Big Screen EFIS 2022 Buyer’s Guide

There are plenty of display options at all price points.

Buying Used: The Pulsar

A popular homebuilt from the 1990s remains viable, if somewhat rare, today.

Finding the Proper Prop

Which propeller is right for your homebuilt?

2022 Engine Buyer’s Guide

Power up with our annual powerplant directory.

Homebuilt Aircraft Directory 2022

Here we are again with our annual “directory” of homebuilt aircraft that are available as kits, plans or both. The 2022 Homebuilt Aircraft Directory...

Buying Used: Sonex & Waiex

What you need to know when shopping for these Sonex Aircraft models.

Handheld Transceivers

We still need portable radios. Models from Icom and Sporty’s are favorites.

2021 Propeller Buyer’s Guide

Which Propeller?

Big Talk

The standalone com radio lives on—smarter, more flexible and affordable than ever.

Buying Used: Van’s RV-7/7A

A worthy successor to the world’s most popular experimental.

In Case You Missed it

Around the Patch

Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook takes note of the good, bad and the uncapitalized in public reactions to a recent aircraft accident. He encourages knowledgeable pilots, builders and enthusiasts to counter the public rantings of armchair crackpots with kindness and courage. Also, a tip of the buttonless cap to Omar Filipovic, KITPLANES.coms new webmaster, for his savvy work to create a more lively and flexible web site.

Kit Stuff

ACT III

With numerous world records in his pocket, Bruce Bohannon is trying to figure out his next trick.Holder of 30 world speed and altitude records, Flyin Tiger pilot Bruce Bohannon has even higher aspirations for his one-of-a-kind plane: a place in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Amy Laboda spent some quality time with Bohannon talking about the technology and the team behind Flyin Tiger, emergency training instruction, and looking ahead to his next goal.

Design Process: Landing Gear, Part 5

For the past few editions of Wind Tunnel, we’ve been exploring the factors that...