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Alternate method to replace the original barrel and clevis end on a Piper strut.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Sep-Nov 1990 pg. 7

Tip on keeping top longerons perfectly level during rigging using sawhorses, lumber and clamps.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Sep-Nov 1990 pg. 12

Design of tail wire attach points on steel tube aircraft.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Dec 1990-Feb 1991 pg. 5

Tips on rigging (correct tightening) of aircraft wires.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Mar-May 1991 pg. 4

Tip on installing the drag wires on a Baby Great Lakes Aircraft.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Spring 1994 pg. 7

Tip on tie rod (tail brace wire) maintenance from Piper aircraft.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Summer 1995 pg. 5

Some tips about flying wire adjustment.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Summer 1996 pg. 4

How to make and install a wooden javelin on the double set of flying and landing wires on a Fly Baby homebuilt aircraft.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Winter 1997 pg. 7

Rigging it right. The right tools and procedures will get the new airplane off to a good start.
KITPLANES Sep 1996 (v.13#9) pg. 30

Tip on using a caulking gun as a comealong to tension aircraft cables.
KITPLANES Feb 1997 (v.14#2) pg. 2

Rigging tips for a 1958 Cessna 175 that wants to fly with one wing low.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jun 1994 (v.16#6) pg. 26

Reinforcements (doublers) for the bolt holes on Piper struts.
SPORT AVIATION Sep 1991 (v.40#9) pg. 63

Aircraft rigging aids you can make. (1) Curtis Pitts wing incidence tool. (2) Johnny Livingston wing incidence aid.
SPORT AVIATION Oct 1993 (v.42#10) pg. 108

Rigging and trimming. Part 1. An explanation of rigging concepts. Includes a list of rigging checks and adjustments that will help get top performance out of an airplane.
SPORT AVIATION Jul 1994 (v.43#7) pg. 111

Rigging and trimming. Part 2. How to trim for level flight. Looks at both cockpit trim controls and ground-adjustable trim tabs.
SPORT AVIATION Aug 1994 (v.43#8) pg. 98

Flying wires, tie-rods and fittings. They must do more than just shine.
SPORT AVIATION Jul 1995 (v.44#7) pg. 92

Tip on setting flying wire tension using a fish scale and a shop-built plastic "wrench".
SPORT AVIATION Nov 1995 (v.44#11) pg. 115

An easy-to-make protractor to check control surface movements (in degrees) of ailerons, elevators, flaps, control tabs, and the rudder while rigging an airplane.
SPORT AVIATION Jan 1998 (v.47#1) pg. 114

Rigging the biplane. Part 1. Includes the construction of a wing incidence tool.
SPORT AVIATION Nov 1998 (v.47#11) pg. 118

Rigging the biplane. Part 2.
SPORT AVIATION Dec 1998 (v.47#12) pg. 114

Machining wing wire bullets from aluminum rod.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE Feb 1994 (v.22#2) pg. 24

Cable weaving and other rigging tidbits. (1) Tools. (2) How to make a five-tuck Navy splice. (3) How to make a wrapped terminal.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE May 1994 (v.22#5) pg. 9

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