An iPad Place to Call Home
New Sky Products has introduced the AppStation, a kneeboard-style mount for the Apple iPad. According to the company, "This product is the perfect solution...
Van's Aircraft Records 7000th First Flight
According to the company's website, Van's Aircraft has recorded the 7000th first flight. Ron Jagels' RV-12, flew on October 12, and was marked as...
Watch Your Washer
An eagle-eyed reader just phoned the KITPLANES HQ to let us know about a mistake printed in the November issue. Specifically, in the Engine...
Glasair Sets Speed Record At Reno
Flying his Glasair III at the 2010 National Championship Air Races in Stead, Nevada, Jeff Lavelle set a new Sport Class qualifying record at...
Belite Adds Pricing Options
Belite Aircraft has announced two significant changes to kit pricing, a new aluminum rib wing design and a tack-welded fuselage variation, both of which...
John “Snaps” Knapp’s Micro Mong Rocket Seaplane
Flying in my 1984 Avid Seaplane for 2600 hours, the first one on floats, I always loved the nostalgia of biplanes, especially biplanes on...
Bud Weddington’s and Ed Nolan’s Double Eagle
This is a Double Eagle designed by Leonard Milholland. We started the project thinking it would take about six months to complete. We got...
Dan McElroy’s Questair Venture
I just finished my Venture, which was started 20 years ago. There are marriages that have not lasted 20 years, there are careers that...
Aerotherm Introduces Cell-Activated Preheater Switch
Pilots living in the colder parts of the world have to decide whether to leave heating devices running constantly, or make the time to...
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Brightline Bags introduces the FLEX flight-bag system, Full Lotus Floats has a new owner, and Victor Technologies debuts a multiprocess welding system.