Table of Contents
March 2007 Issue
Cover Story
With 4000 kits sold, a million hours flown and a loyal customer base, you just knew that the Kitfox would somehow find itself back in production. It's been out after the previous company, SkyStar Aircraft, went bankrupt in 2005, leaving builders in the lurch.
Builder Spotlight
Resurrected by devotees of the design, the Kitfox Super Sport offers STOL performance and fun flying; by Ed Wischmeyer.
John Proctor rose to the challenge of putting a homebuilt biplane on amphibious floats; by Ishmael Fuentes.
Aftermarket engines--clones, if you will--have taken on a life, and identity, all their own; by Marc Cook.
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.
Builders share their successes.
Shop Talk
HKS: a four-stroke twin that makes sense; by Tim Kern.
Hey, hey 123. . .let's all use BNC; by Jim Weir.
Exploring
Volts and amps, ones and zeroes; by Marc Cook.
The new Van's RV-12 flies, and aviation e-Books arrive; edited by Mary Bernard.
Don't let your engine monitor data go to the dogs. Here's how to interpret it; by Walter Atkinson.
Improve safety and save money with high-tech engine monitoring equipment; by Cory Emberson.
The Thorp 211 gets a second chance as an LSA; by Dave Martin.
Web Links in this Issue
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the March issue.
Around the Patch
Vertical Power
Weathermeister
Dan Checkoway's RV Project
Kitfox SuperSport
Kitfox Aircraft
What's New
Van's Aircraft (RV-12)
Eggenfellner Engines
Kitplanes e-Books
The Outside Job (Clone Engines)
Aero Sport Power
Engine Components, Inc.
Lycoming
Superior Air Parts
Teledyne Mattituck
The Inside Scoop
GAMI
Advanced Pilot Seminars
EGTrends
Vital Signs (Engine Monitor Roundup)
Advanced Flight Systems
Dynon Avionics
Electronics International
Grand Rapids Technologies
I-K Technologies
J.P. Instruments
Vision Microsystems
Xerion Avionix
Engine Beat (HPower and HKS engines)
H-Power
H-Power (Japan)
Aero 'Lectrics
RST-Engineering
Light Stuff
IndUS (T211 Thorpedo)
View Reader Links from previous months:
February 2007
January 2007
Other Aviation Publications
Aviation Consumer
Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
Light Plane Maintenance
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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.
