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Careful planning and determination will get you to your goal of building and flying your own airplane. [Credit: AdobeStock]

Last Bits

Lisa Turner - May 22, 2026

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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]

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]

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]

Manual Starting Methods

[Credit: LeRoy Cook]

The Wild Traveler

LeRoy Cook - February 16, 2026 6

A blend of Cessna, Piper, and homebuilt.

$Aircraft designs now can be built in a fraction of the time necessary in the early days of homebuilding. [Credit: Adobe Stock]$

Kit Building Then and Now

Randall Brink - February 13, 2026 0

Everything has gotten easier.

[Credit: Mike Davenport]

Pre-War Porterfield

Mike Davenport - February 9, 2026 4

A rare bird designed to compete with the Cub, Champ, and T-Craft.

Members of the North Idaho High School Aerospace Program gathered at KSZT [Credit: North Idaho High School Aerospace Program]

North Idaho High School Student ACES Fly the Aircraft They Built

Randall Brink - February 9, 2026 1

New FAA Airworthiness Certificates for Van's RV-12 and Zenith CH 750.

Time Flies

Lisa Turner - February 2, 2026 0

Mice Love Fabric Cord and Building nests in aircraft during downtime.

Conquering the Magneto

Andrew Robinson - January 30, 2026 4

Professor X and Kolchak would both be proud Part 1

A Little Snow

LeRoy Cook - January 26, 2026 0

There's Snow-how much can you handle?

Cubcrafters

Randall Brink - January 23, 2026 0

The Preeminent Force in Modern Backcountry Aviation.

Everyday Test Flying

LeRoy Cook - January 19, 2026 1

Advice on the Routine Test Flight.

Just Aircraft

Randall Brink - January 16, 2026 0

From Backcountry Dream to Bush Plane Empire

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In Case You Missed It

Center-Drill Large Holes

David Paule - January 22, 2016 0

Brass tubing helps keep the drill bit centered.

AirVenture By RV?

Myron Nelson - October 6, 2021 1

Since my Van’s RV-10 first took flight in 2014, I’ve made it to Oshkosh...

Cutting Aluminum on the Table Saw

Bob Hadley - November 8, 2013 0

The first time I watched someone cut a one-inch thick slab of 7075...

Kitfox Super Sport

Ed Wischmeyer - January 20, 2007 1

With 4000 kits sold, a million hours flown and a loyal customer base, you just knew that the Kitfox would somehow find itself back in production. It's been out after the previous company, SkyStar Aircraft, went bankrupt in 2005, leaving builders in the lurch.