Kitplanes

The FAA, in its revised Advisory Circulars that govern the licensing of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, has taken an aggressive, broad-brush approach to stopping excessive commercial assistance in kitbuilt aircraft. An advisory panel was formed last year, and the initial findings were published in February, with the draft of revised rulemaking supposed to appear this spring. In fact, the draft of the new rules appeared in the middle of July, with a substantially shorter comment period than…

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Cub Crafters introduces a Carbon Cub kit, a new study of LSAs may affect insurance rates, and AeroLEDs offers new LED anti-collision/landing lights; edited by Mary Bernard.

Chuck Berthe Our flight-test man in the field took valuable time off from his fitness routine to do an uncommonly thorough job of evaluating...

Thirty K is OK Finally, you guys are getting it. Fred Galloways $30,000 (or so) RV-9A was a refreshing story. Im tired of hearing...

AeroLEDs has announced its latest contribution to aviation lighting products. The new Pulsar was designed from a clean sheet, using advanced mechanical/electrical computer modeling and optical ray- tracing software to accurately predict the performance of the final product. The approach was a no-compromise design that was intended …

Offering a 30-day comment period, the FAA has announced its much anticipated Official Notice of proposed guidance pertaining to the regulation of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft....

Klein Tools has introduced a new line of flashlights designed for long life and superior lighting. Made from polymers and using LEDs for illumination, the products range from a pocket-size X3 penlight to the Xenon X44 NiMH rechargeable spotlight, whose head pivots 180; it can lay flat or stand upright.…

RDD Enterprises, LLC announced the availability of the electrically actuated Speed Bra-X for the Vans RV-10. RDDs David McRae headed up the development program for the design, working with Precise Flight, Inc., which holds a number of Supplemental Type Certificates for speed brakes on a range of aircraft, many of which are installed as original equipment. At cruise speeds, Speed Bra-X deployment will give you a steady speed descent rate of 1000 feet per minute…

TL-Ultralight has recently completed a series of test flights of the TL-3000 Sirius in the Czech Republic. The Sirius is a two-passenger, high-wing, carbon-fiber design powered by a 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine. It is being manufactured in the Czech Republic in versions for the U.S. and European markets, and will be distributed in North America by Sportair USA.…