Annual Directory, Part 2 2006 Plans Aircraft Directory 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 Lift Off! Mark Frederick picks up where John Harmon (and, for that matter, Dick VanGrunsven) left off; by Ed Wischmeyer. Builder Spotlight Build Your Skills: Metal, Part 6 Getting to know your rivets; by Dan Checkoway. Shop Talk Reno 2005 Familiar winners but nothing like the status quo in the Reno Air Races Sport Class this year; by Tim Kern. Engine Beat Making TBO; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics Slipping down the (glide) slope; by Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel Understanding airspeed; living up to your kinetic potential; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch In praise of Reno: One of the best (racing fanatic's) airshows going; by Marc Cook. What's New Aircraft Spruce to sell plans, materials for Christavia designs; edited by Brian E. Clark. You Know Yo' Pitot? These pitot-static system troubleshooting tips will help keep your six-pack in tact; by Len Buckwalter. Light Stuff Where are the American kit manufacturers in the age of Light-Sport Aircraft? By Dan Johnson Product Review: Garmin GPSMAP 396 Finally, affordable (electronic) weather in the cockpit; by Marc Cook. Kit Bits Contributors Letters SportPlanes Advertising Section List of Advertisers Builders' s Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the January issue.
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.
Annual Directory, Part 2
