![[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")
Garmin® Team X Introduces New G3X™ Touch 7-Inch Touchscreen Display Option...
Garmin International announced today a new 7-inch G3X Touch display option for experimental amateur-built and light sport aircraft. The new, high-resolution infrared touchscreen display...
Mo’Venture
Kitplanes cover-shot photo guru Richard VanderMeulen lined up this beautiful picture of the Mo'Venture gang early Sunday morning. While Richard usually considers shooting more...
Mark Banus' Glasair SIIS FT
After 13 years of construction, Glasair SIIS FT N600 launched from Chesapeake regional (KCPK) on her maiden voyage the morning of Wednesday June 4,...
Kitplanes Flies the Diesel Sportsman!
Kitplanes Contributor David Prizio, and Editor in Chief Paul Dye, were the first journalists to fly the new Diesel Sportsman from Glasair Aviation. The...
BERINGER Introduces New 4" Mains
BERINGER Wheels & Brakes recently announced its new 4" main wheel and brake for light aircraft weighing up to 770 pounds. Cut from solid...
Kitplanes Flies the New Rotax 912 iS Sport
In April 2014, Kitplanes announced the new 914 iS, specifically tailored for the U.S. market. At the company's Wels, Austria headquarters, Kitplanes took a brief flight demo in an aircraft equipped with the new engine.
EAS VIII: Finishing Strong on Saturday Morning
The CAFE Foundation's Electric Aircraft Symposium has grown from its original half day with 20 or so attendees to the 200-person knowledge fest we see today.
Friday Afternoon at the Electric Aircraft Symposium: Part Two of a...
Anyone who thought the eighth annual Electric Aircraft Symposium had peaked by lunchtime on Friday was obviously not aware of the stellar presenters awaiting their turns in the afternoon.
Zenith Prepares to Ship One Week Wonder Kit to AirVenture
EAA's program to build a complete aircraft during AirVenture-Oshkosh 2014 moved a step closer this week. Zenith Aircraft President Sebastien Heintz has put the...
Zenith Aircraft to Host "Fly-In to Summer" Event
Zenith will host their 8th annual "Fly-In to Summer" Open Hangar Day on Saturday, June 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event...
In Case You Missed It
Ask the DAR
Do I qualify as a Sport Pilot if I’m already a Private Pilot? Does the installation of skis constitute a major change? How can I get an N number? DAR Mel Asberry answers these questions.
Light Stuff
The Sport Pilot rules allow you wide latitude in changing categories of aircraft without a lot of re-training, opening up intriguing options for pilots interested in diversifying their flying. By Roy Beisswenger.
