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Flight Reports
The Unchallenged Ultralight Leader
For the past 21 years, Quad City's Challenger has proven a good choice; by Dan Johnson.

That Fighter Feel: F4U Corsair vs. RV-4
These two airplanes aren't as different as you might guess; by Doug Rozendaal.

Builder Spotlight
Homebuilt Safety Special: Homebuilt Aircraft: How Safe Are They?
A statistical analysis of amateur-built aircraft accidents produces some unexpected results; Ron Wanttaja.

Homebuilt Safety Special: An Ounce of Prevention
Rick Lindstrom examines three EAA Programs that take a proactive approach to safety; by Rick Lindstrom.

Homebuilt Safety Special: The Safe Homebuilt
Follow these tips when it comes to safe homebuilding and piloting; by Ed Wischmeyer.

Shop Talk
Aero 'Lectrics
Jim Weir revisits an outdated project; by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
How to anticipate and manage failures by designing for safety; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
Homebuilt safety--an unpopular topic; by Brian E. Clark.

What's New
Reduced build time for the Murphy Moose; edited by Brian E. Clark.

A Beginner's Guide, Part 1 -- Insuring Your Homebuilt Aircraft
Planning ahead is the key to finding adequate coverage; by Cory Emberson.

A Beginner's Guide, Part II -- Refinancing a Kit Aircraft Project
How to fund the leap from dream to reality; by Cory Emberson.

Getting Started in Aerobatics
Lots of homebuilts are designed for this sport; by Dave Martin.

Completions
Builders share their successes.

The Top 20, Part 2
Meet the most influential figures who have shaped the homebuild aviation industry; by Rick Lindstrom.

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The Classified Builder

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Advanced Flight Systems' Rob Hickman details the company's new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.

Spidertracks introduced a new, smaller, less expensive GPS tracker here at Oshkosh 2010. Rachel Donald explains the main features of the unit and the website that supports it.

CubCrafter's Randy Lervold gives us the skinny on the new Carbon Cub Adventure package introduced here at Oshkosh.

Glasair Aviation’s Mikael Via introduces the new turbocharged, carbon-fiber-bodied Sportsman TC at Oshkosh 2010.

KITPLANES interviews Jeremy Monnett after the roll-out of the light, efficient, single-seat Onex at Oshkosh 2010.

KITPLANES' exclusive video highlighting the Europa Monowheel built by Kim Prout. His Europa is one of the highest-time examples in the U.S., and amply shows off the superb combination of agility and utility.