Exploring

We’ve all been taught the five primary forces of flight—lift, thrust, gravity and drag. (Plus money, but it’s more existential.) Let’s focus on gravity,...

At AirVenture last year, Remos Aircraft introduced an all-composite, factory-built Light Sport Aircraft, the GX, which replaces the Remos G-3. Significant testing went into the two-year development of this new plane, including ground vibration testing, which is the subject of this months column; by Dave Martin.

Why Oshkosh?

I was in a bad place. I knew the flight might not end well before I took off from the taxiway of an Air...

Back in July 2014, I wrote a column justifying all of the toys we pilots like to have in the cockpit. Some are pricey,...

KITPLANES has a system for conducting flight reviews of airplanes, much like homebuilders may (or should) when they are considering which project to build. Editor-at-Large Marc Cook takes you through the evaluation process.

Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook reflects on the joy offered by low-and-slow flying machines and discusses the state of the kit aircraft market.

Prepping for the sale.

With nearly six decades of Reno air racing now behind us, it’s worth reflecting on what we gained from the experience. We’d better remember,...

Formation flying was the subject of our April 2012 cover. RV builder Dave Klages took us through the prep and practice for formation work...