Builder Spotlight Pietenpol Aircamper: Plansbuilt Pioneer Like low-and-slow, helmet-and-goggles flying? Look no further than the Aircamper; by Geoff Jones. Jimmy's Pitts A legendary airframe meets the muscle-bound radial; by Rick Lindstrom. Completions Builders share their successes with our readers. Shop Talk Good Vibrations, Bad Vibrations Propeller harmonics are bad. Learn how the pros at Hartzell run a vibe survey; by Marc Cook. Easy Pieces: Be a Cable Guy Simple steps to making a coax your friend; by Marc Cook. Engine Beat Oh, 200: Continental's long-running four-banger is back better than ever; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics Power, Scotty--we've gotta have more power; by Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Unusual Attitude Stall speeds: How about some truth in advertising; by Kevin Horton. Wind Tunnel Aircraft design: a true balancing act; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch Happiness is a warm firmware update; by Marc Cook. What's New New I-K engine monitors for auto conversions, radials; edited by Brian E. Clark. Headset Buyers Guide, Part 3 We examine the headsets you really want to hear about--active noise reduction units; by Cory Emberson. Oshkosh Adventure 2006 The year of the LSA? A staff report. Raising the Bar, Again At the Gardner 2006 fly-in a new Rotec-powered replica took Kansas by storm; by Dick Sparks. Product Review: Garmin GPSMAP 496 Now with taxi diagrams, extensive landside data and more processing power, is there any reason to keep your 396? (Mmmmm...could be...) by Marc Cook. Light Stuff Beyond airplanes: those other Light Sport Aircraft; by Dave Martin. Kit Bits Contributors Letters Sportplanes Advertising Section List of Advertisers Builders' 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 November issue.
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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