

Where Are the Instructions?

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Plane and simple.

Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!

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The Lone Ranger

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 1

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Checkpoints: Diagnosis.

How To Bend Tubing Without a Tube Bender

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Home shop machinist.

In Case You Missed It

Sebring at Seven

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Now in its seventh year, the Light Sport Aircraft Expo, which gathers enthusiasts together each spring in Sebring, Florida, is still going strong. By Dave Martin.

Sling TSi

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Four seats. Full fuel. Lets go!

More Toys

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Back in July 2014, I wrote a column justifying all of the toys we...

Headlong For Headers

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Tom Wilson, an avowed hot rodder, details his foray into the world of custom exhausts and the performance gains found on his Lycoming IO-540.