If your ultralight aircraft were torn up by a bear, could you tape it up with duct tape and fly it home? Mythbusters finds out (video preview). “Kari, Grant and Tory attempt to use a few rolls of $5 duct tape to replace an aircraft’s mauled-to-pieces $13,000 aerodynamic fabric covering. Hmm.”

Superflite, a manufacturer of FAA-approved fabric and finish systems, has just announced it has reduced prices on its line of System I butyrate dope. The new prices of the heavy-bodied tinted butyrate range from $18.33 to $27.50 per quart and $66.67 to $108.33 per gallon. The company offers a large color selection for its tinted [...]

Want to get a leg-up on your welding or fabric-covering skills? Wicks Aircraft might be able to help. The company has announced the dates for workshops this fall to take place at the Highland, Illinois, headquarters. –September 18 will be a one-and-a-half day covering and painting workshop hosted by SuperFlite. Workshop cost is $200 for [...]

Superflite practice kits are now available from Wicks Aircraft supply for builders interested in learning how to work with Superflite finishing materials or who need to make small repairs to a fabric-covered aircraft. The kits include a comprehensive, illustrated manual and DVD, a yard of Superflite fabric, a 6-inch straight needle, 3 yards of surface [...]

Friday’s attendance at Golden West was small, only about 30% of last year’s Saturday attendance. But then I didn’t see last year’s Friday, so here’s hoping that it’s up today. Two Harriers and two F/A-18s gave a good show, as always, and you had to keep one eye on the sky for the frequent fly-by [...]