Completions

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Scholes RV-12 – N935RS

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In April of 2011 I ordered a kit from Van's Aircraft--the E-LSA RV12, and I have been building it since then. Last fall (2017) I finally...

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...

Glenn and Gwen Mathis' RANS S-19

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After almost fours years and 1,315 hours of work, our RANS S-19 - N519GM took to the skies the evening of January 2nd, 2012. The first...

Gross RV-9A

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My USCG-themed RV-9A was completed this weekend. I built it using a slow build kit, although I did get a jump-start, buying 90% completed wings...

Lance Hooley's Jet Eze

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It started with a visit with the Rutan guru Robert Harris of what was the EZ Hangar in Covington TN, now EZ Jets. I...

Viljoen SubSonex

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Andre Viljoen of Broulee, New South Wales, Australia took his SubSonex skyward on November 9 becoming the first SubSonex based outside of the United...

The eXenos Takes Wing!

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To quote Howard Hughes in the movie The Rocketeer… ”The son of a b**** will fly!" The stars finally aligned with the weather (and schedules)...

Jon Croke's Zenith CH750 Cruzer

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My new Zenith CH750 Cruzer is powered by a rebuilt Continental O-200 engine driving a WhirlWind propeller. From start to finish the kit took...

Baker Sonex

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The airworthiness certificate for my Sonex was issued on October 8, 2016, and the first flight was eight days later. It took me about...

Hoey Sonex B

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I began building in February 2018 and made the first flight in December 2022. The Sonex B is powered by an AeroVee Turbo engine....

In Case You Missed it

Error Chain

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Expectations-You don't know what you don't know. By Dave Holmgren.

Can You Hear Me Now?

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Communications for the Experimental pilot.

Propeller Balancing

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Here’s what you need to know to get the smoothest results.

On a Roll

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Beringer Aero takes wheels, brakes, and landing gear to new heights.