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In Case You Missed it
Ask the DAR
DAR Mel Asberry continues his discussion of aircraft operating limitations by explaining what those Phase II flight test rules mean.
Engine Beat
Removing your oil filter is not nearly as easy as putting it on. Steve Ells shows you how to take it off without turning your workshop into a Hazmat site.
What’s the Future of Homebuilding?
Some builders of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft are builders in name only, deferring primary construction of the aircraft to the pros. So concluded the FAA, which is determined to clamp down on those who would flout the 51% rules. What does it mean to regular homebuilders? Those who are building now will be unaffected, but for future builders, the FAAs guidance revisions could be significant.
I got a real charge out these cartoons. Why are (wire) you always complaining? Would you say a part-time orchestra leader is a semi-conductor? Did you hear about the guy who wanted to get a sex-change and join a convent? He wanted to be a transistor (trans-sister).
Comics about electronics; Watt an idea!