![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")
Air Command Gyroplane Resurrection
In the mid 1990s entrepreneur Dennis Fetters sought to energize gyroplanes in the experimental aircraft world with an updated design and a lot of...
Fighter Jet Lookalike Kit
The Greek-born Archon SF1 prototype is on display at AirVenture this year, with expectations of having a kit available for buyers by AirVenture 2023....
You Never Know Who You’ll See at AirVenture
There I was, minding my own business. Web editor Omar Filipovic and I were preparing to leave AirVenture on Friday morning. Omar had gone...
Trying on the Two-Seater
I am probably one of the higher-time SubSonex JSX-2 pilots around, so it was with great interest that I dropped in at the Sonex...
Acknowledging the Past, Celebrating the Future
The annual Van’s Aircraft Banquet at AirVenture is a gathering of like-minded RV builders and owners to revel in all things Van’s. And, while...
Meet Katie Bosman: HAC member
Katie Bosman grew up near Oshkosh in the 1980s and ‘90s and when she
developed an interest in aviation through a little 4H project, her...
A Cygnet From the Golden Era
Definitely from the golden era of plans-built homebuilts, Todd Loes' Cygnet SF-2A embodies all the down-on-the-farm ingenuity and patina of that era. While it...
WACO Aircraft
One general aviation manufacturer on my Oshkosh must-visit list is WACO. In an age of companies searching for newer and greater designs, WACO is...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 7
I have now ”camped” in the University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh dorms for six nights and believe I have enough data and experience to report.
Cost
It costs...
I Spy With My Little Eye
From the enclosed cockpit of a powered aircraft, perhaps single-engine piston or multi engine turbine, have you ever caught a glimpse of something out...
In Case You Missed It
Light Stuff
Dave Martin makes the case for the FAA revisiting its policy on residential airparks so that they can remain a vital home location and useful national resource.
Van’s–The Middle Ages
My involvement with Van’s Aircraft started in 1987—if my memory is right. The company...
