Tag: pilot events

With more power, a better display and a noise limiter, Sporty’s improves a good design.

On some airplanes, the basic empennage does not provide acceptable flying qualities in all...

Now that you've fabricated your seat upholstery, its time to tackle the rest of the interior with a look at carpeting and door panels.

Columnist Dan Checkoway appreciates the flexibility of owning a homebuilt rather than a certified aircraft. On a recent condition inspection of his RV-7, he detected small cracks in the front spar of the horizontal stabilizer. A week later he was working on replacing it, without any intervention from the FAA.