![[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")
On Your Mark… Get Set…
Two days to go before Sun 'n Fun 2018 takes of in Lakeland, Florida, and the exhibit area is full of trucks delivering all...
PS Engineering Introduces PMA450B
PS Engineering introduced a new general aviation audio panel - the PMA450B. This entry embodies all of the parts from the evolution of the...
Ly-Con Expands
After decades of developing innovative methods of building stock and hot-rodded experimental Lycomings and Continentals, Visalia, California based Ly-Con is adding square footage to...
What Do You Suppose…
Now what do you suppose is in such an odd-shaped box? I figure that UPS and FeedEx drivers (not to mention the long-suffering local...
AeroLEDs Announces New Employees
AeroLEDs is introducing four new and talented members to the team in Boise, ID. "Thanks to the loyalty of our customers, we need to...
Aerox discount and freebies for Sun 'n Fun
Shaw Aerox® Aviation Oxygen Systems will be offering a promotion of 20% off the list price for portable oxygen systems and components purchased during...
Electric Triplanes, Personal Sky Taxis, and Urban Mobility beyond Belief
The Third Annual Sustainable Aviation Symposium again promises to be the premier gateway to innovation, mind-expanding discussions, and a glimpse into the future that...
Dropping in on Glasair
I had the opportunity to pop up to Arlington, Washington the other day to visit Glasair, maker of the Sportsman and home of their...
The Survey
I got one of those little postcards in the mail today - the ones you get from the FAA semi-occasionally that ask you to...
Stewart Systems Workshops announced for Sun 'n Fun 2018
Stewart Systems announced they will be teaming up with Lakeland Aero Club to offer a free, hands-on fabric covering and painting workshop at Sun...
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Becoming a Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR)
The long road to issuing airworthiness certificates.
Designing Minds
You've invested thousands of hours building your airplane, and now its time to pick a paint design that will show off all that hard work to best effect. But how do you go about selecting one of innumerable designs? Susan Brunner offers some tips on not only how to narrow the field, but also how to make sure you get the paint job you envisioned.