KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

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
Can't Beat the Bearhawk
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.

Light Stuff
Have it your way: The convertible Trikosoarus offers double-duty soaring; by Dan Johnson.

Shop Talk
Tools to Fly By
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.

Engine Beat
Contents under pressure; by Tim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
The end of the road--the marker generator, by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
The aeroelastic fantastic; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
This and that and chicken fat; by Marc Cook.

What's New
"Kit Airplane Construction," from KITPLANES® contributor Ron Wanttaja; edited by Brian E. Clark.

Learning to See in EFIS
It's trial-by-Chelton for a glass newbie; by Marc Cook.

As the Escrow Flies
Adding an escrow agent to your team can ease your concerns during a sale; by Cory Emberson.

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 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

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.