Always Another Tool
One of the things I brought back from AirVenture last week was a kit from Flyleds to build two LED landing lights that we’re...
Grandaddy Document
We’re helping a neighbor friend clean out the hangar of her late husband, and running across all sorts of things that he collected as...
OSH23 – The REAL Kneeboard Notes
When I put my occasional musings on the web for KITPLANES, I refer to them as “Kneeboard Notes,” jottings that come to mind as...
Brushing Up
One of the unfortunate things about the massive capability that computers give us in today’s world is that we rarely have the time to...
Getting Around on the Grounds
First time visitors to EAA AirVenture predictably utter the standard pronouncement, “I had no idea it was so BIG!” I always try to prepare...
Hardware Musings
Two thoughts come from the shop today: First—all you RV pilots out there, the nylon locknuts you need are MS21083N8. They are about a buck...
Slack Time – Part 4
So about welding… I have spent 50 years working on airplanes of all types and materials—from tube and rag to metal plus a bit of...
Parked Props
As anyone who studied for their private pilot exam 50 years ago should know, airplane propellers should be parked horizontally—that's so that when it...
Slack Time – Part 3
Flying airplanes need attention, even when they aren’t flying and especially when the factory issues a new service bulletin! This winter, Van’s Aircraft put...
In Case You Missed it
Firewall Forward: Tools of the Trade
Here are the tools you'll need during your engine installation, plus suggestions for keeping them organized.
Fun With Emissions
Making the rounds on the canned news circuit recently was the EPA announcing it’s...
Flaperons, Spoilers and Drooping Ailerons
There are some situations where there isn’t enough room on the wing’s trailing edge...
Ask the DAR
Engine data plate, airworthiness certificate issued by an IA, ELT requirements with ADS-B.