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Fuel Pump Overflow

Vic Syracuse -
The overflow connection at the engine-driven fuel pump needs to be connected to a...

New Ambidextrous Products from Pioneer Control Grips

Marc Cook -
Not everyone is strongly “handed” and there are some applications where a grip that feels right in either hand is, um, right for the job. That’s the thinking behind Pioneer Control Grips’ new ambidextrous grips.

ULPower Tempts Builders With “Shirts for a Snap” Micro Event

Jon Croke -

Light on the Horizon—Van’s Outlines Recovery Next Steps

Marc Cook -

Silverlight Recon

Mark Timney -
The plane was just unveiled this week at Sun ‘n Fun, and ordering now can reportedly have you traveling to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida in four months to build it.

Rotax Power, Lots of Speed: The Retractable-Gear TL Sparker Debuts at Sun ‘n Fun 2024

Marc Cook -
This sleek retractable-gear, two-seat Experimental can use any of several Rotax engines, from the 100-hp 912 ULS to the 160-hp turbocharged 916 iS.

Aero 1000 Engine

Mark Timney -
A Swiss-made 39-hp four-stroke powerplant with a 1000-hour TBO under $10k.

Lycoming Engines UL94 Valve Seat Recession Investigation Update

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Garmin’s New VHF Radios

Larry Anglisano -
Sporting a crisp, high-resolution display, they are nicely equipped with a variety of handy features and a smart feature set.

The Sun ‘n Fun Quick Rinse

Marc Cook -
It happens pretty much every year. Springtime weather brings its expected instability to the Sun ‘n Fun airshow.

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Exploring

Sounding Off

Tom Wilson -
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Builder Spotlight

A Certain A-Piel

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum -
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Builder Spotlight

Savoring Silver

Kerry Fores -
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Builder Spotlight

Building the eXenos

Paul Dye -
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Builder Spotlight

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
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Shop Talk

Diodes, Backward and Forward

Jim Weir -
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Builder Spotlight

Build an Electric Tug for Your Airplane

Reinhard Metz -
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Builder Spotlight

Going Glass

Marc Cook -
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Shop Talk

Accessory Stacking To Mill an Arc

Bob Hadley -
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Exploring

Snap, Crackle, Pop

Myron Nelson -
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Shop Talk

Failed Ignition System

Vic Syracuse -
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Builder Spotlight

Aerospace Center for Excellence

Austin Tharp -
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Exploring

Old, New & Old Again!

Paul Dye -
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Designer's Notebook

Secondary Flows

Barnaby Wainfan -
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Shop Talk

What About an Ultralight?

Jon Croke -
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Flight Reviews

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Nothing Small About It

Tom Wilson -
The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental three decades in the making.

On the Nose!

Paul Dye -
Lockwood’s Rotax-powered RV-9A is more than just fancy rhinoplasty.

Excess Horsepower!

Paul Dye -
Kitfox’s Super Sport gets more than new pep from Rotax’s turbocharged 916 iS.

Ryan ST vs. Timber Tiger ST-L

Dewey Davenport -
Can a modern replica actually be better than a classic original?

Sea the World!

Paul Dye -
Getting a multi-engine sea rating in the always-entertaining AirCam.

World Beater

Marc Cook -
Rotax’s spunky 916 brings new tech and international appeal to a venerated design.

Builder Spotlight

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Going Glass

Marc Cook -
Part 2: OK, let’s install this stuff!

America the Beautiful

Sparky Barnes -
Flying Rosie “from sea to shining sea.”

A Certain A-Piel

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum -
Meet this gem of an airplane.

Savoring Silver

Kerry Fores -
A building partnership builds on its success.

Building the eXenos

Paul Dye -
Part 8: Trying out task-based Phase I flight testing.

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
Part 6: Working up the panel plus some odds and ends.

Build an Electric Tug for Your Airplane

Reinhard Metz -
It’s easier and less expensive than you think.

Going Glass

Marc Cook -
The block diagram.

Shop Talk

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Building the Affordaplane, Part 2

Jon Croke -
From a construction standpoint this ultralight design is quite unusual in some ways and very traditional in others.

Rounding a Hole

Omar Filipovic -
Cut large holes in thin material freehand.

Diodes, Backward and Forward

Jim Weir -
Let’s talk about what makes a diode—what the physical makeup of a diode really looks like on the inside.

Accessory Stacking To Mill an Arc

Bob Hadley -

Failed Ignition System

Vic Syracuse -

What About an Ultralight?

Jon Croke -
Ever consider what it might be like building an ultralight?

Exploring

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Bending Your Brain

Marc Cook -
Humans are amazingly adaptable but sometimes we lack imagination. Here’s one example.

Sounding Off

Tom Wilson -
Like some sort of verbal restricted area, certain subjects are such tropes in aviation...

Snap, Crackle, Pop

Myron Nelson -

Old, New & Old Again!

Paul Dye -
We are seeing more talk of people rebuilding cores found in barns or the back of hangars.

Diesel 2.0?

Marc Cook -

Whimsy

Kerry Fores -
There’s no reason to participate in the hobby—for that matter, any hobby—unless it’s underpinned by fun.

Products

New Ambidextrous Products from Pioneer Control Grips

Marc Cook -
Not everyone is strongly “handed” and there are some applications where a grip that feels right in either hand is, um, right for the job. That’s the thinking behind Pioneer Control Grips’ new ambidextrous grips.

Flybreezy

Mark Timney -
Flybreezy, a company based in California, has a new product aimed at making battery charging less of an issue for pilot videographers.

Garmin Introduces New Radios

Marc Cook -
Featuring color displays, the new radios are com only (GTR 205) or a nav/com (GTR 215).

Radiant De-Ice Technology

Paul Dye -

One Cool Creeper

Bill Repucci -

X-Naut Expands iPad Cooler Line

Marc Cook -

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