Tag: medical

When it came to choosing a kit aircraft to build, columnist Amy Laboda and her husband opted for a metal design, in part because it would be resistant to destruction by lightning strike and also because fatigue is easier to detect in metal than it is in a composite plane. However, new nanotube technology, if integrated into composite construction material, could not only help identify wear problems, but also potentially heal them.

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Are you logging pilot flight time and aircraft time in service correctly? By Owen C. Baker.

Readers want to know when you can use your homebuilt for paid instruction and how to convert a certified aircraft into an Experimental.