Products: PS Engineering Expands Capabilities, Reduces Price on PMA9000EX

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PS Engineering's Experimental-aircraft-only audio panel/intercom introduced last year, the PMA9000EX, has gained new capabilities combined with a reduced price—how often does that happen?First the...

Lancair’s First Evolution Kit Delivered

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Lancair International announced today that it has delivered the first Evolution kit to Andy Cruce of Miramar, Florida. Cruce and his wife saw the...

Lancairs First Evolution Kit Delivered

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Lancair International announced today that it has delivered the first Evolution kit to Andy Cruce of Miramar, Florida. Cruce and his wife saw the Evolution last year at Oshkosh and began contemplating the purchase. When we considered the speed, roominess, carrying capacity, BRS chute and docile flight characteristics of the Evolution, we decided the Evolution is what we need, Cruce is reported to have said.…

Commentary: New Kitbuilt Rules-Punish Everyone .

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The FAA, in its revised Advisory Circulars that govern the licensing of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, has taken an aggressive, broad-brush approach to stopping excessive commercial assistance in kitbuilt aircraft. An advisory panel was formed last year, and the initial findings were published in February, with the draft of revised rulemaking supposed to appear this spring. In fact, the draft of the new rules appeared in the middle of July, with a substantially shorter comment period than…

Commentary: New Kitbuilt Rules—Punish Everyone for a Few Scofflaws

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The FAA, in its revised Advisory Circulars that govern the licensing of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, has taken an aggressive, broad-brush approach to stopping “excessive commercial...

Amy's RV-10: That Ole Paint

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It turns out, ole silverback, as I was beginning to deem 9AB, our newly hatched and DAR-blessed RV-10, was going to get a new...

New Product: "Swing-Wing" Ultralight to Be at AirVenture

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Gene and Larry Smith, the owners of Culver Props and Valley Engineering will have the production model of their new Back Yard Flyer "swing-wing"...

Proposed FAA Guidance on Homebuilts Is Announced

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Offering a 30-day comment period, the FAA has announced its much anticipated Official Notice of proposed guidance pertaining to the regulation of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft.Read...

Fly-In Preparation and Safety

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There are always risks involved with flying into any airport, but when there’s a fly-in going on, those risks are higher than usual: lots...

New Product: AeroPulsar TSOd LED Nav/Strobe In…

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AeroLEDs has announced its latest contribution to aviation lighting products. The new Pulsar was designed from a clean sheet, using advanced mechanical/electrical computer modeling and optical ray- tracing software to accurately predict the performance of the final product. The approach was a no-compromise design that was intended …

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Error Chain

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Intake valve failure-sudden engine problems lead to an unexpected landing under a 300-foot ceiling. By Bryan Jones.

How Complete?

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Different manufacturers have different ideas about what makes a kit complete.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir explains how LED strip lighting works and explores the ways in which it can be used in your homebuilt or your shop.
Oshkosh is more popular than ever with three-quarters of a million people in attendance at AirVenture 2026. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]

Wide World of Airplanes

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Open this issue at the Builders Spotlight and you get a Zenith CH 701...