![[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")
New BINGO Fuel Detector gives pilots a better fuel management tool
Radiant Instruments introduced the BINGO Fuel Detector which provides an indication of fuel presence or absence. It is ideal for use in aviation. It is...
Is that plane smiling?
Awoke to beautiful airshow weather today. The facilities at Homebuilt Camping are pretty fine, hot showers and a comfortable hospitality tent were a suitable...
What a Difference a Day makes!
The second day of SnF dawned bright, cool, and calm a great change from the flooding rains of Tuesday! We watched a steady flow...
Read the NOTAMs and Check for MiGs!
After sitting out Tuesday due to weather, Wednesday turned out to be a perfect day to fly in. Leaving Mississippi early with a 20...
Arion Aircraft to be Distributor for Jabiru Engines, FWF Kits and...
Arion Aircraft of Shelbyville, Tennessee has been appointed as the North American importer and distributor for Jabiru Engines, FWF Kits and Jabiru Parts. Arion...
CubCrafters' Duo
CubCrafters has a new pair of Experimental Super Cub-type planes available now. The EX-3 is a traditional build-it-yourself kit and the FX-3 is put...
Chipper arrives at Sun 'n Fun with new updates
Belite Enterprises "Chipper" experimental 2-place aircraft arrived at Sun 'n Fun, and is being shown with numerous upgrades and improvements. Prominent is a new...
Merlin Magic
When we last few the single-seat Merlin PSA, it featured a two-stroke Rotax engine and we enjoyed the heck out of it. It's a...
Sling Shows off the Zaleski Sling 2 and Announces Sling 4...
If you're headed to Sun N' Fun, visit Sling at booths N-082 & N-089 in front of Hangar A. We have a beautiful example...
AWOS for Your Private Airstrip
I have been keeping my eye open for an affordable way to add AWOS capability to my home airstrip and I stumbled upon a...
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Ask the DAR
Selling a project, Sport Pilot-eligible aircraft, recycling an N-number, Phase I testing.
Flight Testing
Even current pilots need to hone specific skills before attempting a first flight in their homebuilts. There's only one way to do that: practice. And then practice some more.
Light Stuff
Should powered-parachute and trike pilots have the option of earning a commercial license? By Roy Beisswenger.
