Now the Sounds from Sun ‘n Fun

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We had the opportunity to field a few podcasts from Sun 'n Fun this year, hosted on our sister site, Avweb. Here are links to those interviews.Seeing through clouds is the coming technology, but it comes with a price. Grand Rapids' Todd Stehouwer talks about the technological challenges of implementing synthetic vision in an Experimental-class EFIS.…

Reflections on the Lake(land)

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Invariably, someone always asks me the same question as I come dragging home: Was it worth it?We all come away from Sun 'n Fun...

Rocket Racing League Announces Schedule, Velocity Aircraft Sold

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Positioning itself as a "new entertainment sports league that combines the exhilaration of racing with the power of rocket engines," the Rocket Racing League...

Rocket Racing

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Positioning itself as a "new entertainment sports league that combines the exhilaration of racing with the power of rocket engines," the Rocket Racing League announced that it will stage its first exhibition race at Oshkosh this year. The vehicles will be liquid-oxygen-fueled rockets in modified Velocity airframes. Three more exhibition races will be held at Reno (September 10-14), at the X-Prize Cup (Las Cruces, NM, date TBA), and at Aviation Nation, Nellis Air Force Base…

Amy's RV-10: Hangar Health

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Pro-Seal: It’ll stick to anything, the label says, and that’s the truth. We’ve recently re-experienced it when Van’s Aircraft sent us a bit to...

That's All Folks….

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Well, another Sun 'n Fun airshow has gone by. As the traditional start of the season, this one was, at times, fraught and promising,...

Plane-Power Keeps the Juice Flowing

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There's nothing like meeting vendors face-to-face to get instantaneous answers to your questions about their products, and the aisles in the four large commercial...

That’s All Folks….

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Well, another Sun 'n Fun airshow has gone by. As the traditional start of the season, this one was, at times, fraught and promising, often nail biting and reaffirming. It started, as you've certainly heard a thousand times, wet and muddy. By good luck, I elected to travel from the West Coast on Monday, missing the worst of the weather. The aftermath was there, however, in the form of soggy fields that would stiffen to…

What's That Banging? Metal Being Shaped

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On my way to the Zenith 701 sheet metal project, I was waylaid by the constant and very loud sound of sheet metal getting...

As Things Wind Down…

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As Sun 'n Fun concludes, it comes home that the week has seen a lot of aviating, hangar flying, buying, selling and wishing. Even...

In Case You Missed It

University of Rotax

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One builder’s lessons to learn before maintaining a Rotax 914.

Time to Vent

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When it comes to fuel-tank vents, there is a wide variety of choices. We look at the basic types and consider their relative merits.

Building the eXenos

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Part 2: Sourcing the parts.

Past Due ELT Batteries

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There is a requirement for an annual ELT check to be entered into the...