Completions

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Steve Kunkle's Plans-Built Mustang II

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After 3 1/2 years of building, on June 2013 I got the FAA inspection and the end of July the test pilot took her...

Bill Benjamin's Lancair 360

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In April 2012, after five and a half years my Lancair 360 N6QU finally took to the sky. A few small issues and oil...

Monte Jestes' AirBike

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My AirBike project is finished and it flies great! It has a Rotax 503 DCDI and an Ivo prop. Location: Stillwater, OK e-mail address: monte.jestes@att.net

Eric Marenyi's Sonex

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A Dream Realized I started to love flying the moment I flew with my father, who was a private pilot at the time. I was...

Vernon Little's Harmon Rocket

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Harmon Rocket C-GVRL is my second completion. The first was an RV-9A C-FVRL. The VRL twins are hangared at Victoria International Airport (CYYJ). On...

Charles McCluggage's RV-8

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I finished N188DW and inspection was completed in the fall of 2012. First flight was November 6. All went well and the plane has...

Keith Hedrick's Rans S7S

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After 3 yrs and a lot of help from my friends, 74VK took to the air. This is a great flying airplane and a...

Richard Yerian’s GlaStar

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I started building the GlaStar in 1996 with the help of my wife Judy. The time to complete it was 17 years. The project...

Kurt Nielsen's Baby Lakes

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My plans-built Baby Lakes has been 31 years in the making before first flight on 22 May, 2013. I took a long break while...

Kurt Nielsen's Pulsar

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This Pulsar 1 was born with a Rotax 582 and flew first time in 1998. After 6 hours I changed to an early Jabiru 2200a (#530)...

In Case You Missed It

Europa Returns!

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Europa Aircraft is gearing up for the future with new leadership, a larger, more sophisticated manufacturing facility, and a sales force on the move.

Layout

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Rare is the occasion when you make a part in the home shop without some sort of layout work.

Roll Your Own

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Builders Ken Scott and Ken Kruegers unique project is off the drawing board and into production. They're working with the engine builder, the wing is behind them, the nosebowl is taking shape-and the fuselage is taking over the living room;

Error Chain

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The demise of the Cosmic Fish.