Kit Bits

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Gear HeadIn the excellent Wittman W10 Tailwind article in the January 2011 issue, Marc Cook states that the Wittman gear landing-gear (which he defines...

Mold MakingI have two questions about making rubber parts . What is used as a mold release on the mold and inner rod? Also,...

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

That Guy Ive heard about him since I first started flying. Hes usually at a small airport and just happens to...

dan CheckowayMeet Checkoway for a cup of coffee and some peach cobbler at Flos Airport Cafe (Chino, California; sniff your way to the cows...

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

The Thrill Is Gone...Somewhat I love KITPLANES magazine and haven't missed an issue in the past 15 years. Being a builder of one...

Susan Brunner Susan Brunner was nosing around her local airport one day when she started wondering how all of those beautiful homebuilt airplane paint jobs...