Ever wonder what a pint-sized biplane is like? Check out Jonathan Apfelbaum’s look at the Baby Lakes, a cousin of the famous Oldfield Baby Lakes and one of the—we hate to say it, but—cute homebuilts around. Visit the JMB factory with Jeffrey Bedrosian to see how high-tech composites are done at scale. The company is busy producing kits for JMB as well as components for the Evolution turboprop. Tenley Ong continues her refurbishment of a Van’s RV-6 she purchased. Between airframe work and a comprehensive avionics retrofit, she has her work cut out—but at least she has a willing team working alongside her. Consummate builder Eric Stewart reveals ways modern 3D printing can help with day-to-day construction as well as an aid to developing new parts from scratch. You can easily convert an auto-style alternator for aircraft use and make it more efficient with this DIY pulley replacement by builder Troy Zawlacki.
