Omar Filipovic
A pilot since 1995, Omar is the Web Editor at KITPLANES Magazine building a GlaStar in Portland, Oregon while also acting as president and janitor of the Glasair Aircraft Owners Association.
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Dies at Age 91
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Founder Paul Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wis., after a battle with...
SocialFlight Selected for the KITPLANES Calendar
KITPLANES has formed a partnership with Where2 Interactive, maker of the SocialFlight web-based aviation even calendar and app for mobile devices, to improve the...
Meet Paul Dye, Kitplanes’ New Editor In Chief
We are excited to introduce Paul Dye as the Editor in chief at Kitplanes magazine.
Paul retired as a lead flight director for NASA's Human...
Guest Editorial
We've made improvements: This year's printed Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide has a new format that highlights the latest designs. Plus, the Online Aircraft Buyer's Guide's new features yield a better and more useful search result.
MythBusters: Duct Tape Plane
If your ultralight aircraft were torn up by a bear, could you tape it up with duct tape and fly it home? Mythbusters finds...
Green Flight Challenge Video Report by CAFE Foundation
The CAFE Foundation published a video report showing takeoffs and landings of the participating aircraft. Each aircraft's efficiency is evaluated using special hardware to...
News Brief Video: Glasair Sportsman TC Introduced
The turbocharged, carbon-fiber-bodied Sportsman TC.
Roadable Glasair Sportsman?
The Plane Driven web site has announced the completion and flight testing of a fly/drive version of the Glasair Sportsman 2+2 kit aircraft called...
Video Brief: Europa Monowheel
KITPLANES' exclusive video highlighting the Europa Monowheel built by Kim Prout. His Europa is one of the highest-time examples in the U.S., and amply shows off the superb combination of agility and utility.
In Case You Missed It
Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 12
We have finally arrived at the “last 10%” of our RANS S-21 Outbound build—our...
What’s New
Lights, engines, action. Kuntzleman Electronics debuts landing-taxi-recognition LED lights; the Sherpa flies again behind the K650 Honeywell turbine; and Fisher Flying Products gets ready to resume production from its new factory in Ontario, Canada. Edited by Mary Bernard.
Aero ‘lectrics
Next winter, keep your aviation supplies from freezing with this DIY temperature sensor.
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook sees progress and potential in developing electric motor and battery technology.