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I bought this plane at 50% of building stage. In Italy a lot of Minimax were flying since the 90s. I modified a lot on the plane: added luggage in the wings, moved the fuel tanks and installed an engine never before installed on a Minimax: Jabiru 2200. I also made new cowlings around the […]

I was just looking for one wire—one measly wire that I knew was excess, something I had installed years ago in order to test a new piece of avionics. I figured it was time to take it out because I wanted to hardwire in a different bit of avionics I had been testing (and liked) […]

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What to look for when shopping for the world’s most popular Experimental.

On the cover: Scott McDaniels pilots his RV-6A near the Van’s Aircraft factory in
Oregon. Scott—who works at Van’s in the company’s prototype shop—carefully
rebuilt the airplane, which he acquired after it had been damaged. Photographed by Ed Hicks near Portland, Oregon.

Just as we wrapped up our big-screen EFIS buyer’s guide in this issue, Garmin released its new GI 275. I’d heard rumors that Garmin, among other manufacturers, was ready to make some waves in the small-scale EFIS field, which is partly why we decided to break out the smaller devices for another issue. And it’s […]

Superior Air Parts issued a statement regarding the FAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on potentially defective crankshafts in some Lycoming engines. This NPRM, which identifies cranks in some 115 engines, is likely to turn into an Airworthiness Directive. According to Superior, the NPRM affects Superior-built O-360 and IO-360 engines, and certain Lycoming engines (AEIO-360, IO-360 and O-360). […]

An all-in-one taillight and Mode S transponder.

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Lightweight, primary/standby alternators are designed to meet the electrical power demands of new-generation glass panel homebuilt and experimental aircraft.

How you choose might depend on panel space and your control set preference—but the choices are extensive!