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[email protected] Seattle,WashingtonBuilding D Booths 4053-4054-4055 November 2011 | Volume 28, Number 11 On the cover: Paul Bertorelli photographed the Sportsman TC in Arlington, Washington. Flight Reports 8 HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER Glasair Aviation boosts the Sportsman’s utility through high-tech means; Marc Cook. Builder Spotlight 17 LEARNING TO WELD It’s a gas. Part 3 of a short series on amateur welding; by Ken Scott. 22 THE ULTIMATE UPGRADE 50 Wendell and Martha Solesbee begin installing systems in their Lancair Evolution; by Dave Prizio. 30 ALL ABOUT AVIONICS Some tips for stripping and crimping your way through any wiring project; by Stein Bruch. 38 EXPERIMOTIVE Dyna-Cam dreams; by Rick Lindstrom. 41 SIM WORLD With X-Plane, you have the pleasure of “flying” your kitbuilt, even while it is under construction; by Chuck Bodeen. 64 ASK THE DAR Know your limitations: required inspections; by Mel Asberry. 65 COMPLETIONS Builders share their successes. Shop Talk 73 AERO ’LECTRICS What hath Babbage wrought? By Jim Weir. Designer’s Notebook 58 WIND TUNNEL Understanding and avoiding spins; by Barnaby Wainfan.