![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
![The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Screenshot_.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FLYBOX Avionics")
![[Credit: Radiant Technology]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/550095_5165745cc27748a598699799d796fd94mv2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro")
![[Credit: Dynon]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EMS-stand-alone_HDX.png?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders")
Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season
Summer is here and fly-ins are sprouting up all over the country. While most of them feature homebuilts, very few center on a particular...
Sport Plans Three Demo Races
As air racers collectively search for new venues in a post-Reno world, the Sport Class continues to lead. Step one is achieving FAA accreditation...
26 into 24?
We caught up with Matt Moore in the big hangar at Stead. He and Stead hangar neighbor Josh Taylor were getting their contingent of...
PRS Parking Lot
Tom McNerney’s new Lancair Super Legacy leads three rows of Sport Class racers attending the Pylon Racing Seminar and formation clinic at Reno this...
School, Pylon Style
Pilots interested in polishing pylons at the National Championship Air Races learn their trade at the Pylon Racing Seminar, or PRS as all the...
RARA Seeks Bids for Future Home of Races
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is officially seeking bids from interested airports and localities that wish to partner with the organization to host...
DeltaHawk Receives FAA Certification
The long-awaited DeltaHawk engine has received FAA certification in its 180-hp form. According to the company, “The 180 hp DHK180 is the first of...
Free Beer, a Radial and Save $1,000
Verner radial engines are popular these days and if you’ve been thinking of buying one there are a couple of things to know.
First, the...
Zip Ties No More: DMC’s LaceLok Tool
KITPLANES avionics guru Larry Anglisano was at the Aircraft Electronics Association show last week and caught up with DMC Tools for a demo of...
Sonex Announces Dual Stick Option
Thanks to popular demand, Sonex now offers a dual stick option for all B-Models, including the Sonex, Waiex and Xenos. Customers wishing to convert...
In Case You Missed It
Ye Olde Slip Roll
This month’s project is a follow-on to the Pietenpol muffler that was the subject...
Pondering Powerplants
Since the beginning, homebuilders have gazed upon the engine lurking under the cowl of a certified light aircraft and thought, There has got to be a better way. Rick Lindstrom looks at several aeromotive engine conversions, from the practical to the semi-exotic.
Going Overboard
Have you ever lost anything out of an airplane? Gravity being omnipresent—and apparently increasing...
