![[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")
Legacy BD-4C Design Sold To SureWings
A BD-4C builder and fan, Attila Gahbro, bought the kit business and has plans for major enhancements.
Whelen Aerospace Technologies Announces Acquisition of AeroLEDs
Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) signed an agreement to acquire the assets of AeroLEDs, LLC.
Garmin GTR 205X At AirVenture
We check in with Garmin's Brad Bensing for an overview of the new slimline GTR 205x comm radio aimed at experimental aircraft.
More information: www.garmin.com
Viking’s Latest—And Some Zodiac Eye Candy
There are couple of things of note in the Viking Aircraft Engines booth this year.
Oshkosh Diary: Let’s Get Busy!
0900 - the show begins! I made my first stops in the kit manufacturer area to greet a few old friends and see what was new.
Levil Aviation Announces New Wireless Autopilot
The company is seeking 20 pilots to participate in the beta testing program.
Oshkosh Diary: It Starts!
Four days after arriving in Oshkosh, we’re almost ready for the show. And, quite frankly, a bit tired out before it starts!
DUC Propellers Rolls Out Tiger 3
A new prop specially designed to handle the power range from a Rotax 912 through 916.
In Case You Missed It
Roll Your Own
Weight and balance, taxi tests, first flights and debriefings. This is what it all comes down to when you design and build a one-of-a-kind Experimental aircraft. Happily, the airplane lives up to its builders expectations… and then some.
Just Call Him Mr. Pylon
Homebuilt aircraft builder Steve Wittman was one of Americas greatest air racers. By Amy Laboda.