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Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER • TAKING A WIDE LOOK AT THE MYRIAD CHOICES IN ENGINES

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ZENITH 750SD XTREME • PART 22: BUILDING EXTREME OR MORE EXTREME?

GOLDEN AGE REVIVAL: A FAIRCHILD F-24 FLIES AGAIN • WERNER GRIESBECK’S TOTAL REBUILD OF A CLASSIC 1938 F-24

MANUAL STARTING METHODS • WHEN ELECTRICS AREN’T AVAILABLE

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2026 ENGINE BUYER’S GUIDE • OUR ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE WIDE ARRAY OF ENGINE OPTIONS FOR HOMEBUILDERS

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THINK LIKE A BUILDER • IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE—BRING IN HELP

THE AIR DOESN’T CARE • SOMETIMES A FEATURE MATTERS AND SOMETIMES NOT

CONQUERING THE MAGNETO PART 2 • THE SECOND PART OF DEMYSTIFYING THE MAGNETO

LIFE CALCULATIONS: DOES MONEY MATTER? • OF COURSE MONEY MATTERS. BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE DON’T RUN THE CALCULATIONS.