![[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")
Onex Prototype Flies
Sonex Aircraft, LLC has announced that the number one prototype of its new Onex single-place, folding-wing kit aircraft made its first flight on January...
FatBoy Stick Grip Introduced
Fat Boy Throttle Quadrants now offers a new grip for your aircraft control stick. Like the FatBoy throttle grips, the stick grips can be...
Upgraded Zodiac CH 601 Remains 51% Legal
This just in from Zenith Aircraft:
The FAA Kansas City Manufacturing Inspection Office has evaluated the Zenith Aircraft Company Zodiac CH601 XL aircraft kit changes,...
Glasair Aviation Announces Sportsman Amphib Under $200K
This just in from Glasair Aviation:
Glasair Aviation expands its unique Two Weeks to Taxi Program to include an amphibious Sportsman 2+2, with limited introductory...
Backcountry Super Cubs added to FAA Eligible List
The FAA national kit evaluation team was in Douglas, Wyoming, during the first week of December 2010 to evaluate four different aircraft kits produced...
Aircraft Weight and Balance Manual
Beginning with the basic principles of aircraft weight and balance, the Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook is the official U.S. government guide for pilots,...
Light Sport Aircraft Barnstorm Florida Soon
Five Light Sport Aircraft manufacturers and distributors are staging a flying show of six cities throughout Florida after the Sebring LSA Expo. We wanted...
Rob Pavan's Jabiru "j258"
I just finished a Jabiru j250 with the 5100 8cyl engine, hence "j258." So far I'm very happy with the airplane. It seems to...
New Headset from Beyerdynamic
The new HS 400 Signum/Rotor headset from German manufacturer beyerdynamic provides passive noise attenuation for a safe flight as well as allowing you to...
Phil Owens' CH-801
Completed after a long journey of ten years. I still need to finish the paint, but she flies great! The engine is #5 off...
In Case You Missed It
The Home Machinist (Part 11)
In our continuing series, author Bob Fritz explains how to use a boring head to drill odd-size or big holes. Hint 1: The bigger the hole, the slower the going. Hint 2: The traveling rest, which moves with the cutting tool, braces the material in two directions to minimize flexing.
No Backshell and No Screw
I hate seeing D-sub connectors not supported or fastened correctly, as the wires will...
Roll Your Own
Although the KK-1 is scratch-built, builders Ken Scott and Ken Krueger have used all of the modern tools at their disposal to expedite the design and building process. This month, Scott discusses the more than satisfactory results of load-testing the wing and horizontal stab;