Pilot eLog V2.2 Released

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Sheald, Inc. has released V2.2 of its Pilot eLog cross-platform electronic logbook for private pilots. This is a complete rewrite of the program from...

Classic J3 SLSA and Legend Smart Cub G3 Introduced

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American Legend Aircraft Company has debuted its Classic J3. This new aircraft is based on the Legend Cub, and incorporates safety improvements and slimming...

Belite Dragon Wins Ultralight Award

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Belite Aircraft was named the 2010 Grand Champion Ultralight at this year's Sun and Fun Expo in Lakeland, Florida. The award is based on...

Imagining New Aircraft Wings from Shark Skin

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Dr. Amy Warneke Lang, an aerospace engineer and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, has teamed up with biologists to study shark skin,...

Babbitt Touts Experimental Aircraft Safety and Transition Training

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J. Randall Babbitt, FAA Administrator, stopped by the Media Center at the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In April 16 for a quick conference with the...

DeltaHawk Engine Update

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DeltaHawk will be the first to admit they've been plodding along on the diesel engine certification project like...forever. Actually, it's been 14 years. But they think they'll have a production engine available this year. Here's KITPLANES editor Marc Cook with an update.

UL Power’s Unique Lightweight Engine

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Aircraft engine development isn't exactly a major growth industry, but we do see new products from time to time. At Sun 'n Fun, KITPLANES editor Marc Cook talked to Gus Warren about the unique, lightweight UL Power engine for LSAs and kit airplanes.

MySky MS-1, an LSA with a Kit In Its Future?

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The MySky MS-1 prototype is a clean sheet design that emphasizes the "sport" in Light Sport Aircraft. "We really wanted a little military fighter...

A Featherweight Instrument Panel for Ultralights

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Belite Electronics introduced its Patch Flyer solid-state avionics package at Sun 'n Fun on Friday. Designed for Part 103 ultralights, the Patch Flyer instruments...

Build A Plane Goes Online

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Build A Plane, a non-profit organization working in a formal partnership with the FAA to promote aviation education, is now offering AeroScholars, two online...

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Home Shop Machinist

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DROs and VFDs.

Ask the DAR

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Repairman certificate eligibility, ELSA mods, flying at civil twilight, fuel cap engraving.

Ask the DAR

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Heeding manufacturer overhaul times, about the repairman certificate.

Aero ‘lectrics

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In an ongoing attempt to update his shop and make it more energy efficient, Jim Weir puts together a winning compressor-generator combo to run the lights and whatever else needs juice.