KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Builder Spotlight
Big Bird On The Block
The new Ravin 500 kit does the Piper Comanche one better; by Dave Higdon.

Builder Assistance
Options abound, but what's legal? By Ed Wischmeyer.

Two Heroes, One Story
Despite setbacks, this builder has always kept an eye on the sky; by Robert Fritz.

Baffled by Baffles?
Proper baffling design is a necessity; by Walter Atkinson.

All About Avionics (Part 1)
What to do before you do anything; by Stein Bruch.

Completions
Builders share their successes.

Shop Talk
How Fast is Fast?
Here's a simple way to test your airspeed indicator--before you fly; by Chuck Deiterich.

The Home Machinist (Part 1)
Why you need your own machine shop, and how to afford it; by Bob Fritz.

Engine Beat
AeroVee: a highly refined VW conversion; by Tim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
Yes, sir, that's my helmet; by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
Countering adverse yaw; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
On bleeding-edge technology; by Marc Cook.

What's New
Remos G-3 LSA makes U.S. debut; edited by Mary Bernard.

Truth or Consequences
Why your ASI doesn't tell the whole truth; by Ken Scott.

ZD Publishing's Pilot-Friendly Manual
Don't let the Garmin GNS 480 get you beat; by Jack Cowell.

Back to School
Bob Nuckolls' classes help builders get their aircraft wiring right; by Ed Wischmeyer.

Capturing Reno
What's it like to photograph from the pylons at the air races? Fun! By Arnold Greenwell.

Light Stuff
Inspect your Experimental-category LSA; by Dave Martin.

Kit Bits
Contributors

Letters

Sportsplanes 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 April issue.

What's New
ASA Carbon Monoxide Detector
Firewall Forward Centrilube Cam
Aircraft Spruce Riviera Folding Electric Bicycle
Sporty's Pilot Shop Toggle Covers
Aerospace Welding Minneapolis 4-into-1 Exhaust
Simple Log Documentation Software
Sport Flying Shop Enigma EFIS

Ravin 500
Ravin 500

Home Machinist Part 1
Lathe Intro (M. I. T.)
Techshop.

ZD Pilot-Friendly Manuals
Pilot-Friendly Manuals

Back to School
Nuckolls Clinic
AeroElectric Connection

Engine Beat
Aero Vee
Aeroconversions

Light Stuff
Rainbow Aviation

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Table of Contents and Reader's Links from December 2005 to Present

Other Aviation Publications
Aviation Consumer
Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
Light Plane Maintenance

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.