KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Flight Reports
Whooshes Come True
The ViperJet II promises big speed with docile handling; by Marc Cook.

Three LSAs, Out to Play
The Sigma, Breezer and C42 offer unique advantages for the Sport Pilot segment; a staff report.

Builder Spotlight
He Calls Her Baby Doll
Builder Earl Hibler's Glasair "II and a half": a cross-country racer, or vice versa? By Rick Lindstrom.

Designer Spotlight: Lance Neibauer
The Lancair founder was a pioneer in bringing composite technology to general aviation; by Tim Kern.

Build Your Skills Metal, Part 8
Let's move forward in our riveting education by getting back--back riveting, that is; by Dan Checkoway.

Completions
Builders share their successes.

Shop Talk
New-Age Ignition Systems
With new technology, man (finally) masters fire; by Tim Kern.

Flying on Fabric
Here's the skinny on skinning your airplane; by John Larsen.

Engine Beat
One exhausting topic; by Tim Kern.

Aero'Lectrics
Rubber duckie, you're the one; by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
Come on baby, let's do the twist; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
What's Up With PRISM? By Marc Cook.

What's New
This new Appareo Flight evaluator watches every move; edited by Brian E. Clark.

See & Avpoid: Hazard Detection, Part 1
The latest technologies offer a number of tactics for avoiding weather, terrain and traffic; by Dave Higdon.

Product Review: PS Engineering PMA8000B
An audio panel/intercom/ATC lifesaver that may be smarter than the rest of your airplane; by Marc Cook.

Light Stuff
Can you fly a Special LSA at night or IFR? By Dan Johnson.

Kit Bits
Contributors

Letters

Sportplanes Advertising Section

List of Advertisers

Builders' Marketplace

The Classified Builder

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

March 2009 Links
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the March issue.

Around the Patch
Kansas City Dawn Patrol

What’s New
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty
Thunderbird Aviation
Weldcraft
Britta Imports

ViperJet Redux
ViperJet Aircraft

All About Avionics
Advanced Flight Systems Inc.
Dynon Avionics
Electronics International
Grand Rapids Technologies
I-K Technologies
J.P. Instruments, Inc.
MGL Avionics
Vision Microsystems
Xerion Avionix

The Eagle Takes Off
Precision Airmotive

Build Your Skills: Fabric
SportAir Workshops

Light Stuff
CubCrafters

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Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
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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.

In this exclusive KITPLANES video, we get the low down on the new Garmin G3X with synthetic vision.

CubCrafters' Carbon Cub EX may look old-timey on the outside, but it's high-tech on the inside, not just in the materials used but in the production processes.

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.