![[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")
Sport Class Air Racing: Rules Rewrite!
In a strategic move sure to rattle air racing’s pylons, Sport Class Air Racing has adopted a new set of wide ranging technical specifications.
Dummy Loads
You may have heard horror stories of blowing up your radio if you hit that PTT without an antenna installed.
Zenith Aircraft Hands-On Workshop Class Returns to Texas in February
Zenith Aircraft Company is returning to Southwest Texas to host its hands-on kit aircraft building workshop class.
Updated Rotax Engine Mounts Available for Sonex Aircraft
Sonex and Aero Conversions announce new engine installation options.
Van’s Aircraft Year-End Update: “Significant Strides”
Van’s Aircraft celebrates 2024 achievements: reduced kit lead times, RV-15 progress, and a new avionics department launch.
EAA Homebuilders Week Kicks off January 27
The Experimental Aircraft Association will host online homebuilding seminars January 27-31.
Radiant Technology Unveils Taxi Camera
A flush camera and accompanying 7-inch LCD display grants tailwheel pilots forward visibility while taxiing.
Hurricane Helene Relief Effort with a Can-Do Attitude
Hurricane Helene hit the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm—with winds of 130 to 156 mph—and then tracked north through Georgia, South Carolina...
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Expanding Current Technology
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Potpourri
Potpourri (pronounced “poh’purree”), taken literally from the French origin, is translated “rotten pot.” In...