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Rusk Experimental Javron SuperCub
The genesis for the airplane was in June of 2011. The airplane first flew in May 2015. Actual building time was about 3-1/2 years. This is my second experimental SuperCub....
Waxing Nostalgic
...knows of similar stories – of tiny airports that got swallowed up by neighborhoods, or simply overwhelmed by civilization. My fondest early memories of building and flying airplanes are tied...
Airplane Noises
...get started on those long wings. We’re looking forward to building up the Aerovee motor ourselves – and then we’ll have a way to enjoy all those mountain waves we...
Buying Your First Homebuilt Aircraft
...kits, and didn’t think twice about building the full-scale airplane of their dreams. I’m not one of those people. I slowly crept into the homebuilt world by buying a flying...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
...project. The truth, of course, is that people are building airplanes of all levels all of the time. Some are going for light and simple, while others are working on...
How Complete?
...finish. Not long ago, the kits from Van’s Aircraft started out in excruciating detail when it came to building the tail pieces (the first part of the job). They almost...
Risky Business
...leading other builder/pilots in a hard-hitting Experimental aviation risk management symposium. Over some cold micro (brew, that is), I remarked at how building an aircraft, and preparing myself to safely...
Homebuilt Aircraft Directory 2016
...wasn’t until the 1950s that the idea of building powered, man-carrying aircraft by individuals once again came into fashion, and the regulations allowing such planes became codified. Ever since then,...
Editor’s Log
...some of the best articles in the Kitplanes library for free, and each month is centered around a specific topic that educates and informs the reader of what the homebuilding...
Ask the DAR
...Ann, have built seven amateur-built airplanes including two ultralight types, a Moni Motorglider, a Dragonfly Mk2, two RV-6s and a Zenair CH 601HDS. They are currently building a scratch-built biplane....
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Free Flight
Thousands of hours of flight time in a pilots logbook are no guarantee of superior skill-or superior judgment.
Broken Control Cable
Here’s a throttle control cable that has separated from the housing. It is very...