Kate O'Connor
Kate O’Connor works as Managing Editor at Flying Magazine. She is a private pilot, certificated aircraft dispatcher, and graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
New Landing Light Series from AeroLEDs
Idaho-based aerospace lighting company AeroLEDs announced that it has added a new landing light series to its lineup. A 75-watt version of the company’s...
New Engine For Experimental Carbon Cubs
CubCrafters unveiled a new engine designed for experimental Carbon Cub aircraft outfitted with fixed-pitch propellers. Called the CC363i F/P, the engine is a version...
GAMI Unleaded Avgas Approved For GA Piston Fleet
In a first for the aviation industry, the FAA has approved supplemental type certificates (STCs) for the use of General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s G100UL...
2022 One Week Wonder Completes First Flight
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) 2022 One Week Wonder has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft, a Sonex Waiex-B, was built entirely during...
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Ask the DAR
Can a former Part 103 aircraft be registered as an LSA? And how is an appropriate Phase I flight-test area determined?
Free Flight
Modern avionics, knowledge of the weather, a sturdy airframe and a cell phone make cross-country trips less of a gamble.
![After nearly 75 years, the basic Tailwind design remains sound. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4636.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "The Wittman Tailwind")
The Wittman Tailwind
Still viable in an age of uber-expensive composite homebuilts, the Wittman Tailwind continues to...
Speed Is in the Air
Air racing at Reno is part iron-age anachronism but also leading-edge development of the...