Home Search
how the pros do it - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Build It Better: Show Me the Data!
...initio programs that produced certificated flight instructors headed for the regionals. They wanted to sound like pros, so they passed it on to their students. There’s no reason to assume...
Bullish on Weight
...Red Bull. Pros such as Sean Tucker and Skip Stewart continue to ask for more, and an entirely new market of Tundra-tired backcountry airplanes is looking to reduce weight wherever...
Firewall Forward: Ignition Systems
...owners, either in person or through one of the many Internet forums. Each system has its pros and cons. Next time we will delve into electrical systems beyond the ignition...
The Owner Assisted Interior
...the pocket? In the rounded- versus square-corner debate, each side has pros and cons. The square corner option provides the most area for the dimensions, but square corners of sheet...
Future Fuels, Part 2
...this juncture. In this article, we’ll run down the pros and cons of each, but the fuels market remains too murky to make long-term decisions on what might or might...
Build Your Own Hangar Doors
...still available commercially, for single hangar or residential hangars, there are essentially two preferred choices: bi-fold doors or swinging doors. Each has pros and cons, but door vendors tell us...
Firewall Forward: Engine Instruments
...your ammeter shunt, depending on what you wish to monitor. All three locations have their pros and cons. Just be sure to understand what you are measuring in your aircraft....
Drill Blocks
Drill blocks can be made from a variety of materials and take on many different shapes. Fig. 1 Watch carefully next time one of the old pros makes a hole...
2014 Engine Buyer’s Guide
English race car mechanics often refer to the engine in their race car as “the lump.” Most of those lads are chassis oriented, and “the lump” sums up their attitude...
Practical Electrical
...aircraft. The latest lithium iron batteries, like this one from Shorai, are incredibly light—but the cautious homebuilder should weigh the pros and cons of this weight saving carefully. Responses ranged...
In Case You Missed it
Wi-Fi Enabled
The term “Wi-Fi enabled” involving aircraft conjures up images of fat cats shorting Boeing...
