Larry Anglisano
Larry Anglisano is a regular KITPLANES contributor and the Editor in Chief of sister publication Aviation Consumer magazine. An active land and sea pilot, Larry has over 30 years experience as an avionics tech.
Trig’s New VHF Nav/Com Demo
Just when we thought the market has seen the end of the traditional VHF nav/com radio, Trig Avionics comes to AirVenture 2022 with two...
Big Screen EFIS 2022 Buyer’s Guide Table
Companion table for the Big Screen EFIS 2022 Buyer’s Guide.
Dynon FastTrack
The avionics portion of a homebuilt aircraft project can be both time-consuming and intimidating to some builders, but Dynon has set out to tame...
Power In a Box
Self-contained digital power distribution systems make for simplified installations and circuit health monitoring.
Get Grounded
It’s almost cliche. You’re having intermittent noise or performance issues in your avionics suite, and someone says, “It’s probably a bad ground.” The truth...
Garmin Smart Glide
New software that’s an extra layer of automation for
backstopping emergency deadstick landings.
Small-bottle O2: Aithre, Aerox Compacts
Personal-sized oxygen bottles save space and weight, while serving as belt-and-suspender backup. But go bigger if you use O2 regularly.
Garmin Smart Glide: Limited By Display, GPS
Garmin announced its Smart Glide feature, which is another layer in the company’s Autonomí suite of safety-enhancing tech.
In Case You Missed It
Hands On: Spray Painting
Mike Loehle shows us the process of prepping both metal and composite surfaces prior to painting as well as applying color and clear coats.
Wind Tunnel
Stall flutter is the result of the elastic axis of a wings surface being aft of the aerodynamic center, resulting in instability. A vicious cycle of lift, twist, stall and lift may ensue.
