![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=534&h=462&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")
![Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kitfox-s7-sti-04.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Weight and Flutter")
TurbAero’s Small Turbine Update
TurbAero, an Australian company with footprints in the U.S. and Canada, is continuing work on its small regenerative turbine for light experimental aircraft. At...
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I dread returning home from Sun 'n Fun.
It’s not having to explain how I blew up the credit card or even listening to some...
Beringer Introduces New and Improved Brakes
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Dan Reynolds’ Yukon Chinook at the STOL Competition Sun ‘n Fun...
You think your airplane can land short and take off fast? Here's your measuring stick. Our man Steve Ashby watched and then caught up...
TL Sport Offers New Amateur-Built Retractable Luxury Cruiser
Do you remember the TL Sport Sting? It is a two place low wing sexy looking light sport from Europe. There are 120 flying...
Zenith Aircraft Model and Factory Update from Sun ‘n Fun
We catch up with Zenith Aircraft's Sebastien Heintz on the company's plans for the year and a bit of a recap of the previous...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #5 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
The last full day at the Sun 'n Fun fly-in is always a little melancholic. Although I have been yearning to get back home...
Resurrected RV-6 Shines
When Dave McCormick of Antioch, Illinois got the homebuilding itch in 1997, he ordered an RV-6 kit and promptly began construction. Dave steadily riveted...
Comp Air 6.2 Prototype Flies in to Sun ‘n Fun
Comp Air flew its new 6.2 sport utility prototype into Sun 'n Fun on Thursday. The 6.2, a totally new airplane for the company...
A Gyroplane Sticks Out at HBC
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