![[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")
From our Junior Reporter
This airplane is really cool! It's an RV 6 with a huge 6 cylinder engine and a sweet paint job. I'm told the owner races this plane at Reno. I bet it is really fast.
Tomorrow, I am going to the main flightline to see all the show planes.
Win a free NavWorx ADS600-EXP at AirVenture
NavWorx, Inc. will give away five ADS600-EXP units to lucky attendees at AirVenture 2016. The ADS600-EXP is intended for installation in Experimental and Light...
Landed. Let's Look Around!
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Garmin introduces G5 electronic flight instrument for certificated aircraft
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Mass Arrivals!
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Loyal Oshkosh Fan
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Guardian Avionics Introduces New Line of USB Power Solutions for General...
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Rise and Shine Campers!
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RANS Aircraft announces S-21 Outbound
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Lycoming Engines Announces AirVenture Activities
Attendees at AirVenture can participate in a variety of activities when they visit Lycoming throughout the week. Here are the times and locations for...
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