![[Credit: Lisa Credit]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Experimental.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Have You Seen Your Oplims?")
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Garmin’s ADS-B WX
Garmin’s portable ADS-B receiver is a solid performer, but it does have some competition from other devices when it comes to providing traffic and weather information. By Jeff Van West.
Classic Caretaker
Easy to build, easy to fly...and affordable too. No wonder the Fly Baby remains popular decades after the prototype debuted.
Do-It-Yourself Ejection Seat
Adding lift to the seat allows a builder to exit his Fly Baby easily (plus it’s virtually undetectable to bystanders).
When the Rooster Flies
Just because real roosters don't fly doesn't mean that a 100%-original aircraft designed and painted to resemble one wont.
The EAA HAC Grows
The EAA’s Homebuilt Aircraft Council (HAC) has expanded to better address this segment’s needs.
Firewall Forward: Engine Controls
Here's what you need to know to get your engine controls—propeller, throttle, mixture, carburetor heat, cabin heat—placed correctly and working properly.
Flight Testing
Organize your test program beforehand, and you not only maximize your use of time, but also understand your airplane far better than someone who is just running the hours off the clock.
Build It Better: For Want of a Nail
In aviation, one pin out of place can result in disaster. Details matter.
Ask the DAR
Is replacing one panel with another considered a major modification? And what is a “significant” change to weight and balance?
In Case You Missed It
Super Legend HP
The ASTM Titan engine finds another home in a new kit from American Legend. And yeah, its a hotrod. By Paul Bertorelli.
