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Dave Forster

Dave Forster
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Dave Forster has built 3 airplanes, 1 helicopter and 1.5 cars. He lives on an airpark in Texas with his wife and Australian Kelpie, where he is trying to figure out what to build next and what he wants to be when he grows up.

Nobody Likes a Drip

Ultraviolet light helps locate oil leaks from sources that are tough to find.

Solder Sleeves

Should they be in your tool kit?

Slow Leak From a Quick Drain

Solving the mystery of dirty oil leaking from an engine full of clean oil.

Being Cool

Despite Newton’s claims, those of us who have been upside down, under the panel, with sweat dripping uphill, know that there are sopping exceptions...

Crimping Style

Repairing the cable on a Bose headset.

Let There Be Light

Upgrading to LED lighting with “The Works” kit from Flyleds.

Still Searching for Speed

Looking for the perfect next project, part 2.

In Search of Speed

Looking for the perfect next project, part 1.

3D Printing to the Rescue!

Saving a $1,000 headset by making a new earcup bracket.

Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience

Keeping Burt Rutan's classic canards alive.

In Case You Missed it

Firewall Forward: Exhaust Systems

Besides venting engine exhaust, an exhaust system must heat the cabin and warm the carb. Some crucial rules must be heeded, no matter what kind of system you choose.

Archive: October 1996

Our cover subject for the October 1996 issue was Bobby Cox’s highly modified Pitts...

Hand Tools: Modified, Made and Improvised

Merriam-Webster defines a tool as “A self-absorbed male prone to wearing a necklace”…wrong one…here...

It’s a Wrap!

How to finish your instrument panel with vinyl.