Join RANS at Oshkosh, Build a Rudder in ~90 Minutes
Tuesday through Saturday (July 24-28) at Airventure Oshkosh 2018, join Randy Schlitter, Eddie Gil, and fellow builders at 10:00 a.m., and see how easy...
CGS Donates Original Hawk Prototype to Sun n Fun Museum
The original CGS Hawk prototype, which made its public debut at the 1982 Sun *n Fun Fly-in in Lakeland, Florida, will permanently reside where it all started, the company announced. Designer (and still company president) Chuck Slusarczyk announced that hes donated to the Sun *n Fun Museum. When the Hawk was introduced, it caused a huge flurry of interest and initiated a bit of controversy as well. In an era when foot launching, open seating and…
Thinning The Herd
Walking the AirVenture grounds of Wittman Field on Friday afternoon, it was apparent that the departure process of homebuilts has begun - and in...
“48 State Challenge” to Oshkosh: Mission Accomplished
Congratulations to Dave Tillema for successfully completing the "48 State Challenge" on his way to Oshkosh 2022 from Texas, flying a Zenith CH 750...
What Was New at DeLand?
Last weekend the final trade show of the season kicked off in DeLand, Florida, and Paul Bertorelli was there to find out what’s new...
Geoff van Asch's Murphy Rebel
Murphy Rebel ZK-VAN (kit #798) flew on Saturday, October 24, 2015. After 9 years and many, many hours she flew at Omaka, New Zealand. Powered by...
Sturm Velocity
Velocity 173 Fixed Gear Elite N653TS has taken just shy of 20 years to morph from several boxes of fiberglass parts to the plane...
Fly a Legend Cub with Cooperative Ownership
American Legend Aircraft Company announced a cooperative ownership program whereby its Legend Cub can be purchased for as little as $2900 down, and flown for as little as $28 per hour. The new program is available through LetsFly.org.
Sporty's New Sun 'n Fun App Available for Free Download
Sporty's, in partnership with SUN 'n FUN, is releasing a free mobile app for the 2013 show that is available for both Apple and...
Redesigned Airstreak from Alaskan Bushwheels
Airframes Alaska announced the latest improvement to the Alaskan Bushwheels line of backcountry flying tires: The Airstreak 2.0. The redesigned Airstreak tire features 20%...
In Case You Missed it
Light Stuff
Dave Martins Spacewalker II makes room for his recently completed RV-12, and heads east to its new owner in Ohio.
The Inside Corner on Reducing Stress
It is common practice for builders to cut openings in aluminum aircraft structures. Popular...
Roll Your Own
Although the KK-1 is scratch-built, builders Ken Scott and Ken Krueger have used all of the modern tools at their disposal to expedite the design and building process. This month, Scott discusses the more than satisfactory results of load-testing the wing and horizontal stab;