![[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")
Hatz Mass Arrival on Sunday
Strolling the AirVenture grounds today with KITPLANES' Managing Editor Mark Schrimmer, we were stopped by a parade of Hatz homebuilt planes taxiing to a...
Postcards from Oshkosh, Sunday, T-1
A steady stream of arrivals kept the all-volunteer ground crew at AirVenture hopping all day. Whether they were experimentals, vintage, GA, or warbirds -...
Air Venture: Arriving Early
Hectic just-in-time arrivals are a journalist's way of life, but for once we arrived days early. Thanks to other, pre-Air Venture duties requiring heavy...
Surviving the Storm
Early arrivals at AirVenture generally get a chance to see the calm before the storm - and this year, they got to survive the...
Oshkosh – Before the Show
Taking advantage of a clear weather window, I launched from Nevada at first light and sailed along with tailwinds (and two fuel stops) to...
Bob Hoover to Make Special Appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In...
"World's Greatest Pilot" will help introduce Flying the Feathered Edge on Opening Sunday
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 15, 2015 - This weekend, Bob Hoover, legendary aviator,...
Jim Bede, Pioneer Kit Designer, Passes Away in Cleveland
Kitplanes received notice from the Bede Corporation of the passing of Jim Bede on July 9, 2015, as a result of an unrecoverable aneurysm...
Best of Intake Plugs Photo Contest Winner
Who doesn't like a happy face? Apparently not many, and that makes this Cubcrafters Sport Cub photo by Drew Seguin of Mason, Michigan the...
Bob Irwin, Aircraft Spruce Co-Founder Flies West
Bob Irwin, co-founder of Aircraft Spruce, passed away on June 26, 2015 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona at age 95. Along with his wife...
In Case You Missed It
Design Process: Horizontal Tail
The horizontal tail has two functions. It provides control power to trim and maneuver...
Tools for Homebuilders, Part 1
Terry Edwards covers some of the less-often discussed aspects of homebuilding, from the decision-making processes, to the best sources for assistance to choosing a project director (and deciding if you need one).
Steen Skybolt
The Steen Skybolt is a fabric-covered, wood-ribbed biplane that is built for aerobatics—and doesn’t disappoint. By Ed Wischmeyer.