![Low-level aerial view of AirVenture, looking down the main thoroughfare toward Boeing Plaza, with the flightline and runway 18/36 beyond. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_4521.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "AirVenture 2026 in Review")
![A CFI talks a pilot through the checklist — a step toward scraping off years of rust and getting back into the air. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3254.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Returning to Flying")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AdobeStock_125628775.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Roll Recovery, Part 2")
![[Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC00008-scaled.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Logging Time")
![[Credit: ScaleWings]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UA3_002-scaled-2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Big Prop Boosts Scalewings SW-51 Mustang")
![[Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4581.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "The Wild Traveler")
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