Table of Contents
January 2006 Issue
Cover Story
Among the grandest aviation truisms is that pilots want one thing: speed. Wait, make that two things: speed and looks. Yes, that's it: looks and speed. There's little question that the F1 Rocket has a pocketful of both. Try 243 knots on the GPS on the first leg of the two-way speed run. Sure, we had 30 knots of tailwind, but turned around straight into the wind, we still had an impressive 183 knots over the ground. To put it another way, how many of us have planes that won't see 183 knots even with 30 knots of help?
Annual Directory, Part 2
Built from plans only! These designs require craftsmanship and dedication to complete; compiled by Julia Downie.
Aircraft Company Cross Reference
If you know the name of the design, we'll tell you what company sells the plans.
Flight Reports
Mark Frederick picks up where John Harmon (and, for that matter, Dick VanGrunsven) left off; by Ed Wischmeyer.
Shop Talk
Familiar winners but nothing like the status quo in the Reno Air Races Sport Class this year; by Tim Kern.
Making TBO; by Tim Kern.
Slipping down the (glide) slope; by Jim Weir.
Designer's Notebook
Understanding airspeed; living up to your kinetic potential; by Barnaby Wainfan.
Exploring
In praise of Reno: One of the best (racing fanatic's) airshows going; by Marc Cook.
Aircraft Spruce to sell plans, materials for Christavia designs; edited by Brian E. Clark.
These pitot-static system troubleshooting tips will help keep your six-pack in tact; by Len Buckwalter.
Product Review: Garmin GPSMAP 396
Finally, affordable (electronic) weather in the cockpit; by Marc Cook.
Where are the American kit manufacturers in the age of Light-Sport Aircraft? By Dan Johnson
Web Links in this Issue
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the January issue.
What's New
Bison Mountain
Arion Aircraft
Aero Point Industries
Microair Avionics
Sequoia Falco: Wings of DesireFalco
Sequoia Aircraft
Dan Parker and the Altitude Airplane
Dan Parker's Project
Terry "The Tiger" Baxter
All About Avionics
David Clark
Flightcom
Garmin
PS Engineering
RST Engineering
Sigtronics
Softcomm
Val Avionics
Build Your Skills: Composites, Part 9
Aircrafters LLC
Light Stuff
Remos Aircraft
KITPLANES Podcasts
Lancair (story)
Lancair (MP3 file)
Rotorway (story))
Rotorway (MP3 file)
Avemco (story)
Avemco (MP3 file)
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Table of Contents and Reader's Links from December 2005 to Present
Other Aviation Publications
Aviation Consumer
Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
Light Plane Maintenance
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At AOPA Summit in Hartford, Garmin will unveil its latest portable, the touchscreen aera 796. Take a video tour of the navigator's features, which include synthetic vision, enhanced chart functions, and a new touchscreen interface.
KITPLANES talked to PS Engineering’s Mark Scheuer about the new PAR100EX Experimental-class audio panel with a communication radio.
KITPLANES talks with Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES gets the scoop on Garmin’s developments and rebates for the G3X EFIS at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES caught up with Dynon Avionics at Sun ‘n Fun to get a glimpse of the new DX15 handheld com radio.
KITPLANES tours the Whirlwind Propeller factory where the firm's fixed-pitch and ground-adjustable propellers are made, as well as the blades for Whirlwind constant-speed props.
