Author Archive
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. [...]
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 [...]


