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Kitplanes Magazine: Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.
What’s New
Garmin expands online training and Sky-Tec introduces ST5 starters for Continentals. Edited by Mary Bernard.
2010 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide
If your taste in aviation runs to the rotor, dig in to this years edition of the Rotorcraft Buyer's Guide which features a panoply of helicopter and gyrocopter models you can build from a kit or from scratch. Compiled by Cory Emberson.
Dynon SkyView
Dynon Avionics has released a video showing its new SkyView EFIS in flight. This 5-minute video, produced by Dynon, shows the key features of the new system and provides in-flight footage of its synthetic vision.
Simple Log Celebrates 5th Anniversary
ExperCraft's Simple Log has been providing aircraft builders and restorers a valuable resource for tracking and sharing projects online since its release in November 2004.
2010 Plansbuilt Buyer’s Guide
If you've got the itch to build from scratch, this years edition of the Plansbuilt Buyer's Guide features a buffet of 142 kit aircraft models you can build and fly. Compiled by Cory Emberson.
Letters
Compound Modifier Yes, the turbo-compound engine written about by Paul Lamar does make a good deal of sense. It is no more...
FAA Suspends New Certification of Zenith CH 601XL and CH 650...
The ongoing saga of the Zodiac series took a new turn Thursday, November 12, as the FAA advised Designated Airworthiness Representatives that they could not issue new airworthiness certificates until the applicants could prove the aircraft had undergone modification.
In Case You Missed It
Do ADs Apply to Homebuilts? (Part 236)
Last month Kerry Fores’ provocatively titled column, “No One Is Watching” (Building Time, March...
Engine Beat
What makes an excellent Experimental exhaust system? High quality 321 stainless tubes, neat welds and flex points. By Steve Ells.