MGL XTreme EMS Engine Monitor
MGL Avionics has announced availability of its new XTreme EMS engine monitoring system. The XTreme EMS is based on a 4.3-inch sunlight readable, wide...
Two New Evolutions Take Flight
Austin, Texas, residents Neal Longwill and Kevin Jackson have spent the past 10 months building two Lancair Evolutions. On Wednesday, October 19, both aircraft...
Editor's Log, December 2011
It's that time of year again, the time when we undertake the arduous task of updating and compiling the thousands of pieces of data...
MythBusters: Duct Tape Plane
If your ultralight aircraft were torn up by a bear, could you tape it up with duct tape and fly it home? Mythbusters finds...
Wicks Aircraft Adds Bluetooth Receiver
Wicks Aircraft Supply has added the Dual XGPS150 universal Bluetook Receiver to its product lineup. The receiver works with iPad, iPad touch, iPhone and...
Green Flight Challenge, The Winners
Monday October 3 marked the Green Flight Challenge Expo, sponsored by Google and staged under the control tower at the center of Moffett Field,...
Green Flight Challenge Video Report by CAFE Foundation
The CAFE Foundation published a video report showing takeoffs and landings of the participating aircraft. Each aircraft's efficiency is evaluated using special hardware to...
Green Flight Challenge, The Main Event
Tuesday was a glorious, clear day, and one could see all the way to the peaks surrounding the Sonoma Valley. This was the day...
Green Flight Challenge, The Quiet Ones
Early this week many spectators at the Green Flight Challenge in Santa Rosa, California, had their first view of an electric airplane in flight.
After...
Green Flight Challenge, Opening Remarks
KITPLANES Columnist Dean Sigler will be blogging from the Green Flight Challenge this week. Herewith, his first report on the entrants that arrived on...
In Case You Missed It
Safety is No Accident: Avid and Kitfox
This month Ron Wanttaja looks at two similar designs, Avid and Kitfox, which have some major distinctions when it comes to the accident numbers.
Archive: September 2001
Over the years, the Kitfox has been a frequent visitor to our cover. This...
What’s New
Master Mechanic introduces the Swift Driver, Aircraft Spruce launches an online magazine and offers a simplified FAR/AIM book, and California Power Systems carries Rotax 912 engine rubber replacement kits.