![[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")
Super Legend Early Bird Pricing Ends July 31
The Super Legend incorporates modern materials, avionics, powerplant and ergonomics. New carbon-fiber, body-conforming molded seats make sitting in the aircraft extremely comfortable. Providing access...
Lycoming Going Strong
Mike Kraft of Lycoming Engines appeared at a press conference Monday at AirVenture, and said he sees signs of a recovery in the aviation...
Superior Air Parts Is Offering Parts Discounts, Delivering Engines
Superior Air Parts held a press conference at EAA AirVenture this morning to announce that it has reduced prices on certain components, but much...
Brazilian GALILEU Classic
Dear friends,
I am a Brazilian subscriber and that is my GALILEU.
She is a heavily modified Corben Baby Ace built from scratch over seven years...
Joe Senatori's Safari Helicopter
I started this project in 1998 after a visit to Oshkosh. I built this Safari from plans doing the entire frame welding myself and...
Zenith Aircraft New CH 650 Featured at AirVenture
Zenith Aircraft Company will be showing its new low-wing, two-seat cruiser for the first time at EAA AirVenture. The CH 650 B model is...
Update on 2012 RANS S-7 Courier
RANS Aircraft's Randy Schlitter has been busy of late, making changes and refinements to the S-7 Courier. Among the new features are a 1320-pound...
Superflite Offers Reduced Prices on System I Butyrate
Superflite, a manufacturer of FAA-approved fabric and finish systems, has just announced it has reduced prices on its line of System I butyrate dope....
McFarlane Introduces Experimental Aircraft Controls
McFarlane Aviation Products is now offering several controls for Experimental aircraft, including push-to-unlock, turn-to-lock, simple push-pull, and dual carburetor Rotax choke and throttle controls....
Garmin Announces Price Reduction for G3X PFD/MFD
Garmin has recently announced that it is lowering the price of the G3X glass flight display to make it more affordable to customers.
The G3X...
In Case You Missed It
I Need Help—Where Do I Look?
Aside from the manufacturer’s supplied materials, what is the next line of action for obtaining help while building something as complicated as an aircraft?
Editor’s Log
Editor Mary Bernard addresses readers’ concerns about legibility in the magazine and offers a correction about pricing of the Safari kit helicopter.
Metal Workshop Setup
KITPLANES Magazine, March 2003 Every great homebuilt starts with a comfortable and efficient workshop.By...
Safety is No Accident: Lancair Designs
Author Ron Wanttaja uses NTSB data to illustrate how Lancair designs of all varieties stand in the ratings of aircraft accidents vis--vis other homebuilts.