Completions

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Sam Buchanan's Legal Eagle XL

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After a dozen years of enjoyable flight in my RV-6, it was time to add a low-n-slow aircraft to the hangar. The Legal Eagle...

Scott Thatcher's Zenith 601XLB

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N601EL was my first attempt at building an aircraft and it was one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my life! After...

Timothy Finley's Zenith 601XLB

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I began construction of N949TF, my Jabiru powered 601XLB at the Zenith Factory on June 19, 2008. The build was completed by October 31,...

Goodman's RV-10

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I bought the kit from Van's at Sun 'n Fun in 2006. After 5 years and 1 month, it finally flew. The paint was...

Michael Gallagher’s Rans S7S

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Our Rans S7S was completed in August 2011 after a January 2011 start. Nearly a year of research went into our choice for a...

Group-Built Van's RV-10

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Our RV-10 was built by a team of Ken Smith, Tom Smith, Tim Dawson-Townsend and Anton Nielsen. Total build time was about 6 and...

Edward Schupp's RV-9

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My RV 9-A flew on October 10, 2011, after five years of highly enjoyable construction. N797EJ is powered by a Lycoming YO-320-D1A with a...

Eric Kallio's RV-10

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After 5 years of building my RV-10, N518RV took to the air in February 2010. It was painted in August, after phase 1 was...

Craig Walls' Alaskan Rebel

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My wife, Debrya and I recently finished our Murphy Rebel. We spent almost 4 years building our baby. The first flight took place on...

Christensen Mirage Marathon

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I began construction of my modified Mirage Marathon in October of 1996. I decided to make mine a traildragger rather than this model’s fixed...

In Case You Missed it

Cabin Air

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Do not use the engine compartment as a source of fresh air or heat,...

It’s Da Bom!

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Levil Aviation’s BOM puts pitot-static, AHRS, GPS, ADS-B In, and its own power source right under your wing.

Sling TSi

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Four seats. Full fuel. Lets go!

Fit and Trim

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A first flight reveals truths that only air moving over an aircraft’s surfaces can...