![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
![The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Screenshot_.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FLYBOX Avionics")
![[Credit: Radiant Technology]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/550095_5165745cc27748a598699799d796fd94mv2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro")
![[Credit: Dynon]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EMS-stand-alone_HDX.png?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders")
The Zenith of Creativity
Some people just cant leave a good kit airplane well enough alone. This Zenith 701 is parked in Homebuilt Camping and has more than...
One Week Wonder – Day 3–Going in All Directions
Lots of progress was made on the One Week Wonder, AirVenture's attempt to build an RV-12iS up to taxiing status in 6.5 days. The...
One Week Wonder – Anyone Can Help!
I stopped by to check on the progress of the One Week Wonder this morning, and found this gentleman removing blue plastic from parts...
Timber Tiger Ryan-A-Like
So, what's a nice Ryan like this doing in the homebuilt display at AirVenture? Looking the part, obviously, and yes, it is not a...
RANS S-21
The long awaited RANS S-21 Outbound is finally here. It features all-metal construction with match-hole drilled skins and pull rivets throughout. The main structure...
One Week Wonder – Day 2 – Riveting Opened to Everyone
The wing structures were completed and skins tacked on by mid-day, allowing AirVenture visitors to walk up to the One Week Wonder pavilion, pull...
Van's Banquet
If it's Tuesday night at AirVenture, it must be the Van's Aircraft Banquet night. A couple hundred RV builders, owners, vendors, and wannabes gathered...
Experimental Maule?
One of the inherent pleasures of OSH are the little gems, rarities, and curiosities that one can stumble upon. One of those present this...
Match the holes and the wings are done!
A neat activity to watch or participate in is the "One Week Wonder". This year the aircraft of choice is the Vans RV-12, a...
The Numbers Don't Explain the Chaos
The chaos of this year's arrivals last weekend has folks asking why. One piece of information we can add to the discussion is that...
In Case You Missed It
Ask the DAR
Periodic inspections are a necessary part of homebuilt aircraft ownership. Mel Asberry explains which ones are needed and how they differ from the certificated aircraft variety.
Build a Bear: Taking Stock
The big truck bringing Dave Prizio’s Texas Sport Cub arrives, and the inventory and painting processes begin.
Wind Tunnel
This month well look at another complex interaction between aerodynamics and aircraft structures that can cause structures to fail: fabric flutter.