A Trek Through the EAA Museum

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A thunderstorm greeted us Wednesday morning, which called for a trip to the museum. Everyone and their flight instructor had the same idea as...

It Wouldn’t Be Oshkosh Without It

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A little rain is to be expected

Grand Champion Falco Passes 1750 Hours At AirVenture

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When David and Tamera Nason completed their beautiful Ferrari red Falco F.8L in June of 1999, they had no idea of the adventures their...

From Rivet to Airplane

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Rachel St. Louis grew up in the little town of Machias, Maine with loving parents Michael and Rose. Michael, a self taught mechanical and...

Barrett Precision Engines Update

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We had a chance to catch up with Rhonda Barrett of Barrett Precision Engines, one of the highest volume suppliers of engines and engine...

Brushing Up

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One of the unfortunate things about the massive capability that computers give us in today’s world is that we rarely have the time to...

Building Rotax

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While scoping out the new 916iS we had the pleasure of chatting with Lauren Burton of Motive.Aero. Laboring under the heavy title of Director...

Sheet Metal 101

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Another day, another workshop! Yesterday I headed over to the Sheet Metal 101 class with Louise, who’s obviously graduated from the beginner course, but...

Oshkosh Standoff

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Left here for your amusement: Is this how AirVenture photographers warm up for the day? Or is this just how they compare, uhhh... ”equipment”?...

Comp Air 6.2 Shown At AirVenture

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Ron Lueck of Comp Air Aviation is showing his latest creation at AirVenture 2023, the Comp Air 6.2 six-seater kit design, perhaps better approached...

In Case You Missed It

Plane and Simple

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Keep it in the groove.

A Bit Wobbly

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Demystifying the Lycoming 500-hour wobble check.
[Credit: Van's Aircraft]

Something New On The Horizon

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Long ago a reader sent me a photograph of a workbench. On it sat...

Home Shop Machinist

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The lathey guy’s guide to work holding.