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I have been looking at the MGL brand of instruments lately, more specifically, their altimeter/VSI instrument. Does anyone have experience with this company? If so, how is the quality, durability, a ...

Thanks for all the constructive responses. One of my biggest issues is that of the financial variety when it comes to engine choices. I have been giving a lot of attention to the VW redrives. The i ...

I was just looking over the numbers on the Zenith webpage for performance with an 80hp powerplant versus a 100hp powerplant. Using their Rotax example, the 80 hp engine will give a "dual" t ...

There is an article about this aircraft in the May 2008 issue of Sport Aviation. Mackey designed it around a Super Cub wing, put 8 ft long flaps and 8 ft long ailerons on it, did mucho pimping on he ...

Exactly. I am willing to give up 10-15 feet of takeoff roll for ten extra mph in cruise and better fuel economy. Even if the VGs had a slight negative impact on the STOL capabilities, it would still ...

I see where he is coming from, and given my day job(I'm a c-17 pilot), I know firsthand the benefit slats provide. Without them, the C-17 would have none of its short field capability.
Chris Heint ...

Looking at some of the data and reports, I am half tempted to not even order the slats or install the slat mounts and going exclusively with the VGs. I'm guessing this would save considerably on weig ...

I am sure this has been brought up before, but the search function fails me...
At the moment, I am planning on using a Great Plains VW kit with a Culver Props FWF(mount, PSRU, prop, etc.). I have ...