![[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")
![[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")
What's That English Flag Doing on a Retired U.S. Navy Aviator's...
Isn't that Bob Mills' SuperSix over there? What's it doing with a British Union Jack on it? The red-blooded, former U.S. Navy Aviator, SWA...
Reno Time!
September in northern Nevada brings the sound of big engines turning fast - and airframes going even faster! It's time for the Reno Races,...
Meeting the Original
We were lucky to have the opportunity to attend the recent solar eclipse at a point almost directly under the totality path, and doubly...
RARA Announces Racers for the 54th National Championship Air Races
The Reno Air Racing Association today announced the lineup of racers for the 54th National Championship Air Races.
"We are beyond excited about our racing...
AirVenture 2017 Facts and Figures
"What an incredible year it was at Oshkosh. From the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Apollo reunion, to new aviation innovations on display and...
Early Start Thwarted
The show is over and I need to be back to work in California on Monday morning, so I'm up at the crack of...
AirVenture in the Mirrors
As I pushed the throttle in, lifted off of Wittman Field's runway 36(L) and pulled in to a right turn for a heading of...
Remove Before Flight
Walking the grounds at AirVenture this afternoon, I ran across this pitot care flag that obviously came from our neighbors to the north! Interestingly...
Airplane Tracks
Yes, I believe it was a light single, a tail dragger. Spent at least a week sitting in the same spot at Oshkosh to...
Cool Fishing Airplane
Wittman Buttercup, on wheel skis. The owner uses it to fly north and go ice fishing. Our resident aerodynamicist was intrigued by its unusual...
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A different approach to a popular modification. By Brad Benson.