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Zenith Hosts Summer and Fall Gatherings
Zenith Aircraft Company Fly In to Summer Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Zenith factory located at Mexico...
The FCC Pushes for Elimination of 121.5 MHz ELTs
The Federal Communication Commission on June 15 published its Third Report and Order. In it, the agency said that, "After reviewing the comments ,...
Tempest Announces New Spark Plug Line
Tempest has announced the addition of a complete line of aviation spark plugs to its brand of aviation products.
Tempest spark plug features include bright...
WindSock App for iPhone
Now there is a fast and useful tool for calculating the wind components for takeoff and landing. Pilot Marco Crivellari developed WindSock primarily because...
PilotE6B-WX iPhone App Available
CoDeveloper has a new PilotE6B/WX app that provides pilots with more than 50 common aviation calculations and unit conversions, as well as convenient access...
MGL Launches XTreme Mini EFIS
After several years of development, MGL Avionics has announced its XTreme mini EFIS, a functional primary flight display (PFD), engine monitor, fuel computer and...
Wicks Announces Fall Workshops
Want to get a leg-up on your welding or fabric-covering skills? Wicks Aircraft might be able to help.
The company has announced the dates for...
Mistral Engines Suspends Development of Rotary
Citing economic difficulties, Mistral Engines announced today that it was suspending the development of its line of rotary aircraft engines and seeking investors to...
Sonex Puts SubSonex Jet Development On Back Burner
Late last week, Sonex announced via its website that development of the single-seat SubSonex jet was being delayed. KITPLANES included a feature story on...
PS Engineering Is Putting One Lucky Customer Into a T-6
As a reward to its many customers, PS Engineering is going to put a lucky soul into the back seat of the AeroShell Aerobatic...
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CubCrafters EX-2 363 Walkaround Review
CubCrafters' Brad Damm details all the differences in the EX-2 with the CC 363i...
Firewall Forward: Exhaust Systems
Besides venting engine exhaust, an exhaust system must heat the cabin and warm the carb. Some crucial rules must be heeded, no matter what kind of system you choose.
