The Right Grip
It's funny how little things can make a huge difference in life--especially when it comes to aviation. Little things are important to aircraft design,...
Back Country!
Ahhhh... this is what utility planes are for! They're not about getting halfway across the country in a day, not about aerobatics, and not...
Tale of Two Pitots
As part of an EAA Safety committee promoting the use of angle of attack flying, I fly a lot of different AoA systems. In...
Two “Fly-ins”
Not too many days ago, a dry lakebed near our home became the temporary residence of about 70,000 people as the annual Burning Man...
First Impressions of the Sling High Wing
Our man Paul Dye is in South Africa this week flying the all-new Sling High Wing airplane. The company has pulled out all the...
Tight Fit – Fun Flight
All in a day's work for a magazine editor - flying one of the tiniest little homebuilts you're ever going to find (note I...
It Takes a Village
...And every village needs an idiot. Or at least someone who doesn't know something. The best thing though - is the village can come...
Ready for Paint!
With the first engine start and initial taxi testing out of the way (see and hear it below), the little jet is cocooned in...
Beer, Brats, and Curds
When you’re visiting a foreign country, I believe it is important to eat the local food—and as a born-and-bred Minnesotan, I am bound by...
Choice and Consequences
Our choice was to build an RV-3 - an airplane that we have thoroughly enjoyed for just about 600 hours of flying now. The consequence - an RV-3 has very little room between the back of the engine and the firewall.
In Case You Missed It
Avidyne IFD540
Avidyne's new IFD540 GPS navigator will offer an easy replacement for Garmin GNS users.
Flight Review: Four to Tango
Chuck Berthe puts Team Tango’s Foxtrot 4 through its paces, and finds it to be a capable aircraft with the potential to be even better as the design is refined.