Bob Irwin, Aircraft Spruce Co-Founder Flies West
Bob Irwin, co-founder of Aircraft Spruce, passed away on June 26, 2015 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona at age 95. Along with his wife...
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...
In Case You Missed It
Metal Magic: Driving and Squeezing Countersunk Rivets
Paul Dye explains how to both drive and squeeze flush rivets and offers handy tips to getting good, repeatable results.
Makin’ PC Boards
Looking back at projects in prior issues of KITPLANES®, I realize I’ve given you...