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If It's Not One Thing…
It's another, and in the business of showing and selling aircraft, neatness counts. Early on in this year's Sun 'n Fun adventure, rain-soaked grounds...
Teaching Homebuilding Skills
Many a homebuilder has heard the admonition from the uninitiated about how they love the idea of assembling their own plane, if only they...
Volunteer-Built Zenith 701 Headed for Missions of Mercy
At AirVenture 2007, I took the challenge of sampling the builder workshops—specifically sheet metal, composites and fabric—as a clean-sheet newbie. I wanted to see...
The Eyes Have It
Do you ever get the feeling that someone's watching you? The paint on the Sparrowhawk gyros on display at Sun 'n Fun drew many...
Our Eyes in the Skies
The need to coordinate the arrival of thousands of aircraft, to manage the airshow flow, and maintain separation on the Lake Parker arrivals demands...
There's a New Four-Blade CS Prop for Warbird Replicas
Dave Hansen of Vari-Prop is pretty excited about the company’s newest product, a four-blade, variable-pitch propeller for warbird replicas that will bolt on to...
Wing-Heating System for High-Performance Kit Aircraft
If your kit is meant to fly high and fast, and especially if you’ve designed the machine to fly well in the clouds, then...
Up, Up and Away
Not all that flies at Sun 'n Fun roars like a radial, buzzes like a hornet or spews smoke during low passes. The traditional...
Continuing Evolution, Corvair Style
I finally got a chance on Friday to catch up with William Wynne of FlyCorvair.com to see if there had been much in the...
You Don't Need A Wing If Your Ship's Got That Swing…
Sun 'n Fun's Chopper Town provided a graphic reminder Friday that you don't need a wing if your ship's got that swing, as a...
In Case You Missed It
STOL Brothers
A number of kit manufacturers have capitalized on the Cubs enduring appeal with Cub-alike designs, each of which has something unique to offer.
Light Stuff
Columnist Dave Martin flies one of the best-selling Special Light Sport Aircraft (factory-built), the Flight Design CTSW. Although he encounters a few surprises, transition training for pilots new to the design would likely alleviate such things.
