Exhaust cracks can be insidious, although sometimes they leave a gray-looking residue. Use a bright flashlight and inspect them every time the cowling is off.
In Case You Missed it
Grinvalds Orion
Geoff Jones - 4
Jean Grinvalds’ plansbuilt four-seat pusher design was ahead of its time, predating the Bede BD-5, VariEze, Prescott Pusher and Cirrus VK-30. By Geoff Jones.
Archive: October 1999
Mike Arnold’s hyper efficient AR-5 was on our October 1999 cover with a report...
Ask the DAR
Mel Asberry - 0
Overweight LSA, paperwork confusion for a DAR inspection, converting an SLSA to an ELSA.
Nuts and Bolts
Dave Prizio - 4
Aircraft quality nuts, bolts, washers and other hardware are the right things to use if they hold the things together that keep you in the air.