![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=534&h=462&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
![The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Screenshot_.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FLYBOX Avionics")
![[Credit: Radiant Technology]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/550095_5165745cc27748a598699799d796fd94mv2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro")
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "MagniX Unveils Electric Engine for the GA Market")
![[Credit: Dynon]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EMS-stand-alone_HDX.png?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders")
Aussie Outback SLSA to Debut at AirVenture
There's now another Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) distributor and training provider in the West. Airgyro Aviation, located in Spanish Fork, Utah, is the exclusive sales outlet for Higher Class Aviations Sport Hornet and the new Outback SP 2000 from Australias Light Wing. Airgyro also distributes the Sportcopter 2 gyroplane, certified last year.…
Amy's RV-10: ADs Already
The dreaded letter. Every airplane owner (practically) has gotten one at some point. A problem has been detected with a particular part or piece...
WAAS Up?
Your hand-held GPS works great and gets you where you want to go. Why would you want to take up precious panel space with...
Got a Question on Batteries? Get an Answer!
We're working on an interview with some battery experts, and this is your chance to ask the tough questions. Have you wondered if dropping an aspirin in will help recover a dead battery (or was that chicken soup)? Then there's the story that charging a battery with it on a concrete floor is a bad idea. Really?…
Friday at the Golden West Fly In
Friday's attendance at Golden West was small, only about 30% of last year's Saturday attendance. But then I didn't see last year's Friday, so...
Bob’s Jabiru: Building a Solid-State Circuit Breaker
With instrument panels now being populated by flat screens, digital readouts and all manner of 21st century silicon wizardry, it seems odd to rely on 60-year-old technology to protect them from power spikes. Specifically, the mechanical circuit breaker. Have you ever seen one on a computer? Wondering what was new in the realm of electrical protection, we did some research the modern way, i.e., on the Internet, and came across an article by our own Jim…
Amy's RV-10: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners
If there is anything I've learned this year, it is this: The aviation stuff we do can be a little pricey. We've been breaking...
Batteries: Got a Question? Get an Answer!
We're working on an interview with some battery experts, and this is your chance to ask the tough questions. Have you wondered if dropping...
Bob's Jabiru: Building a Solid-State Circuit Breaker Panel
With instrument panels now being populated by flat screens, digital readouts and all manner of 21st century silicon wizardry, it seems odd...
Amy's RV-10: High Flight
Eventually the day comes when your project morphs from a project to a full-fledged airplane. If you built it and got it certified, you...
