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Flight Reports
Las Vegas Quickie
Not what you're thinking! By Ed Wischmeyer.

Builder Spotlight
Builder Survey: We're Goin' on Safari
Nothing beats being able to fly out of your own backyard; by Mary Bernard.

The 18-Day Sportsman: Powered Up
You're not going anywhere without an engine; this airplane has The Beast; by Marc Cook.

Unusual Attitude
Welcome to the debut of our newest column: test pilot Len Fox authors our first edition.

Completions
Builders share their successes with our readers.

Shop Talk
Budget Injection
ECI's new mechanical fuel injection promises to combine FI performance and low cost; by Marc Cook.

Easy Pieces: Get Hosed
Making your own hose assemblies can be fun. No...really; by Marc Cook.

Engine Beat
AeroTwin: Built of necessity; by Jim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
Bored of boards? By Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
Sizing the wing is not so simple; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
Stupid pilot tricks; by Marc Cook.

What's New
Lockwood debuts engine school, Murphy unveils Yukon; edited by Brian E. Clark.

Homebuilt Aircraft: How Safe Are They?
Examining accident data from 2002-2004 shows we're headed in the right direction; by Ron Wantaja.

Ouch! Builder Error Stings
Builder error in the Amateur-built category is a fact of life. Let's take a closer look; by Ron Wantaja.

Product Review: Dynon EFIS-D10
Two years with an early glass cockpit. Worth it or not? By Dan Checkoway.

Headset Buyer's Guide, Part 2.
We consider passive noise reduction headsets in the $200-plus price range; by Cory Emberson.

Light Stuff
Insurance for LSAs: what you need to know; 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 September issue.

What's New
Lockwood Aero Technical Institute
Murphy Aircraft

Builder Survey: We're Goin' on Safari
Canadian Home Rotors

Las Vegas Quickie
Quickie Builders Association

The 18-Day Sportsman
Barrett Precision Engines
Glasair Aviation

Product Review: Dynon EFIS-D10
Dynon Avionics

Headset Buyer's Guide, Part 2
AvComm International
David Clark
Peltor Aviation
Sennheiser USA
Sigtronics
SoftComm Products
Telex

Budget Injection
Engine Components, Inc.

Unusual Attitude
Current Experimental Category CFRs

Light Stuff
Falcon Insurance
Avemco Insurance

Engine Beat
Aero Twin Motors

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.