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Building With a Partner

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...buddy Ed Zaleski looks on. Zaleski gets to stitch up the next one. Group Think How about group projects? Can they work? Certainly they can, but the issues of compatibility...

Completion Secrets

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...My building partner Ed Zaleski and I kept each other focused and motivated. Plus it was fun to work with a friend rather than to have building be something that...

Flight Review: Practical Glass

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...Owner/Builder’s Perspective Dave Prizio (left) and Ed Zaleski couldn’t resist the urge to build again, but a fondness for their first project remains. The GlaStar is special to me because...

Build a Bear: Keeping It Real

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...AIG for flight coverage. Author Prizio (left) and building partner, Ed Zaleski (above), are happy with the outcome. Good weather is important for a first flight. With a new taildragger...

Build a Bear: Some Assembly Required

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...my buddy, Ed Zaleski, and I would be immune to this particular delusion, but you would be wrong. We stood there glowing as we surveyed our freshly painted parts on...

Build a Bear: Mellow Yellow

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...Luckily, my good friend and building buddy, Ed Zaleski, likes to paint, so I knew I could get through this. Building the Booth Before we could paint anything, we needed...

Build a Bear: Put the Fabric in Fabrication

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...big deal, but in retrospect it was sort of a boneheaded thing to do. Ed Zaleski treats aluminum parts with Alodine before painting. A temporary tray is made with 2x4s...

Build a Bear: Taking Stock

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...later. Today we just shoved everything in the hangar and got back to work. The next Saturday could not get here soon enough. My building and flying buddy, Ed Zaleski,...

Build a Bear: Third Time Charm

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...that I had a good year last year. GlaStar N634DP en route to Alaska (left). Prizio and Ed Zaleski pose with N634DP, their first building project (center). Sportsman N713DE, the...

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Using Level Accelerations to Determine Climb Performance

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A faster way to gather data over a wide range of conditions.

All About Avionics

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Panel Upgrades—Wiring your panel. By Stein Bruch.

Light Stuff

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The author reviews the Kappa KP-5 LSA, imported by Kappa Aircraft from the Czech Republic. This is a conventional, low-wing, trigear configuration airplane, with a staggered seating arrangement that allows more room for each occupant, while keeping the cockpit narrow. The KP-5 is powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax 912 ULS engine and a Woodcomp three-blade prop, and has a useful load of 583 pounds. Full-power airspeed is stated as 138 mph. Avionics equipment includes a Dynon EFIS and engine monitor, Garmin GPSMAP 496 and Garmin transponder.

ADS-B and the Little Guy

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ADS-B installation may be avoidable for many small homebuilts.