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Last Bits
Lisa Turner
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May 22, 2026
Winging It
Think Like a Builder
2026 Engine Buyer’s Guide
Manual Starting Methods
Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight
Randall Brink
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March 18, 2026
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Two great years for the largest Kitplane manufacturer.
Logging Time
LeRoy Cook
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March 13, 2026
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Recording flight time in a proper form is a time-honored ritual in aviation.
The Rites of Spring
Randall Brink
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March 11, 2026
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Exciting days as we head into the Spring and Summer.
Fuel Follies
Lisa Turner
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March 9, 2026
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Some tips to consider as you plan your build.
Weight In The Balance
Andrew Robinson
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March 6, 2026
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The essentials of getting the CG right.
Better Half VW
Randall Brink
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March 2, 2026
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Leonard Milholland's VW two-cylinder lightplane engine.
Big Prop Boosts Scalewings SW-51 Mustang
Kitplanes
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February 27, 2026
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Increased authenticity and performance.
Aerotrek
Randall Brink
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February 25, 2026
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Thirty years of value and performance in the light sport market.
Epic Is Back
Jon Humberd
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February 23, 2026
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Jon Humberd's epic Zenith build series.
Zenith Building Momentum With Workshops, New Options and Mosaic Opportunity
Randall Brink
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February 20, 2026
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Zenith greets new builders at home and takes its show on the road.
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Builders share their experiences.
Kit Stuff
Robrucha
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Bond…Click Bond
Paul Dye
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October 19, 2018
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Building a better nut plate.
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Larry Anglisano
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A bit of innovation and some surprises.
![Nearly 3,000 RV-6 kits were built during the design’s highly successful run. [All Images Credited to Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RV6-Rusciano-RUS05842-2880x1600HomePageBanner_KK.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight")
![[Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC00008-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Logging Time")
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/aerial-2025-looking-sse-lowres-by-connor-madison_350_350.jpg.jpeg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "The Rites of Spring")
![[Credit: Lisa Turner]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fuel-Selector.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Fuel Follies")
![[Credit: Eric Powell]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AdobeStock_1043661239-scaled.jpeg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Weight In The Balance")
![sideview shows the Better Half with the full VW case. [Credit: Legal Eagle Airplane]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Milholland-V-Twin_Side-View.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Better Half VW")
![[Credit: ScaleWings]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UA3_002-scaled-2.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Big Prop Boosts Scalewings SW-51 Mustang")
![An Aerotrek A220 perched resolutely on the grass and ready for flight. [Credit: Aerotrek]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_2719.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Aerotrek")
![[Credit: Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20-2.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Epic Is Back")
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Co.]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wksp-3-21-group1.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Zenith Building Momentum With Workshops, New Options and Mosaic Opportunity")
![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=534&h=462&crop=1 "Last Bits")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AdobeStock_262642207_AGCuesta.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Winging It")
![Lowell Farrand spent years serving as an FAA DAR and is in the EAA Hall of Fame. He offers sound advise to builders. [Credit: Bill Wilson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unnamed-4.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Think Like a Builder")
![The 160 hp turbocharged Rotax 916iS is a four-stroke piston engine with redundant electronic fuel injection and ignition. [Credit: BPR Rotax]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PIC_916-iS_iSc-2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "2026 Engine Buyer’s Guide")
![The alternative to bending down as the propeller is pulled through the compression stroke is to keep the back straight and bend the knees slightly, stepping away in a crouch. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_1519-scaled.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Manual Starting Methods")
