![[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")
Van’s Aircraft Sued for $35 Million over RV-10 Crash
The family of a 4-year old girl and her mother are suing kit maker Van's Aircraft over the death of the girl and injuries...
SAM Aircraft: Super deal
Airplane comes with -- literally -- "everything."
SAM designer selling airplane, drawings, files, all assets, for less than the price of a kit.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:...
Airplane Noises
There comes a time in every fuselage build where you just have to get in and see how the cockpit feels! We reached that...
Valve Guide Cleaning Reamers for Lycoming Engines
McFarlane offers special reamers in the necessary sizes to clean your Lycoming engine exhaust valve guides per Lycoming Service Instruction 1425A. The McFarlane cleaning...
Wiring for Maintenance
I have owned a number of airplanes in my life, and before I started having machines I built myself, they were usually old and...
Installing Avidyne’s Slide-In IFD440 GPS Navigator
Larry Anglisano along with Avidyne's Tom Harper show how to transition from an existing GNS430W to a slide-in IFD440, including configuration and setup of the new Bluetooth keyboard.
Advance Tickets Now Available Online for EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016
Advance purchase admission tickets and camping credentials are now available for the 64th annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, providing greater convenience for those traveling...
Traveling Tools
You've built your airplane - now you want to travel with it. But leaving home and flying hours away is always an invitation for...
Tight Fit – Fun Flight
All in a day's work for a magazine editor - flying one of the tiniest little homebuilts you're ever going to find (note I...
Vote for the Best Workshop
As homebuilders, we're partial to well organized shops - they help us keep the project on track and it's no secret that many award...
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Countersinking for a Flush Fastener Fit
In last month’s column, we talked about the procedures needed for installing flush rivets...
