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.
We talk to Kurt Senhert of Legend Aircraft. The first customer-built Texas Sport Cub Experimental/Amateur-Built Kit made its debut at Sun ‘n Fun.
Glasair Aviation’s Mikael Via talks about the “51% rule” and implications for the company’s Two Weeks To Taxi program.
In Case You Missed it
The Unintimidated Builder
Builder Walter Treadwell has taken on projects that many of us would find daunting, and he keeps upping the ante. First came a Lancair 235, then a plansbuilt Jenny JN-4, followed by a P-38 and then his current project, a resized Sikorsky S-38. Some 4000 hours into the new project, Treadwell has a ways to go, but fortunately he has a mini AgCat to fly in the meantime; by Bob Fritz.
Modifying Tools
Building an airplane in the mountains has its downside. The nearest tool store is...
