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What’s New
The Dakota Cub Super 18-180 kit debuts, Dynon updates its autopilot software for EFIS units, and AeroLEDs updates its SunSport landing light. Edited by Mary Bernard.
Letters
That Guy Ive heard about him since I first started flying. Hes usually at a small airport and just happens to...
2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
Some 320 current designs are arrayed with photos and specifications to beat the band. Compiled by Cory Emberson.
John “Snaps” Knapp’s Micro Mong Rocket Seaplane
Flying in my 1984 Avid Seaplane for 2600 hours, the first one on floats, I always loved the nostalgia of biplanes, especially biplanes on...
Bud Weddington’s and Ed Nolan’s Double Eagle
This is a Double Eagle designed by Leonard Milholland. We started the project thinking it would take about six months to complete. We got...
Dan McElroy’s Questair Venture
I just finished my Venture, which was started 20 years ago. There are marriages that have not lasted 20 years, there are careers that...
Letters
Shocking, Absolutely Shocking I was disappointed on many levels in your editorial Making electric aircraft exciting. I love KITPLANES for the diverse...
In Case You Missed It
25th Anniversary: The Glasair-Lancair Wars
The origins of Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft precede Lancair Aircraft by a few years, but once Lancair entered the game, competition was not only fierce but also productive; by Marc Cook.
Opening Aluminum Angle
It is not uncommon when building an aluminum airplane to need to adjust the...
