Completions

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Meyer SuperSport Kitfox N43KF

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I got my SuperSport Kitfox kit in 2011 and spent 27 months to completion on December 17, 2014, Kityhawk's 111th anniversary. N43KF is powered...

Mitchell RV-8 N883EM

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Here is my RV8: 8 years, 4300 hours with a Lycoming 180 HP, Dynon EFIS/EMS/AP built mainly in Eastern Canada, finished and now based...

Bucholz Kitfox Supersport N825CB

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We bought our kit at the 2008 Copperstate Fly-in with the idea that we would complete the Kitfox in 2 years.  "Life got in...

Smith Sonex N439M

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After 5 years, 3 months, and 2,360 hours, plans-built Sonex N439M first flew on June 21, 2014. Other than a misbehaving airspeed indicator, the first flight...

First Flight -"Risky Business" Columnist Sid Mayeux

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When one of our regular columnists here at Kitplanes finishes and flies a new airplane, we like to celebrate a little! We received word...

Baker Sonex

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I completed my scratch-built Sonex on February 28, 2015. First flight was March 8, 2015. Sonex SN 1534 is a taildragger and equipped with an...

Rhea Van's RV-7

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My slow-build Rv-7 was started in August of 2012. I work full time so this was an evening and weekend project. This is my third...

Marzulli Zenith CH-701 "Seven-Oh-Fun"

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This is the Seven-Oh-Fun, N701GV. It posses the uncanny ability to be seen at almost every airport in Western Washington on a nice Summer...

MacPherson WindFire Helicopter

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I have 140 fun flying hours to date in my WindFire helicopter. It's powered by a Subaru EA81 engine short block, rebuilt by Ron @ RAM...

Tomasulo RV-4

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Tony Tomasulo's Rv-4 after 12 1/2 years of building. It's powered by an O-360-A1A new Lycoming with roller lifters with a fixed pitch Sensenich...

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Engine Inspection and Repair After a Prop Strike

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Engine inspection and repair after a prop strike.

Archive: September 1985

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Way back in the early issues of KITPLANES®, when we still felt the need...

Blind Rivets: Look Closely

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Many aircraft kits are designed around the use of blind rivets—also known as pulled...

Garmin aera 760

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A capable bigger-screen portable GPS edges into tablet territory. Is it better?