![[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")
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FAA-Mosaic-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build")
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5")
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
![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")
It’s the Little Things
Since the first day I flew my GlaStar, the starter has caught, swung the prop to the next compression stroke, where it almost stopped,...
Aspen Introduces New E5 Features
Aspen Avionics introduced several new features for its Evolution E5 electronic flight instrument (EFI) on Thursday. New additions to the E5 include a “traditional”...
Burns Glasair Sportsman
Glasair Sportsman 2+2 N313E was completed in 2019 after four years of building. It is equipped with a Superior IO-360 and constant-speed prop. The...
Sonex Acquires Sonerai Line of Aircraft
Sonex Aircraft announced the acquisition of the Sonerai line of aircraft designs from SoneraiWorks LLC. Sonex Aircraft, LLC will be selling the plans and...
Aircraft Building Workshop Returns Florida in January 2020
Zenith Aircraft Company is returning to Florida this winter to host its popular hands-on workshop session. The workshop will be held January 24 &...
Clean and Simple
There’s an old engineer’s quote that says “Perfection in design comes not when there is nothing left to add, but rather, when there is...
New PJ2 Portable VHF Comm From Sporty’s
No matter how well you equip the panel of your kit, there’s good reason to invest in a portable comm transceiver.
EAA to Give Free Admission to Youth at AirVenture
The Experimental Aviation Association announced that young people age 18 and under will be admitted free to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 in an effort...
In the Details
I often talk about how complicated failures can be traced back to some tiny, seemingly insignificant detail - and here’s a recent example from...
What Was New at DeLand?
Last weekend the final trade show of the season kicked off in DeLand, Florida, and Paul Bertorelli was there to find out what’s new...
In Case You Missed It
Bend It Like…A Pro
If you always wanted a custom exhaust for your homebuilt but were too afraid to ask, consider this alternative where you build the model and then send it in to the shop for professional fabrication. Author Bret Davenport found the Aircraft Exhaust four-into-one collector system for his Pitts S-1S more than satisfactory.
Build Your Skills: Fabric
The fabric has been applied to the airplane structure, its been tightened properly, and now its time to apply the first chemical coat to seal it. Ron Alexander takes you through the process and also introduces the various ways of attaching the fabric.
Ask the DAR
Electric motors, major repairs, combining parts from several kits, using completed wings.