ADSB-Out–Two of Four Complete
Trying to keep number of family airplanes flying and up to date is never easy, and since one or two fly a couple of...
Ninety Knots
My AirVenture NOTAM booklet came fairly late this year, despite having ordered it the day it was available. Not to worry--I downloaded the document...
Torsion
Well, we have a plan for getting our Tundra back into the air, and I think it is a good one--partly because we think...
Grounded! (Well, sorta…)
Continuing the theme of flight testing--one of the hardest things for a builder/pilot to do, especially when their airplane is new and they are...
Tweaks
No airplane is perfect right out of the box--that is, really, why we test them isn't it? Of course, there are lots of kits...
Phase 1 Complete – Testing Continues
With a marathon fight of nearly four hours to gather cruise performance data (take advantage of the smooth air when you can get it!),...
Spars – The Heart of the Wing
I haven't reported much recently on our Xenos Motor glider project, mostly because the past half year the push has been to get our...
The Inexpensive Glass Cockpit
I spend a lot of my time installing and flying behind the latest in top end experimental avionics - full touch screen EFISs, advanced...
The Magic TBO
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.
The New Aviation Rituals
It used to be that anyone who worked on airplanes knew how to time a magneto, clean an aviation spark plug, and safety-wire an...
In Case You Missed It
2024 Homebuilt Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
It’s said that change is inevitable but with it comes opportunity. We’re taking that...
