TCW Technologies AirVenture 2021 Update
Bob Newman from TCW Technologies shows us the TCW integrated battery backup system.
AeroLEDS New Equinox LED Landing and Taxi Light
Ryan Edmark from AeroLEDS demonstrates the Equinox LED landing and taxi light.
Tosten Covered
Tosten already has a complete line of popular stick grips, so they are not debuting any new hardware at this year’s AirVenture. But they...
Homebuilder’s Corn Roast
Corn roasts, in case you’ve never shucked your way through an ear or two, are one of the perks of clean mid-western living. More...
What’s Going On in the Blue Barn?
A few years ago, AirVenture added the “Blue Barn” to support local chapters, but what is it? How does a building in Wisconsin in...
Builder’s Assistance at the Van’s Tent
No question that the best way to learn basic metal techniques is to observe a master. And, every year budding builders come by the...
Aircraft Specialty Flightlines Debuts at AirVenture
When industrial hydraulic lines technician Tom Swearengen was fabricating fluid lines for companies operating big manufacturing machines in Beaufort, South Carolina years ago, little...
The Spirit of the Pancake Breakfast is Alive at AirVenture
If you think that AirVenture is too big and too commercial, and if you pine for the grassroots spirit of the local EAA chapter...
70 is the New 50? Not For Insurance
As I creep distressingly close to 70 years old, it truly seems like 70 is the new 50. I certainly don’t act or do...
Postcards From Oshkosh
There was much to see at AirVenture 2021. Some photos our reporters took did not make it into our daily coverage from Oshkosh, but...
In Case You Missed it
Engine Update
Lycoming makes a push into the Light Sport Aircraft market with its new O-233 engine. Though similar in appearance to the venerable O-235, it’s an entirely new design poised to take on some heavy competition. By Marc Cook.
Firewall Forward: Spark Plug Maintenance
KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye goes into detail on how to inspect and...
Unusual Attitude
Oshkosh AirVenture gave Ed Wischmeyer the opportunity to look around at the newest ideas in aviation and to think about the larger implications of what he was seeing. He speculates about what works, what doesn't and how manufacturers and consumers alike could make the world of flying a better place.