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FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt Visits AirVenture for Forum
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt visited EAA AirVenture Thursday for a forum, apologizing for the agency's reduced presence at the event this year due to...
A Modern M14 Ignition System for Your Moose
If you are an Vedeneyev M14 radial engine owner, or even thinking you might be, pay attention. I'm talking to you Murphy Moose builders...
James Wiebe of Belite Aircraft Wins 2011 August Raspet Award
Belite Aircraft President and CEO James Wiebe has won the 2011 August Raspet Award, one of the most prestigious honors bestowed by the Experimental...
Quad City Adds Two New Kits to Lineup
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corporation has announced its Challenger Light Sport XS 50 and XL 65. The XS 50 is optimized as an economical,...
2012 Safari 400 Offers New Features, AirVenture Discount
The 2012 Safari 400 kit helicopter appeared at AirVenture this year with loads of new standard features. Among them are a more robust rotor...
E-Mag Delivering a Six Cylinder Unit for Experimentals
Face it. The big bore, high compression engines of today are handicapped by the simple fact that they cannot adjust their ignition timing for...
Aspen Avionics Introduces Connected Panel
Did you ever wish your iPad could interface with your radio stack, or, better yet, the Primary Flight Display (PFD) in your aircraft instrument...
Garmin GTX 23 Remote Transponder for ADS-B Compliance
Garmin announced the GTX 23 ES remote transponder, a new remote-mounted Mode-S extended squitter transponder for Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). The GTX...
Advanced Flight Systems AF-5500 EFIS
Advanced Flight Systems introduced a new EFIS suitable for smaller panels, the AF-5500. Using the same box as the AF-5600 but with a smaller...
Belite Fuel Line Water Detector Debuts
A new, patent-pending technology developed by Belite Enterprises capable of detecting water in the fuel tank or fuel line was introduced Tuesday at AirVenture....
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Preparing for Your First Flight
The paperwork, the plane, and the pilot must come together for success.
All About Avionics: Flight-Control Systems
As the industry matures, the sheer variety and capabilities of autopilots for Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft are flourishing. By Stein Bruch.
Alternate Air Opening
This was discovered on an aircraft during a condition inspection. It really was a...
