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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.

2025 Homebuilt Aircraft Buyer’s Guide

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Our annual kit- and plansbuilt-aircraft buyer’s guide.

Why We Built What We Did

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And sometimes we bought instead of built (again).

New Edition of the EAA Flight Test Manual Published

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Updated quick-glance test cards for in-flight reference also included.

National Championship Air Races in Roswell Dates Announced

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All seven classes of racing will return in new home of Roswell, N.M. next year

Hands-On Kit Airplane Building Workshop Classes at the Zenith Aircraft Factory

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There's still time to join Zenith Aircraft Company in October for the next hands-on kit airplane building workshop class.

Zenith Aircraft Homecoming – The Report

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The 2024 Zenith Homecoming event was a success by all measures (despite some weather on the second day of the two-day event).

Why Angle of Attack Is a Lifesaver

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Paul Dye and Marc Cook talk about the importance of angle of attack instrumentation.

Zenith Aircraft’s Annual “Homecoming” Open Hangar Days & Fly-In

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September 20 & 21, 2024, in Mexico, Missouri

Postcards from Oshkosh 2024

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A picture is worth a thousand words, as the cliché goes.

OSH Live Interview with Rotax’s Marc Becker

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Marc Cook interviews Marc Becker, head of Rotax's aviation division about what's new with the company, development of the new 916 iS and a host of other topics relating to the Experimental and Light Sport categories.

In Case You Missed It

Simple Green

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Extreme Simple Green - Aircraft is a new product designed to clean your aircraft safely without damaging finishes. Its effective in removing oil and other dirt from the exterior surfaces as well as the interior, and is used by Boeing on its family of airplanes. Its available at specialty stores and aviation supply houses.

The Dawn Patrol

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Five bottles and counting.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 14

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Wrapping up Phase I flight testing.

Yes, you can…maybe!

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Can I use my experience in building an airplane as the basis for getting my Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic's certificate?