![[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")
EAA reacts: FAA reauthorization bill passes Senate committee
EAA members received good news from the Senate Commerce Committee today, as it gave quick, unanimous approval and passage of its version of the FAA reauthorization bill as Congress attempts to find a path forward to funding the FAA.
MGL iEFIS Challenger-Lite 10.4" Now Shipping
The iEFIS Lite series from MGL Avionics is improving the small airplane instrument panel. For single-screen EFIS installations in Experimentals and LSAs, the iEFIS...
Measuring Progress
Very few homebuilt aircraft are built in less than a year's time - at least when built by the average builder. For most, it...
Belite's New Capacitive Fuel Probe
Belite has introduced a new capacitance fuel probe.
Probes for fuel tanks have often used the principle of "capacitance" to determine the level of fuel...
Kitplanes Reader Survey – First Two Weeks' Winners Announced
We are giving away prizes! For the first two weekly prize drawings, the winners are Charlie Wolf of University Place, Washington, Robert Cowan of...
First Engine Start
There are a couple of special days in the life of an experimental airplane project, and one that ranks right up there near the...
Garmin Adds Software Download Features to GTN 6XX/7XX Series
Garmin customers have been asking over the years if they could install their GTN 6XX/7XX software upgrades instead of needing to work with a...
Aircraft Spruce Offers Sun 'n Fun Pick-up Option for Orders
Aircraft Spruce knows that many of you will visit Lakeland, Florida for the Sun-n-Fun Fly-In and Airshow from April 5 to April 10. If...
Garmin Unveils the aera 660 Next Generation Aviation Portable
Garmin announced the aera 660, a new cost-effective, feature-rich, purpose-built aviation portable. The compact 5-inch capacitive touchscreen boasts a bright, sunlight readable display complete...
EAA Reaction to ATC Privatization Shelved in House
What's next? Aftermath of ATC Privatization Battle.
Aeromedical and aircraft certification reform, hangar use among priorities.
After Thursday's announcement by leadership in the House of...
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Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 11)
Author Bob Fritz offers a middle way to paint your airplane yourself, without surrendering your first born or breaking the bank. Hint: Preparation and the right equipment are essential.