Flight Reports Sibling Rivalry Liberty and Europa vie for fast and fun flying honors; by Ed Wischmeyer. Builder Spotlight Creativity Under the Cowl These builders have significant flight time on converted automotive engines; edited by Cory Emberson. From Helio to Homebuilt Two builders proved it's possible to go way beyond the typical limitations of a certified aircraft; by Lewis Bjork. Shop Talk Certified Engines vs. Experimental Clones Which one of these (engines) is not like the others? By Marc Cook. Perfect Paint Job, Part 3 Preparation for your creation--metal and composite construction; by Rick Lindstrom. Fly Comfy, Fly Safe Turns out that no pain is your gain; by Rick Lindstrom. Hot Stuff Will your firewall protect you from the scariest of inflight emergencies? By Dave Higdon. Aero 'Lectrics Backyard One has launched; by Jim Weir. Engine Beat Thanks to Hog-Air, pigs do fly! By Tim Kern. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel Learning from aviation's design mistakes; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch It's about having fun, yes? By Marc Cook. What's New Redesigned lighting controller from Flight Data Systems; edited by Brian E. Clark. Designer Spotlight: Dick VanGrunsven An aviation nerd? The Van's Aircraft patriarch reveals his keys to success; by Tim Kern. Readers' Choice Ballot Vote now for your favorite stuff. Avoiding Mayday Halon fire extinguishers offer inexpensive protection against inflight fires; by Mary Bernard. 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.
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