Kneeboard Notes

As I'm getting ready to re-assemble my wife’s O-360-A1A, I have spent a lot of time looking up part numbers. Not, as it turns...

With the first engine start and initial taxi testing out of the way (see and hear it below), the little jet is cocooned in...

Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California is an interesting place for experimental aviators. With no signs to tell you what's in a row if...

"Time to spare--go by air!" That old nut has been around since the days of early airlines that were hardy what you'd call reliable--and there are many that would say it is still true for airline travel today. Where it really has a grain of truth, of course, is when you are talking about light General Aviation aircraft, and most experimentals fit into that category.

You see, up until that point, most airplane engines needed to be tinkered with and torn down at laughingly short intervals. A few good weeks of barnstorming could mean it was time for a pilot to quit for months while his engine was rebuilt.

Poring over press releases from all "Big Three" piston aircraft engine manufacturers got me thinking about the engines I have out in my own hangar, hanging off our stable of airplanes.

As part of an EAA Safety committee promoting the use of angle of attack flying, I fly a lot of different AoA systems. In...

I love solving problems--it is just hard to find the time to work on the little ones. I have been wiring avionics for more...

  Oshkosh 2018 is in the books, and hopefully, pilots from all parts of the country have made it home safely. It was a good...

There’s an old engineer’s quote that says “Perfection in design comes not when there is nothing left to add, but rather, when there is...