![[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-1024x682-1.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")
Free Access to Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS for EAA Members
EAA provides members with free access to Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS Student Design Kit, which includes: EAA Maker Edition software, MySolidWorks online video tutorials, the MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network, and related training and design resources.
Did Someone Say Donuts?
Wednesday is donut day at the AirVenture Homebuilder's Headquarters, and those who build and fly experimental aircraft are never shy when free food is...
Super Seawind – Turbine Power!
How's this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit...
Levil Aviation Adds Data Recorder to Wireless AHRS, GPS, ADS-B Receiver
With the release of the new iLevil 3 series, Levil Aviation has added yet another feature to wireless AHRS, GPS, ADS-B receivers. The iLevil...
GRT Avionics Announces Instant Upgrade of 6.5-Inch Horizon WS to 7-Inch...
GRT Avionics makes it easy to upgrade the 6.5-inch Horizon WS to the high-resolution, 7-inch Horizon EX with synthetic vision, enhanced moving map, and...
AvMap Announces App and Web Portal for EngiBOX Integrated Engine Management...
AvMap has introduced an innovative service called EngiBOX Portal, where users can monitor the performance of their engine anytime and anywhere as an extension of EngiBOX, the engine monitoring system launched last year.
New Records?
Although it it's only Tuesday, there are indications that AirVenture 2016 might be a record year for fly-in attendees. With construction at the north...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Here's something old timers never thought they would see--an angle valve cylinder for a Lycoming... made by Continental. Yes dear readers, you will soon...
Commuter Craft Innovator Aircraft Goes Alpha in 2016
Commuter Craft has successfully completed pre-production flight tests of Innovator ShipOne and is starting production with six "AlphaShips" this fall. These first production aircraft will...
GRT Avionics Announces New Sport EX EFIS and Special Show Pricing
With its new 7-inch Sport EX EFIS, GRT Avionics has reduced the entry-level price point for an EFIS of this size. The unit starts...
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Firewall Forward: Engine Mounts
Dynafocal, conical or DIY? Some engine-mount decisions are dictated by your choice of engine, but there’s more to it than that. Dave Prizio walks you through the process of mating engine to airframe.
