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Goodman’s RV-10

I bought the kit from Van’s at Sun ‘n Fun in 2006. After 5 years and 1 month, it finally flew. The paint was done by John Stahr of Artistic Aviation. The panel was done by Aerotronics, and consists of a GRT HX, GNS430W, SL-40, GTX330, PS9000EX, Trio Pro Pilot, GRT EIS and Dynon D10A. [...]

Michael Gallagher’s Rans S7S

Our Rans S7S was completed in August 2011 after a January 2011 start. Nearly a year of research went into our choice for a kit, and the different opinions shared by my wife and myself were like apples and turnips. I was looking for a tandem taildragger and she wanted a trigear with side-by-side seating. [...]

The KINeSYS Baby Lakes

Helping me fill the need and passion to fly up-side-down, my wife, Rocio, found this project for me. We stripped it down to the bare metal and rebuilt it from the ground up. A new set of plans were ordered and sections of the frame were redone (per plans) to fit my height and weight. [...]

Group-Built Van’s RV-10

Our RV-10 was built by a team of Ken Smith, Tom Smith, Tim Dawson-Townsend and Anton Nielsen. Total build time was about 6 and a half years. First flight was July 7, 2010 and the test period was without major hiccups. Paint went on in May 2011 and we made the first pilgrimage to Oshkosh [...]

Edward Schupp’s RV-9

My RV 9-A flew on October 10, 2011, after five years of highly enjoyable construction. N797EJ is powered by a Lycoming YO-320-D1A with a Sensenich fixed pitch prop. The aircraft is based at Green Landings in wild and wonderful West Virginia. Thanks to test pilot Craig Fuller and to Jack Raun, for his help and [...]

Eric Kallio’s RV-10

After 5 years of building my RV-10, N518RV took to the air in February 2010. It was painted in August, after phase 1 was completed. It is equipped with an Aerosport Power IO-540, Grand Rapids EFIS/EIS, Garmin avionics stack and the Tru-Trak autopilot. It has plenty of power and is a real dream to fly. [...]

Craig Walls’ Alaskan Rebel

My wife, Debrya and I recently finished our Murphy Rebel. We spent almost 4 years building our baby. The first flight took place on Sept 1, 2011 and it flew smoothly with no need for control adjustments. The panel consists of two Dynon Skyview panels along with an SL-40, GTX327, Sigtronics intercom, and an Alpha [...]

Christensen Mirage Marathon

I began construction of my modified Mirage Marathon in October of 1996. I decided to make mine a traildragger rather than this model’s fixed tricycle gear. The wood, foam and fiberglass design lends itself well to modification. I modified the aft fuselage to accommodate a spring and tailwheel assembly and modified the forward fuselage to [...]