Skyview Install – Piece of Cake!
One of the projects we have going on right now is to finish up a Dream Tundra that we partnered in early this year....
Gusting to WHAT?
We were on our way back from Oshkosh a few weeks ago, headed from Minnesota to Western Nevada in one day. The forecast was...
Long-Distance Drop-in
Living at an airpark has a lot of advantages - easy access to your plane (and shop), the ability to go flying for a...
Smoke and Haze
It is the time of year out west that brings fires - lots of fires. The forests and mountains of the west are part...
Not – So Great Wall of the Pine Nuts
Just south of our airpark in Dayton, Nevada, we have a small north-south range of mountains known as the Pine Nuts. Topping out in...
BD-Micro – Helping People Perfect the BD-5
We recently got a chance to drop in on "Skeeter" and "Richard" Karnes – the principals of BD-Micro of Siletz, Oregon. BD-Micro is a...
Trying and Flying the Avidyne IFD
For many years now, having an IFR-capable navigator has meant installing and using a Garmin GNS 430, 530, or their WAAS versions that end...
Kneeboard Notes
One of the frustrating things about editing a print magazine is the long lead-time required to bring ideas from the field into the actual...
EAA Fires Back at Airline Pilots Union for Attacking General Aviation...
ALPA letter to U.S. Senate ignores facts in favor of political rhetoric
The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups today fired back at...
It Takes a Team
Wherever I have gone on the AirVenture grounds this year, I have received compliments on the coverage that Kitplanes has been providing on the...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
Repairing a malfunctioning headset may be not only inexpensive, but completely doable.
Build It Better: What’s Your Backup Plan?
The word “redundancy” is often heard in aviation, and with good reason. But a well-thought-out backup plan involves more than just having two of everything.
Hands On: Spray Painting
Mike Loehle shows us the process of prepping both metal and composite surfaces prior to painting as well as applying color and clear coats.
