Commentary: New Kitbuilt Rules-Punish Everyone .

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The FAA, in its revised Advisory Circulars that govern the licensing of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, has taken an aggressive, broad-brush approach to stopping excessive commercial assistance in kitbuilt aircraft. An advisory panel was formed last year, and the initial findings were published in February, with the draft of revised rulemaking supposed to appear this spring. In fact, the draft of the new rules appeared in the middle of July, with a substantially shorter comment period than…

Commentary: New Kitbuilt Rules—Punish Everyone for a Few Scofflaws

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The FAA, in its revised Advisory Circulars that govern the licensing of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, has taken an aggressive, broad-brush approach to stopping “excessive commercial...

Amy's RV-10: That Ole Paint

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It turns out, ole silverback, as I was beginning to deem 9AB, our newly hatched and DAR-blessed RV-10, was going to get a new...

New Product: "Swing-Wing" Ultralight to Be at AirVenture

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Gene and Larry Smith, the owners of Culver Props and Valley Engineering will have the production model of their new Back Yard Flyer "swing-wing"...

Proposed FAA Guidance on Homebuilts Is Announced

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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...

Fly-In Preparation and Safety

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There are always risks involved with flying into any airport, but when there’s a fly-in going on, those risks are higher than usual: lots...

New Product: AeroPulsar TSOd LED Nav/Strobe In…

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AeroLEDs has announced its latest contribution to aviation lighting products. The new Pulsar was designed from a clean sheet, using advanced mechanical/electrical computer modeling and optical ray- tracing software to accurately predict the performance of the final product. The approach was a no-compromise design that was intended …

Proposed FAA Guidance on Homebuilts Is Announced

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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....

New Product: AeroPulsar TSO’d LED Nav/Strobe Introduced

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AeroLEDs has announced its latest contribution to aviation lighting products. The new Pulsar was designed from a “clean sheet,” using advanced mechanical/electrical computer modeling...

New Product: Speed Brakes for RV-10

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RDD Enterprises, LLC announced the availability of the electrically actuated Speed Bra-X for the Van’s RV-10. RDD’s David McRae headed up the development program...

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Design Process: Airfoils

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Once the size and planform of the wing have been determined, it’s time to choose (or design) the airfoil.