Hummingbird Heli Kit Status Official

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Vertical Aviation Technologies of Orlando, Florida is proud to announce that the company has recently received official FAA notice that the new Hummingbird 260L...

MGL Avionics Extends Warranty to Three Years

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MGL Avionics, based on excellent reliability in the seven years it has been delivering electronic instruments, recently announced that its warranty protection for all...

MGL Avionics Extends Warranty to Three Years

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All EFIS and single instrument devices are now covered under a three-year warranty policy, even for those units already in the field.

GlaStar Builder Wins KITPLANES Bose Headset Giveaway

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Tom Fleming from Lake Forest, California, won a Bose headset in the KITPLANES 24/7 Sweepstakes. By signing up for online access to KITPLANES.com, Tom...

Calling Wag-Aero!

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In our December Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide we fell behind by 1.... literally. Wag-Aero's area code was incorrectly posted as 261. The correct number...

Product Minute: Dynon’s New Skyview

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KITPLANES takes a look at Dynon Avionics new highly customizable Skyview EFIS system. Dynon's Robert Hamilton gives us a detailed look.

Product Minute: AeroShell’s New Rotax Oil

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At the Sebring Sport Aviation Expo, Shell announced its new oil aimed specifically at the Rotax two-cycle line. Here's a report on the new product.

Video Brief: Advanced Flight Systems EFIS

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KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.

Product Minute: Dynon’s New Skyview

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In this video, KITPLANES takes a look at Dynon Avionics new highly customizable Skyview EFIS system. Dynon's Robert Hamilton gives us a detailed look.

GlaStar Builder Wins KITPLANES Bose Headset Giveaway

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Tom Fleming from Lake Forest, California, won a Bose headset in the KITPLANES 24/7 Sweepstakes. By signing up for online access to KITPLANES.com, Tom put himself in contention to win either a Bose Aviation X headset or a Bendix/King AV8OR GPS. His GlaStar taildragger already well equipped, Tom chose the Bose. Tom says, "I have used the Bose headsets for several years as a professional pilot (recently retired) and love them. Thanks again for the opportunity…

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