Tag: flight tests

With all of the ways to get GPS information into the cockpit, a handheld unit remains a viable option. By Stein Bruch.

Electrons and nitrous put Neil Wischer’s RV-8 into the 270-mph club.

Upon his retirement, Jim Shy embarked on a lifelong dream of building his own airplane. But before he even decided on a design, he bought a place to keep it: his own airport.

The rules around Letters of Deviation Authority are labyrinthine, which helps explain why they are relatively rare. But the problems could be—and should be—corrected through a few regulatory changes. By Roy Beisswenger.