Table of Contents
February 2006 Issue
Annual Directory, Part 3
2006 Light-Sport Aircraft and Rotorcraft Directory
Here's our first look at Special LSAs in addition to our annual presentation on helicopters and gyroplanes; compiled by Julia Downie.
Flight Reports
Utility trumps all else in this burly bruiser; by Ed Wischmeyer.
Tigers and Moths and Hawks, Oh My!
Welcome to Edgeley, North Dakota--where trees become birds; by Rick Lindstrom.
Builder Spotlight
Build Your Skills: Metal, Part 7
Let's begins a riveting performance; by Dan Checkoway.
Have it your way: The convertible Trikosoarus offers double-duty soaring; by Dan Johnson.
Shop Talk
An ounce of preparation is truly worth a pound of cure; by Rick Lindstrom.
Build Your Own Instrument Panel, Part 4
Planning your panel is about more than just squeezing everything in; by Ed Wischmeyer.
Contents under pressure; by Tim Kern.
The end of the road--the marker generator, by Jim Weir.
Exploring
This and that and chicken fat; by Marc Cook.
"Kit Airplane Construction," from KITPLANESŪ contributor Ron Wanttaja; edited by Brian E. Clark.
It's trial-by-Chelton for a glass newbie; by Marc Cook.
Adding an escrow agent to your team can ease your concerns during a sale; by Cory Emberson.
Web Links in this Issue
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the February issue.
What's New
Eggenfellner Aircraft
Can't Beat the Bearhawk
Avipro Aircraft
Tigers and Moths and Hawks, Oh My!
Fisher Flying Products
The Fishnet Hangar
Learning to See in EFIS
Direct-To-Avionics
Build Your Own Instrument Panel, Part 4
GAMA Recommended Practices
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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.
