Builder Spotlight Kitfox Super Sport Resurrected by devotees of the design, the Kitfox Super Sport offers STOL performance and fun flying; by Ed Wischmeyer. Dancing in the Clouds John Proctor rose to the challenge of putting a homebuilt biplane on amphibious floats; by Ishmael Fuentes. The Outside Job Aftermarket engines--clones, if you will--have taken on a life, and identity, all their own; by Marc Cook. 2007 Engine Directory In an expanding market, there are lots of new choices; compiled by Julia Downie. The 18-Day Sportsman: The Reckoning Any project will ultimately cost more than you think. So think bigger; by Marc Cook. Completions Builders share their successes. Shop Talk Engine Beat HKS: a four-stroke twin that makes sense; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics Hey, hey 123. . .let's all use BNC; by Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Wind Tunnel Understanding adverse yaw; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring Around the Patch Volts and amps, ones and zeroes; by Marc Cook. What's New The new Van's RV-12 flies, and aviation e-Books arrive; edited by Mary Bernard. The Inside Scoop Don't let your engine monitor data go to the dogs. Here's how to interpret it; by Walter Atkinson. Vital Signs Improve safety and save money with high-tech engine monitoring equipment; by Cory Emberson. Light Stuff The Thorp 211 gets a second chance as an LSA; 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.
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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