Monthly Archives: May 2015
Seen at The Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Aviation speed dating on the Mojave ramp
While there's much more to it, the core attraction of the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is the four-hour meet-and-greet...
Best of… Photo Contest: Intake Plugs
For this month, we'd like to see what homebuilders use to keep dirt - and critters - out of their intakes and pitot tubes...
Garmin Aviation Open House
Garmin is inviting customers to attend the company's first annual Garmin Aviation Open House on Thursday, June 11th from 4:00-7:00 PM CDT. Pilots are welcome to...
Kaolin Aviation to Offer FWF Kits for ULPower
Kaolin Aviation has contracted to design and produce firewall-forward (FWF) kits for popular kit-built aircraft, to make the choice of ULPower engines easier, when...
Best of "Sunset" Photo Contest Winner
As all of our photographers know, sunset it a magic time to take pictures - and when you combine sunset with an airplane, well...
Thinking of Building an Aircraft But Need a Few Parts?
A great way to find “normal” aircraft parts is to head out to the aviation “junk” or “salvage” yards and scrounge for as many...
Video: KITPLANES Flies the SubSonex MicroJet
When Kitplanes was given the opportunity to fly and review the Subsonex, we brought along Paul Bertorelli, our Editorial Director to capture the sights...
Opening Aluminum Angle
It is not uncommon when building an aluminum airplane to need to adjust the finished angle of an aluminum extrusion a bit. Closing up...
Letters
Check Those Airboxes!Upon seeing the picture in Amy Laboda's airbox installation , we were quite surprised to see that it is installed incorrectly, and...
In Case You Missed It
Free Flight
When testing a new avionics component in your homebuilt, you must be prepared to deal with any consequences that may develop.
Fuel Cap Dipstick (and Always Chock Your Wheels)
Before I delve into this month’s project, here’s the backstory on where it came...