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Could this mini turbine engine revolutionize general aviation? - Subscribe to AOPA: Your Freedom to Fly
Fly along with AOPA Editor at Large Dave Hirschman in a Bristell light sport airplane equipped with a 141 horsepower Turbotech turbine engine. The engine offers incredible performance while burning much less fuel than a traditional turboprop.
Could this mini turbine engine revolutionize general aviation?
Spring 2025 Update: RV-15 Progress - Subscribe to Van's Aircraft
The RV-15 prototype continues to evolve. It recently passed wing-load testing and now features a redesigned tail, updated control system, and 60-gallon integrated wing tanks. These changes bring it closer to the final configuration.
Spring 2025 Update: RV-15 Progress
How to Actually Afford an Airplane - Subscribe to FloridaFlying
Many videos and articles about affordable airplanes have gotten it wrong. If you want to save the most amount of money when owning your own airplane, this is how you do it. Certified airplanes like the Cessna 150 and 172 might be cheap in the beginning, but the cost quickly adds up.
How to Actually Afford an Airplane
Fuselage Assembled, Tips for nutplate dimpling - Subscribe to Base Leg Aviation
Vic shows the updates on the RV-10 he is building. The tailcone is attached to the fuselage. The metal portion of the fuselage is finished. He shows the tunnel access cover and step access. He shows where he uses the firewall sealant (see part number below).Then he takes us to his workbench where he demonstrates the shortcuts to speed up the nutplate installation process.
Fuselage Assembled, Tips for nutplate dimpling

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100 Dollar Hamburgers! Life is Good! - VansAircraftBuilders.com
What a great combination, Van's RV Aircraft and Hamburgers! Join us as we Fly Gene's RV-7A from McKinney National Airport to Sulphur Springs Airport, to grab a burger at The Red Barn Cafe!
100 Dollar Hamburgers! Life is Good!
GoPros & Grass Strips - Fun in a Cessna 172 - VansAircraftBuilders.com
We as Aircraft Builders, need to take time and get out and fly, just as reminder of how great it will be one day to fly an Airplane that we built ourselves. Today we flew into Cedar Mills Airport (3T0) in Gordonville, Texas . A beautiful and well-kept grass strip worth checking out. Just a short walk to the Pelican's Landing Waterfront Restaurant.
GoPros & Grass Strips - Fun in a Cessna 172
Van's Aircraft RV-12iS - Milwaukee M12 Cordless Riveter Gun for Pop Rivets - VansAircraftBuilders.com
This video is about the New Wireless Milwaukee Pop Rivet Gun M12, along with a comparison to the a traditional pneumatic Pop Rivet tool. See the Milwaukee M12 Wireless Pop Riveter.
Van's Aircraft RV-12iS - Milwaukee M12 Cordless Riveter Gun for Pop Rivets
Vans RVs in Formation at the Corsicana Airshow - VansAircraftBuilders.com
A wide variety of Vans RV's at the Corsicana Airshow. See them flying in formation, with smoke!
Vans RVs in Formation at the Corsicana Airshow
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