Spirit of Flight Award
Lancair Owners and Builders Organization Recognized for Contribution to Safety In 1996 the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) and the EAA established the Spirit of Flight Award to recognize those EAA members who made a significant contribution to aviation safety and flight testing, with the goal of encouraging further improvements in these areas.
Proposed FAA Guidance on Homebuilts Is Announced
Offering a 30-day comment period, the FAA has announced its much anticipated Official Notice of proposed guidance pertaining to the regulation of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft.Read...
Grand Rapids Tech Introduces Sport SX
Grand Rapids Technologies has expanded its EFIS lineup with the introduction of the Sport SX. Until recently, the company’s EFIS lineup was neatly divided...
Flight Evaluator Watches Your Every Move
Do you ever wish you could replay a flight or a flight lesson with greater accuracy than your memory provides? How about keep an accurate record of your Phase I flight testing? These are among the goals of Appareos Flight Evaluator system, comprised of the GAU 500 Flight Recorder, a cube-shaped box carried in the airplane, and a software suite used to analyze the flight data later on. …
Sensenich Introduces New Experimental Props
Sensenich has had good success with its series of hollow-core, ground-adjustable composite propellers so it has introduced three new propellers for Continental and Lycoming...
Garmin Updates, Improves iPad App
The number 5.0 may just be the charm for Garmin Pilot. The app, available on both iOS and Android platforms, has finally added "track...
Pioneer Aircraft’s Walnut Control Grips
Pioneer Aircraft introduces its wood control grips finished with super-hard polyurethane gloss. The detailed shape has a palm rise and thumb rest that provide...
New EAA DVD Saves You Time and Money on Aircraft Preventive...
A new how-to video from the Experimental Aircraft Association gives certificated aircraft owners a better understanding of preventive maintenance and ways to save money...
Now–In Living Color!
Work continued on the jet's paint job on Tuesday--and a long day it was. The detailed layout was completed the day before, so it...
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Van’s RV-8: Sport Plane Standard Setter
Although the RV-8 debuted 12 years ago, author Ed Wischmeyer flies a splendid builder example and notes how the design has fared over the years; by Ed Wischmeyer.
