KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Builder Spotlight
New Hopes For An Old Legend
North American Aviation's seminal Mustang lives on in the Legendary Aircraft kit; by Doug Rozendaal.

Waiex. Y Not?
Monnett's Y-tail treat tops the charts for value; by Ed Wischmeyer.

Designer Spotlight: John Monnett
For this longtime innovator, simplicity is its own reward; by Tim Kern.

A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 2)
In Part 2, we finally get down to building, and the real fun begins; by Rick Lindstrom.

Come Fly With Me--The eCFI (Part 2)
Homebuilt eCFI: toward plug-and-plan systems; by Brien Seeley, M.D.

Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 3)
In Part 3, we look at how to go about basic preparations; by Bob Fritz.

All About Avionics (Part 4)
Autopilots are more than a nice-to-have accessory. Here's how to decide which is best for you; by Stein Bruch.

Completions
Builders share their successes.

Shop Talk
The Home Machinist (Part 4)
What's in the box, and how to accessorize; by Bob Fritz.

Engine Beat
The Lockwood School: Learning the Rotax 912 from the inside out; by Tim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
Flash yourself, Part 1; by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
What makes for a good LSA? By Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
Competition: It's good for everyone; by Marc Cook.

What's New
Van's discounts; engine prices; edited by Mary Bernard.

Light Stuff
The Sky Arrow 600: a different kind of 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.

Follow these links to visit the websites of companies you read about in the July issue.

What's New
On Silent Wings DVD
Wag-Aero Towbar
Van's Engines
Supermarine Spitfire

Legendary Mustang
Legendary Aircraft

Waiex
Sonex Aircraft LLC

Designer Spotlight: John Monnett
Sonex Aircraft LLC
AeroVee Engines

Zenith Zodiac, Part 2
The Corvair Authority (William Wynne)

Come Fly With Me--The eCFI Part 2
CAFÉ Foundation PAV Challenge

All About Avionics (Part 4)
Blue Mountain Avionics
Navaid Devices
S-Tec/Meggitt
Trio Avionics
TruTrak Flight Systems

Home Machinist, Part 4
Enco Tool Catalog

Engine Bear
The Lockwood School
(Rotax Aircraft Engine Maintenance Training)

Light Stuff
Hansen Air Group
Pacific Aerosystem, Inc.
(Western U. S. Distributor of Sky Arrow)

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

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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.