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Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis

Kitplanes - July 24, 2026 0

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Fuel Follies

Lisa Turner - March 9, 2026 1

Everyday Test Flying

LeRoy Cook - January 19, 2026 1

prop blade root

Unairworthy: Prop Blade Root

Vic Syracuse - August 4, 2025 2

Aircraft Jacking Solutions

All Jacked Up

Tom Wilson - July 27, 2025 1

case parting plates

Case Parting Plates

Andrew Robinson - July 22, 2025 0

When possible I pre-polish skins, like this Onex vertical tail skin, through Nuvite grade C prior to assembly. Polishing tools

Taking a Shine To 6061-T6 – Part 2

Kerry Fores - July 18, 2025 0

Check the Sump Screen

Vic Syracuse - April 7, 2025 1

RTV in Fuel System

Vic Syracuse - January 19, 2025 0

How Bad Could a Prop Strike Be?

Lisa Turner - December 15, 2024 2

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In Case You Missed It

Shop-made Blind Rivet Nut

Bob Hadley - February 15, 2021 3

Blind rivet nuts, also called rivnuts, rivet nuts or insert nuts, are a clever...

Free Flight

Paul Dye - April 21, 2013 0

When developing a strategy for a flight, it’s important to know the limitations of XM weather, NEXRAD radar, moving maps and other tools.

Tech-Built Skyotë

Tom Dubroullet - May 19, 2017 0

John Roberts used modern CAD technology to update an old-school design.

Mounting On a Curve

Paul Dye - May 20, 2020 5

A long time ago, when homebuilders began installing Garmin 430s—the most popular IFR GPS/nav/com...