Waiting it Out

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This year's west coast winter is challenging for non-flight-into-known-icing aircraft, even those with full IFR capabilities! Storm after storm keeps coming onshore, and flying...

Before and After: Tundra Tires

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Ever wondered what Tundra Tires can do for a bush plane? Here's a quick summary, based on the first couple of hours of flying...

It Was a Simple Job…

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I was just looking for one wire—one measly wire that I knew was excess, something I had installed years ago in order to test...

Day 3 with Charlie Echo

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Remember what I said about weather working for or against you?

It’s Not That Bad…

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I've written a couple of notes in the past few months about repairing the minor skin buckles in our Dream Tundra. It turns out that Dream has re-designed the belly skin, doubling the thickness, then adding another doubler over that. We asked them to double the skin thickness for the chin skin - and when all three part showed up, the number of holes to be matched, and the number of rivets that had to be drilled out and replaced was daunting.

A Building Epidemic!

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It seems that new kit starts in our neighborhood are blossoming.

How Many? This Many!

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All that’s left before the eXenos takes to the air is the FAA to come out and give us an Airworthiness Certificate, so I...

BRS Thoughts

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I occasionally receive notes requesting information on ballistic recovery systems for E-AB aircraft, and questions on why you don't see more articles in Kitplanes...

Head on a Swivel

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Do you ever get too comfortable when you're flying? I routinely fly from our airpark down to a neighboring private airpark to work on...

Field Fixin'

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We had everything but a jack- all the tools we needed to change a tail wheel on our Tundra were a set of pliers,...

In Case You Missed It

Wind Tunnel

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Gyroplanes, part 5.

Ask the DAR

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Service bulletin compliance, buying an aircraft with uncompleted flight testing.

Metal Magic: Cutting and Shaping Angle Aluminum

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In another segment of KITPLANES' Metal Magic series, editor at large Paul Dye shows...

Ask the DAR

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Condition inspections, N-number problems, removing an electrical system and transponder.