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Bucholz Kitfox Supersport N825CB
We bought our kit at the 2008 Copperstate Fly-in with the idea that we would complete the Kitfox in 2 years. "Life got in...
2015 Oshkosh AirVenture Awards
HOMEBUILT
Classic Home Built Special Award - Large Plaque
307th Bomb Wing - 93rd Bomb Squadron Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana 1961 B-52H, 61-0029
Kit Outstanding Workmanship...
EAA Fires Back at Airline Pilots Union for Attacking General Aviation...
ALPA letter to U.S. Senate ignores facts in favor of political rhetoric
The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups today fired back at...
The Numbers Please!
In a small, unmarked building in "Area 51" on the grounds of Whitman Regional Airport (AKA AirVenture), a small group of workers toil literally...
Sling 4 Two-Week Turbo Build Program Announced
The Airplane Factory (TAF) has partnered with Synergy Air to launch the Sling 4 Two-Week Turbo Build Program. Builders will spend several weeks at...
EAA Announces $25,000 Prize for Best Idea to Increase Safety in...
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced a new Founder's Innovation Prize to encourage ideas that will enhance safety in amateur-built aircraft. The designer of...
Kitplanes Flies the New RV-14
Kitplanes Editor in Chief Paul Dye was along for the ride as photographer Richard VanderMeulen shot photos for an upcoming flight review of the...
Zenair Announces Two-Week Wonder Factory-Assist Program for CH 750 Cruzer
Now there's an even faster way to build a CH 750 Cruzer. In just two weeks, participants in Zenair's Two-Week Wonder program will complete...
Zenith Aircraft Sponsors Engine Day at Oshkosh 2015
One of the best things about the Chris Heintz Zenith designs is that the airframes accept a wide range of powerplants. On Friday, July...
In Case You Missed It
Do-It-Yourself Push-To-Talk Switch
Talking on the communication radio in your homebuilt aircraft requires a simple push-to-talk (PTT)...
Target Fixation Taught by Trees
I was chopping firewood under a dead ash tree, whiffing deep, ax-head-shaped divots into my lawn, when I remembered the time, once upon a takeoff, that a living oak tree nearly got the best of me.
Ask the DAR
Confusion about FAA Form 8130-12, replacing the 2-inch Experimental placard, selling an engine.