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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.

Garmin Pilot™ Application Expands Features, Capabilities and Global Reach

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Garmin announced several global enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. European IFR autorouting...

EAA’s Pioneering Affordable Safety STC Process Has Another Success Story: TruTrak...

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The supplemental type certificate process that the Experimental Aircraft Association pioneered in 2016 has set the stage for another success story, as EAA affiliate...

Turn Your Tablet Into an ADS-B Receiver

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Xradio has released an Android app that overlays ADS-B traffic and weather on a moving map. Simply attach the portable receiver and go. The...

Garmin GTX 335 w/GPS and Antenna Promotional Discount

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Garmin announced a new GTX 335 w/GPS ADS-B transponder kit, available at a promotional list price of only $2,995 ($800 off list price), now...
Kitplanes April 2017 cover

April 2017

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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 NOTAM Released

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The Federal Aviation Administration has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA's 65th annual...

Aircraft Tool Supply Company Rivet Squeezer Deal Offered

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Purchase the ATS Pro Heavy Duty Rivet Squeezer (1-1/2") #5011-1A for 10% off this week only. The squeezer can connect to the Rivet Squeezer Bench Mount #RS-BK for a more versatile tool.

Sonex Show Specials for Sun ’n Fun

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Sonex Aircraft announced several Sun'n Fun-related discount offers this week. They include: Complete Airframe Kit and Kit-Minus-Tail Packages: Save $1,000 Sonex Aircraft Sub-Kits: Save...

Belite's New Two Place Experimental Design Receives Airworthiness Certificate

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Belite Aircraft, known for simple, relatively inexpensive, single-seat airplanes, just received the airworthiness certificate for its first side-by-side, two-seat design - the "Pipper." A "clean-sheet" conventional design, the plane boasts very quick build time, taildragger or tricycle gear options, and a 380-lb empty weight.

Final 2016 STIHL National Championship Air Races Episode Airs Sunday, April...

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The final one-hour episode featuring the 2016 STIHL National Championship Air Races will air this Sunday, April 2nd at 12:30pm PT/3:30pm ET on NBC Sports Network. See the preview here.

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Tech-Built Skyotë

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John Roberts used modern CAD technology to update an old-school design.

Screws Care, So Should You

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A drill bit is not an heirloom. But if you have your grandpa's cigar...

Kit Stuff

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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Thin-Wall Close-Quarters Sockets

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Don't you hate it when the nut is so close to a rivet...