![[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")
Oshkosh Off-Season
Just on my way home form the fall Homebuilt Council meeting at EAA Headquarters, and thought I'd share a picture form a site tour...
The Photo Dilemma
I have seen this happen many times - a well meaning builder posts a picture on the Internet at the request of some other...
Bob & Judy Avery are Retiring
After 30 years in business, Bob & Judy Avery are retiring on December 15, 2015 to travel more and pursue other interests. The couple...
Aluminum Mailing Tube
There's an old saying in the light airplane end of aviation - when you absolutely positively have to be there (overnight or otherwise) -...
Best Workshop Photo Contest Winner
Winner of Best of... Workshops: Shawn Edwards of Atlanta, Georgia. This is Shawn's RV-14A vertical stabilizer in the shop. Apparently, Shawn has mastered a...
October Skies
October has always been a big month for those who enjoy getting out with their airplanes. Yes, July has Oshkosh, and April is for...
Rusk Experimental Javron SuperCub
The genesis for the airplane was in June of 2011. The airplane first flew in May 2015. Actual building time was about 3-1/2 years....
Garmin Expands Obstacle Database to Include Canada
Garmin has announced expanded availability of our comprehensive obstacle database to now include Canada for select Garmin portables and certified avionics. Man-made structures such as...
Glenn and Gwen Mathis' RANS S-19
After almost fours years and 1,315 hours of work, our RANS S-19 - N519GM took to the skies the evening of January 2nd, 2012. The first...
Waxing Nostalgic
This morning, a link to a wonderful website that I have visited in the past landed in my inbox, and I couldn't help but...
In Case You Missed It
Around the Patch
Editor in Chief Marc Cook finds himself in the unique position of being able to compare performance of his GlaStar Sportsman with two different Hartzell props.
Free Flight
The words "test pilot" conjure images of steely-eyed derring-do, but the reality is often a world away from all that.
Bob’s Donut Shop
In my April 2021 column, I described making custom rivet nuts to replace self-tapping...
Drilling a Straight Hole in Aluminum.
One of the fundamental skills a builder needs to develop on just about any...