![Trimming composites gets the full PPE job. [Credit: Eric Stewart]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/7-2.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "A Few of My Favorite Tools")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AdobeStock_125628775.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Roll Recovery, Part 2")
![Coming in for a landing at Humberd’s Farm [All Images Credited to Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Overcoming Setbacks on the Zenith 750SD Xtreme")
![The Classic Wittman W-10 Tailwind [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4633.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "The Midpoint Reset: Navigating the Rest of the 2026 Homebuilt Horizon")
![Careful planning and determination will get you to your goal of building and flying your own airplane. [Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pulsar-Sunset.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Last Bits")
![[Credit: JetStream Rider]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AdobeStock_345999332.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "2026 Avionics and Lights Buyer’s Guide")
2026 Avionics and Lights Buyer’s Guide
The Homebuilt market in 2026 has more choices In avionics and lighting than ever.
![1936 Model 75 Boeing Stearman, s/n 003 now CF-TCQ. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_5743.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "1936 Boeing Stearman Rebuild")
![[Credit: Chat GPT]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Generated-image.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Homebuilder’s Insurance")
![Checking out East Tennessee scenery from the 701. [Credit: Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Builder’s Spotlight")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AdobeStock_1172095184.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Editor’s Log")
![[Credit: Lisa Turner]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Inspections-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Last Bits")
![Air Salvage of Dallas is one of the largest and longest-established aircraft salvage yards, with a very large inventory. [Credit: Air Salvage of Dallas]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5225124_orig.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Salvage Parts")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_176619176.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Instructional Inflexibility")
Forgotten Flops
Many proposed, prototype, and production airplanes died at birth in aviation's golden age.
![The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CF-EZB-over-water-D.-Cardy-photo.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson")
A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson
The story of a caretaker of a versatile classic, the Stinson 108 Voyager.
