![The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CF-EZB-over-water-D.-Cardy-photo-534x462.jpg "A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson")
![The discomfort of wearing prescription- or sunglasses under an ANR headset is eliminated with Flying Eyes. [Credit: Flying Eyes]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FlyingEyes-Group-265x198.jpg "Eyes Forward")
![Left to right, shiny new bulkheads, wooden form blocks, and old bulkheads. [Credit Tinley Ong]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_3429-265x198.jpg "Second Chance Six")
![The painter sprays the door planels of a Glasair Sportsman 2+2. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-doors-265x198.jpg "Paint It Yourself Or Pay A Pro?")
![Aircraft in flight [Credit: Jim Barrett]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/httpswww.flyingmag.comsitesflyin-6-265x198.jpg "Firecrown’s Aviation Group Charts Course for 2026; Ryan Ewing Named Group President")
Bearhawk with Geared Drives FWF Package Flies
Bud Warren of Geared Drives offered his congratulations to Frank Braun of Yucca Valley, California, on the recent successful first flight of his Bearhawk...
Garmin GMA 350 Audio Panel with Voice Recognition and 3D Sound
Garmin has introduced the GMA 350 and GMA 350H audio panels. Designed for fixed wing and rotorcraft, respectively, the GMA 350 and 350H have...
Sonex Accepting Onex Kit Deposits
Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce that refundable $500 deposits are now being accepted, with Onex airframe kit deliveries expected to begin by...
Superior Adds to Availability of Millennium Cylinders
Cylinder assemblies for the Lycoming 360/540 series and Continental 520 series are now being shipped by Superior Air Parts. This marks the "next phase...
Support for VP-X System Coming for Dynon SkyView EFIS
Dynon Avionics has announced that it will be adding integrated support for the Vertical Power VP-X Pro and VP-X Sport electronic circuit breaker systems...
House FAA Reform Bill Offers Residential TTF Protections
House Transportation Committee leaders, on February 11, introduced long-term legislation to reform and fund FAA policies and priorities. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John...
DeltaHawk Receives Development Loan
The Racine, Wisconsin, City Council recently approved a $1.2 million low-interest loan for DeltaHawk Engines, Inc., which plans to manufacture a family of two-...
Retractable Gear Radial Rocket Announced
New Century Aerosport, Inc., located in Olathe, Kansas, has introduced the Radial Rocket RG, a retractable landing gear version of its fixed-gear tailwheel-equipped Radial...
New Zenith Builder Assistance Facility Opens
There is a new builder assistance center in Mexico, Missouri, for builders of Zenith Aircraft and other designs. Called American Light Sport Aircrafters, it...
Call for Entries: CH 650 Paint Scheme Design Competition
As Zenith Aircraft is completing its new CH 650 B factory demo plane, the company is soliciting paint scheme ideas for its sleek new...
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Ask the DAR
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