Shady Doings
The high-wing-versus-low-wing argument will rage as long as we have airplanes. (Only to be beaten by the biplane builders who say they have both.)...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 8
Walking through the Homebuilt Camping area at AirVenture is always a sensory overload for kit builders. Whatever you are building, or hoping to build,...
Get a Tail Lift at Flyboy Accessories
Taildragger pilots all eventually are confronted wit the need to lift their aircraft’s tail by its tiny little tail wheel to perform service. Somehow,...
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...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
This month, Jim Weir describes how to create an LED strip with any three colors and offers a brief lesson on human optics too.
Different Strokes for Different Folks
From simple to complex, there's an Experimental aircraft for almost everyone.
What’s New
CHR International acquires the Safari helicopter kit, formerly known as the Baby Belle. Flight Data Systems unveiled its T-30 digital tachometer. Edited by Mary Bernard.