KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Flight Reports
Homebuilt vs. Certified
Ed Wischmeyer flies and compares the GlaStar and the Symphony.

A Fly Baby Built for Two
The Hevle Classic takes an old-fashioned plane to new levels; by Ron Wanttaja.

Builder Spotlight
It's a Bird! It's a Car! It's an. . .Airplane?
How a group of homebuilders fashioned an RV-6A with a GM Vortec automotive engine; by Jack Murrieta.

Deception
This custom-built Velocity has a paint scheme to match; by Rick Lindstrom.

Build a Searey, Part 4
After years of building and fine tuning, the SeaRey makes its debut flight; Don Maxwell.

Completions
Builders share their successes.

Shop Talk
From the Experts: Engine Operation and Maintenance
Sun ' n Fun was the perfect venue to solicit tips and tricks from the experts.

Aero 'Lectrics, Part 1
We build the latest high-tech avionics innovation--the Ferry Box; by Jim Weir.

Engine Beat
Affordable Turbine Power--Is it a reality? by John M. Larsen.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
It's all about the angles; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
A call for backup; by Brian E. Clark.

What's New
Plans for Nexus Mustang now available; by Brian E. Clark.

39 Inspection Tips for Homebuilders
If you perform your own inspection, you should know what to look for; by Ed Wischmeyer.

VFR to Oshkosh: Strategies for a Successful Sojourn
Rick Lindstrom provides helpful hints for the flight to and from Oshkosh AirVenture.

Sun 'n Fun '04
Our annual report from Lakeland, Florida; a staff report.

Light Stuff
An innovative designer offers an alternative to foot-controlled power; by Dan Johnson.

Kit Bits
Letters

List of Advertisers

Builders' Marketplace

The Classified Builder

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.

JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740.

Ever wonder what it takes to be the largest kit manufacturer in the world? KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes a tour of Van's Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon.

KITPLANES editor Marc Cook visits Matco Manufacturing near Salt Lake City to see how the company's brakes, wheels and master cylinders are built.

Get an inside look at how Dynon builds and tests its electronic flight instruments.

Kitplanes Magazine contributor Ed Kolano takes a first look at the Sherpa utility aircraft.