![[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")
Best of Intake Plugs: Cast Your Vote
Voting time! From the photos submitted for our Best of "Intake plugs" contest, we've picked these four. Which one do you like best? Cast...
Homebuilts Well Represented at Pylon Racing School!
Reno's Stead Field, home of the National Championship Air Races every September, is alive with the sounds of fast airplanes this week as the...
Homebuilding Pioneer Ray Stits Dies at 93
Kitplanes has learned of the recent passing of one of the legends in homebuilding, Ray Stits. He was 93 years old. Ray's many contributions...
Memorial Services for Jeremy Monnett
The Sonex Aircraft website has announced: Memorial services for Jeremy Monnett have been scheduled for Sunday, June 7th. Services will be at the EAA...
Update from Sonex Aircraft
Sonex Aircraft released this statement earlier this morning:
"June 3, 2014, Oshkosh, WI
It is with heavy hearts that we report the loss of two members...
Jeremy Monnett Perishes in Crash
Kitplanes has learned that Jeremy Monnett, CEO of Sonex Aircraft and son of Founder and President John Monnett, was one of the victims of...
Fatal Sonex Crash in Wisconsin
The Northwestern is reporting two people died in a Sonex aircraft crash in Wisconsin on Wednesday afternoon. "The Oshkosh Police and Fire departments responded...
Seen at The Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Aviation speed dating on the Mojave ramp
While there's much more to it, the core attraction of the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is the four-hour meet-and-greet...
Best of… Photo Contest: Intake Plugs
For this month, we'd like to see what homebuilders use to keep dirt - and critters - out of their intakes and pitot tubes...
Best of "Sunset" Photo Contest Winner
As all of our photographers know, sunset it a magic time to take pictures - and when you combine sunset with an airplane, well...
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Static Port Location and Altitude Calibration
Often a challenge, accuracy depends on three things: location, location, location.
Spinner Bulkhead Clocking
Spinner woes were the topic of midsummer musings on Van’s Air Force this year....
A Visit With Glasair Aviation
I had a reason to fly up to Arlington, Washington, to see the current...
