Lancair Sold!
Lancair International, Inc. is announcing the sale of all of its out-of-production Assets, Lancair brand, and Kit Components support assets to new ownership based...
Dan Palmer's Wittman Buttercup
This is my Steve Wittman-designed Buttercup built and flown at Moriarty, New Mexico. Earl Luce plans were used for the airframe. It is powered by...
Smokovitz Skybolt
After a 20+ year construction period my Skybolt earned its airworthiness certificate in September 2015. This project began as an itch for a biplane....
Winter Wind Blues
When I was a young pilot growing up in Minnesota, winter never stopped us from flying - at least not for long once we'd shoveled the snow out of the way of the hangar doors.
2017 Seabird Splash-In
Seabird Splash-In set for April 1-2, 2017 at Tavares Seaplane Base in Tavares, Florida. The weekend will include contests on the water and transit to the SUN 'n FUN Expo Campus for the 43rd Annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo on Monday, April 3.
Propellers Suck
No, I'm not being nasty - I'm just finishing up studying the material for the FAA's A&P Powerplant knowledge exam, and finding out all sorts of interesting things that the FAA wants me to know about propellers.
Superior Air Parts Parts Eligibility Search Tool
Superior Air Parts, Inc., has announced the availability of a new online part eligibility search tool on the company's website. The new online parts eligibility search tool makes it easy to find the exact part the technician or owner is looking for.
Belite Aircraft Enters 2 Seat Marketplace With Belite Pipper
Belite introduced its first two place experimental aircraft design - the Pipper.
"I wanted to take my wife flying in a Belite aircraft," explains James Wiebe, the CEO of Belite, "and implement my years of learning about what it takes to make a light plane quick to build, strong and affordable for the owner."
Belite Offering Discounts on Instruments
Buy ANY Belite Instrument, Get 15% off with coupon code SEBRING15 through February 14, 2107. This includes Belite's standard instruments, as well as the new RADIANT Instruments.
Inexpensive Tools
We're all craftspeople, right? When building airplanes, we work to tolerances of a 64th of an inch, we don't accept dents or nick, and scratches are anathema - so naturally, we all like to have workshops that are spotless and tools that are organized - and of the highest quality.
![McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel [Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1)
![MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build [Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faa_mosaic-1024x682-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1)
![Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5 [Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1)
![Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer” [Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1)
![Conquering the Magneto, Part 2 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)












