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A sleek Glasair II. [Credit: Glasair]

Class of ’86: How 1986 Transformed the Modern Kit Building Industry

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Careful planning and determination will get you to your goal of building and flying your own airplane. [Credit: AdobeStock]

Last Bits

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Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]

Conquering the Magneto, Part 2

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[Credit: AdobeStock]

Winging It

Andrew Robinson - 1
Lowell Farrand spent years serving as an FAA DAR and is in the EAA Hall of Fame. He offers sound advise to builders. [Credit: Bill Wilson]

Think Like a Builder

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Humberd and his daughter using the 701 for some farm duty transportation. [All Images Credited to Jon Humberd]

Builder’s Spotlight

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Andrew bought a Thorp T-18 project, which started him down the road to experimental aircraft project ownership and construction. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]

Winging It

Andrew Robinson - 0
The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]

FLYBOX Avionics

Don Fielden - 0
[Credit: Chat GPT]

Homebuilder’s Insurance

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Checking out East Tennessee scenery from the 701. [Credit: Jon Humberd]

Builder’s Spotlight

Jon Humberd - 0
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In Case You Missed It

Out-of-Date Hoses

Vic Syracuse - 0
As the fleet ages, many owners and builders forget to check the date codes...

Quick Oil Change

David Paule - 0
Quick Oil Change:

Take a Ride In a Thorp T-18

Marc Cook - 3
Join Phil Mandel for a walkaround description and a brief flight in his Thorp...

Oh Nuts!

Paul Dye - 1
Well actually... "Oh nut!" What do you do when you drop a nut inside...
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