A Crowd of One
Kitplanes contributing editor Kerry Fores, a lifelong resident of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, self-populated AirVenture's famous Brown Arch in March while self-isolating. This video is a...
No Charge – No Kidding!
Crimps are important, and as much as we hate it, you need special tools to do them right.
It's Alive!
One of the fun things about living at an airpark is that there is usually something aeronautical going on. This weekend, our neighbor down...
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...
Flight Test Morning
Early morning is the time for flight testing, especially in summer, and especially in the high desert! Today's mission was to do the first...
A Collection of Engines
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.
All of Us are Smarter than Any of Us
One of the best things about this job is the number of contacts I get from members of the homebuilding community - It's like...
We Keep Killing People…
I guess it's a Monday Aviation Journalist thing - time to get grumpy and complain. Over on our sister publication, AVweb, Rick Durden is...
How to Save 24 Pounds – and Look Great Doing It!
Our loyal RV-8, the Valkyrie, is rapidly approaching the 2000 hour mark on the Hobbs, and all of that time, she has been flying...
Real Homebuilder
Do you recognize this Homebuilder? I ran into this old NASA coworker at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio this past week....
In Case You Missed It
What Capability Are You Building Toward?
New home, new airport—they present an opportunity to learn. This learning has been especially...
Return of the Turbo-Compound
Everything old is new again. Paul Lamar looks at the turbo-compound engine, developed in the post-WW-II era. Thrown over for jet engines, it may yet hold promise today as we search for more energy efficient ways to get the most out of increasingly expensive fuel.
