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Zenith Workshop Updates
Sebastien Heintz and Herman Eshuis report from Zenith's kit aircraft building workshop class at the Wheels & Wings (builder assistance) facility in Lake City,...
Garmin Announces Free VFR Database Updates for G3X EFIS
Pilots love the capability of modern electronics instruments but for those needing period database updates, the cost of maintenance can be a sore spot....
Zenith’s Hands-On Aircraft Building Workshops Return to Florida in December
Zenith Aircraft Company is returning to Florida in December to host its popular hands-on kit aircraft building workshop class. The workshop will be held...
RANS Aircraft Names New President
RANS Aircraft has announced that founder Randy Schlitter will be handing over the title and duties of President to long-term employee Tony Dopita. “Tony...
Pioneer Grips New Finish
Pioneer Grips was started by Guy George but was taken over by new owners late last year, and now the company is ramping up...
Subsonex 2 Kit Reservation Now Open
Sonex is now accepting kit reservation deposits for the SubSonex JSX-2T 2-place personal jet. Production is anticipated to start in the 2nd Quarter of...
uAvionix Announces Remote Magnetometer
Since the beginning, the uAvionix AV-30 mini EFIS has had an internal magnetometer—the device used to sense magnetic north and help create a heading...
Zenith’s “Fly-In into Summer” Scheduled for June
Zenith Aircraft Company's “Fly-In To Summer” Open House and Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the Zenith kit aircraft factory at Mexico Memorial...
Couch Surfing with the Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, is now offering virtual walkthroughs of some of the aircraft in their collection, including the Boeing B-29,...
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Build It Better: Learning from History
Everything we know about aviation comes from the experience of designers, builders and pilots who came before us. Understanding their successes and failures can help us fly and build more safely.
Build, Maintain, Inspect
One of the big reasons that people build their own airplane is the flexibility...
