On the Way There
After four trips to AirVenture in the RV-10, we decided to park the tent and take the land-based RV (Motorhome) and try the Scholler...
Friday is the New Saturday
It's a natural evolutionary process—when an event gets big enough, the opening day becomes crowded. So those that don’t like the crowds start coming...
Out of Practice?
It is traditional for aviation bloggers and journalists to remind folks - in the weeks leading up to Oshkosh - to review the NOTAM...
The Valkyrie’s Song
Two thousand hours is just a round number really—it has no intrinsic mechanical meaning. But it's a milestone.
Wittman. Field. Video.
If it was strange for you to stay home, it was equally strange to be nearly the only person there.
The Test Pilot’s Role
I was reading a discussion on an internet forum dedicated to experimental aviation the other day, and the topic was gross weight. Someone was...
What Do I Call It?
According to all of the Facebook reminders popping up on my feed, its been almost exactly two years since I did the first flight...
There Are Always Alternatives
My recent Kneeboard Note on drilling bolts to create lighter weights for prop balancing generated a fair number of responses - all the way...
Another Week, Another Prop
This week, we’re flying the new “Explorer” three-blade composite prop from Hartzell on our RV-8.
In Case You Missed it
Drilling a Straight Hole in Aluminum.
One of the fundamental skills a builder needs to develop on just about any...
Wind Tunnel
Pilots, especially those in low-powered aircraft, must always know how much energy they have available to maintain flight.
