![[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")
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Random Reno Notes
As we await the Unlimited Gold final--which might as well be a private duel between Strega and Voodoo--there is a minute to scratch out...
Sport Class Mid-Air
Sunday, September 17, 2017 Reno, NV--The great news is no one was hurt, but there was a rare coming-together during the Sport Medallion final...
The After-Race
Reno Racing ends every day about 4:30 or 5:00 pm, but that doesn't mean that everyone (or anyone) goes home! Teams have pop-ups and...
Old Friend – New Look!
Back in 2014, we got a chance to fly "Last Lap Player", a Cassutt 111M owned by Creighton King, owner of the rights to...
Frugal Reno Racing
Okay, airplane racing is never cheap but Sport Class racers are generally on a budget, unlike their Unlimited brethren, so they look for ways...
Reno Report – Blue Thunder Emergency Landing
Things don't always go the way we want them to in aviation, and at the Reno Races, with metal pushed to the limit, it...
Postcards from the World Championship Air Races in Reno
As we stood along the rails today, a race security officer came along in a golf cart and, somewhat apologetically, told us that we...
Postcards From the World Championship Air Races in Reno
When you've busted an engine and melted the battery case, you know the cost of seriously doing business at Reno isn't cheap.
Postcards From the World Championship Air Races in Reno
Even though the action is in the sky, there is much to see on the ramp. Funny stuff, too.
Postcards From the World Championship Air Races in Reno
The Kitplanes team is in Reno, Nevada, armed with cameras and laptops to bring you some of the sights and news from the annual air races.
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