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AirVenture in the Mirrors
As I pushed the throttle in, lifted off of Wittman Field's runway 36(L) and pulled in to a right turn for a heading of...
Remove Before Flight
Walking the grounds at AirVenture this afternoon, I ran across this pitot care flag that obviously came from our neighbors to the north! Interestingly...
Airplane Tracks
Yes, I believe it was a light single, a tail dragger. Spent at least a week sitting in the same spot at Oshkosh to...
Cool Fishing Airplane
Wittman Buttercup, on wheel skis. The owner uses it to fly north and go ice fishing. Our resident aerodynamicist was intrigued by its unusual...
AWOS Micro Tower
Ever wonder what an AWOS system looks like and where you would buy one for a small airport? The MicroTower from Potomac Aviation is...
Little Audrey Interesting Oddity
I've seen "Little Audrey" hanging in the EAA museum many times, but never really noticed this little detail before. It is common for airplanes...
What is It?
It may look like a very early, primitive design but this airplane was designed and first constructed in 1964. It uses Piper PA-12 wings...
O2 Simplified
We stopped by Mountain High's booth to take a look at their oxygen hardware, and liked this neat idea for mounting a cannula without...
Seriously Experimental
"What is that?" asked a volunteer at the Homebuilder's Pavilion last weekend. The crane and booster were visible from nearly a mile away. It...
Name that Cockpit
Yes, its experimental.
No, its not a kit.
Yes, it is at Oshkosh.
Yes, it technically would qualify for small N-numbers and an NX designation.
One of the...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: May 1988
An impressively tight shot of the Prescott Pusher homebuilt made sure our May 1988...
Give Me a Brake
When his Zenith CH 701 wouldn't stay put during runup and tended to roll on an incline, builder Chuck Deiterich came up with a do-it-yourself solution.
Pilot Not In Command
An audible sigh and an acceptable landing punctuated the end of a stuttering cross-country....