![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=534&h=462&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")
![Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kitfox-s7-sti-04.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Weight and Flutter")
Friday Sport Gold Scene
We can get used to this. In today’s Sport Gold heat there was another near wing to wing run by the front runners. Andrew...
Spirit of Innovation First Flight
Rolls Royce announced their Spirit of Innovation technology demonstrator slipped the surly bonds for the first time earlier this week. The flight took place...
Extreme Composites + James Aircraft
Prowling the Sport class pits we bumped into Jimmy Cox, the long time owner of Extreme Composites and now also the new(ish) owner of...
The Night Shift
One constant in racing, any kind of racing, is you are going to be working on your go-fast machine at night. And if you...
Fueling Math
If you are flying a light plane at Reno, there are two things that you ABSOLUTELY do not want to happen.
You do NOT...
And It Was Only Thursday!
Diehard air racing fans know it can take years to put together a great race, one where the leaders are running close together, where...
Everyone Maydays Once
Around the RARA pits, one often hears the racers consoling one another by saying, “Everyone maydays once if you do this very long,” and...
Adjustable Air Inlet
Sam Swift of Nashville, Tennessee has some nifty cooling ideas on his Pitts S1-D race plane.
One of the more obvious are interchangeable engine air...
Thursday Morning Race Notes
Some quick notes on Thursday morning's heat racing from a bright and thankfully clear Reno.
Formula 1 dished up a tasty little knife fight in...
Sauce Boss to Crew Chief
Behind every Reno Air Racer is a crew... or at least a crew chief and KITPLANES’ own Laura Starkey is Tenacity’s Crew Chief. Mark...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: June 2013
Sonex’s blazing yellow Onex was on our cover this month—proclaiming “half the seats, twice...