Completions

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Georg Himmeroeder's Bearhawk

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After completing my buddy's F1 EVO we thought about building another airplane. My choice was the Bearhawk. I wanted an airplane with more utility...

Allen Sutphin's Challenger II

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I completed my Challenger II LW in 9 months. It's powered by a Rotax 503 DCDI and a Tenn prop. Flies great except in...

Mike Hostage's Silent II Targa

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I built this Silent II Targa from a kit marketed by Alisport Srl, of Cremella, Italy. It took me one day short of a...

Colin Jordan's RV-8

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I am very pleased to announce the first flight of my RV8 C-FCRJ on September 13 2012 after a long 12-year build. It has an...

Piuma Original

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I finished building my Original Piuma after 24 month of work, but... 22 years ago, and it flies just as well today. Aircraft homebuilding is...

South African Group-Built Van's RV-12

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Whilst visiting Oshkosh in 2009 we marveled at Van’s red RV-12. Back in Johannesburg in March 2010 I joined 9 aviation enthusiasts in building...

Tom Prevost's Rans S-19

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After nearly 3 years and a bit over 1,000 hours of labor, my Rans S-19 first flew on December 30, 2011. Phase 1 flight...

Jukka Reikko's RV-7A

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On August 22, 2011 My RV-7A OH-XJR flew for the first time from Pori (EFPO) airport Finland (Europe). Test pilot Ari Saarinen reported "this is...

Russ and Carole Roberts’s Zenith STOL 750

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On November 7, 2011, we obtained an airworthiness certificate for our Zenith STOL 750 kit aircraft. As first-time builders, we spent 2746 hours over...

John Goodman’s Van’s RV-10

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I bought the kit at Sun 'n Fun in 2006. After five years and a month, it finally flew. The paint was done by...

In Case You Missed it

Mojave airport aerial image

Cutting It Short

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Recidivist readers will recall last month I went on a bender over a breeze...

Risky Business

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Target fixation in the air and the hangar. By Sid Mayeux.

Garmin’s Budget Navigators

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Just when we thought the stand-alone GPS navigator was dead, Garmin introduces two new ones aimed at lower budgets.
Bull Moose

Meet the Bull Moose

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All Moose, no bull—a throaty American V-8 motivates this outsized Canadian bush plane.