![Humberd and his daughter using the 701 for some farm duty transportation. [All Images Credited to Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1-3.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Builder’s Spotlight")
![Checking out East Tennessee scenery from the 701. [Credit: Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Builder’s Spotlight")
![[Credit: Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20-2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Epic Is Back")
![Members of the North Idaho High School Aerospace Program gathered at KSZT [Credit: North Idaho High School Aerospace Program]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_3499.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "North Idaho High School Student ACES Fly the Aircraft They Built")
Building a Hidden Oil Door Hinge and Latch
A different approach to a popular modification. By Brad Benson.
Ask the DAR
Avionics certification, ops lims for self-designed aircraft, house paint on Experimentals.
Record Breaker
Setting the round-trip USA aviation speed record in an RV-6A. By Jeremiah D. Jackson.
How to Build Your Own Engine (Or Maybe Not)
Adding a rotary engine to a Q2 is easier said than done.
In Case You Missed It
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When last we left our discussion of soldering, we touched briefly on each of...
Near Perfect, But Nothing Fancy
We visit Visalia and find California engine builder Ly-Con going strong.
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook reflects on the past years celebration of KITPLANES first quarter century, and finds that predictions for the next 25 years don't come easily.