![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")
Safari 500 at Sun 'n Fun
At Sun 'n Fun I had the opportunity to meet with Bobby and Delane Baker, the owners of Safari Helicopters. The Safari Helicopter line...
Are you Ready for AirVenture!?
Ok, so maybe you want to wait until your spot in Homebuilt Camping dries out just a little bit... but Oshkosh is a great...
Kitplanes Editor in Chief and Former NASA Flight Director to Speak...
Before Paul Dye signed on as the Editor in Chief of Kitplanes Magazine, he was longest-tenured flight director in NASA history.
As part of the...
Mojave Experiemental Fly-In 2018
The 6th Annual Mojave Experimental Fly-In (MEFI)--a two day event at the Mojave Air & Spaceport in Mojave, CA is this weekend, April 20-21,...
Postcards from Sun 'n Fun
As the show draws to a close, we too are concluding our coverage of Sun 'n Fun 2018 with a set of snapshots photographer...
Tiny Transponder from uAvionix
It may seem like everything but the kitchen sink is included in this new, tiny transponder from uAvionix. The echo ESX is a Mode...
Sunshine Clipper
We at Kitplanes are always looking for new and different airplanes to review, and we found this one right under our noses at the...
uAvionix echo and SkyFY ADSB
uAvionix introduced their echo and SkyFY ADS-B units here at Sun n Fun. The echo box is an ADS-B in and out unit that...
Postcards from Sun 'n Fun
Photographer Mariano Rosales snapped these photos at the 2018 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in. There are so many cool things to see in the exhibitors'...
Just 103 Solo
Just Aircraft LLC, best known for their SuperSTOL and Highlander aircraft designs, is now demonstrating their new, 'not for sale quite yet' aircraft model...
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Metal Working 11-part Series
Now the exceedingly popular and extraordinarily useful 11-part Build YourSkills: Metal Series is available as a single PDF. This must-have additionto your library was written by RV-7 builder Dan Checkoway and carefullyillustrated for first-time metal-workers and old hands alike. Mosteverything you need to now, from material handling and cutting to deburring,drilling and riveting is in this series.
VHF Com–the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
With a panel full of glass and diodes turned into all the colors of...