![[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")
Flying the AirVenture Homebuilt Showcase
It seems that mere mortals like me are welcome to slip into the AirVenture air show. There is a Homebuilt Showcase during the afternoon...
From Our Junior Reporter
I tried out a VR headset at the Aeroshell booth. VR stands for Virtual Reality. The headset offers a 360-degree camera view, with motion...
New Flaps for Javron Super Cub
Jay De Rosier of Javron Super Cubs introduces his new optional Keller flaps for buyers of his Super Cub kits. These flaps will deflect...
Off-site Action
Not all of the action at AirVenture is at Oshkosh. A number of small groups hold activities at other airports and commute back and...
B is for Bearhawk
The last time we flew the Bearhawk was about three years ago at Oshkosh - we found the hefty four-place with the IO-540 to...
Corn Roast
What a great way to end the day at OSH. Charlie Becker of EAA Headquarters sponsored a corn roast in the Homebuilt camping tent....
Volunteers: Homebuilt Aircraft Registration
If you have ever flown your homebuilt aircraft into AirVenture, your first stop was probably the Homebuilt Aircraft Registration hut, also called the Homebuilders...
Volunteers – The Welcome Wagon
Maybe you've scud-run into Ripon, dodged a couple of planes diving down in front of you between Ripon and Fisk, freaked out over the two...
Van’s Annual Banquet
Each year, the Van's RV faithful gather at the EAA Nature Pavilion on Tuesday evening of AirVenture to swap stories, meet the factory folks...
Belite SkyDock Offers Fun, Affordable Flying
Belite Aircraft's SkyDock has been updated with an attractive molded carbon fiber fuselage. The lightweight aerodynamic design creates a fast, efficient aircraft or one...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
Columnist Jim Weir offers his annual awards for the best products or services seen at Oshkosh/AirVenture 2007.
Ask the DAR
This month we address the question of where flight-test areas may be and how they may be structured;
Ask the DAR
Registering without builders logs, adjustable prop on an LSA, incorrect N-number placement, repairman certificate for a rebuilt RV-6.