![[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")
What’s Up In the Experimental Engine Market
Are the high prices here to stay? Are alternative engines finding an avenue to success? Are Jet A-burning engines like the DeltaHawk an important part of our future?
Flying With Dynon’s New Emergency Glide Feature
Wouldn't it be nice to have the EFIS and autopilot take over while you diagnose an engine problem? Like having a copilot you don't have to feed.
Lycoming Thunderbolt Engines Update
What's on the horizon for Lycoming and Thunderbolt? Watch to find out.
FAR Revisions to Fix the “LODA Problem”
For owners of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft, the best news is the rescinding of the so-called LODA rule.
Real Pylon Racing: Sport Class Unleashed at Las Cruces October 19...
For those missing their annual dose of wing-to-wing pylon air racing last month, the Sport Class has the cure.
Hands-On Kit Airplane Building Workshop Classes at the Zenith Aircraft Factory
There's still time to join Zenith Aircraft Company in October for the next hands-on kit airplane building workshop class.
Van’s RV-15 Prototype Gets a New Tail
Originally conceived with a stabilator—similar to the RV-12’s—the RV-15 is now sporting what appears to be a modified RV-10 tail.
Zenith Aircraft Homecoming – The Report
The 2024 Zenith Homecoming event was a success by all measures (despite some weather on the second day of the two-day event).
Twelve Volts Anywhere, Anytime
A handy tool to have in the shop, avoiding a bunch of random long wires that always seem to get in the way.
In Case You Missed It
Minnesota Mission
Creating a bespoke airplane is one benefit of building from plans; when assembling a kit, builders cannot make many changes.
Breaking Bead
This month’s home shop project is a bead breaker for separating stubborn tires from rims.