![[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")
“Pre-Reno”
I love the first couple of days of the Reno Race week—no “paying customers,” low traffic - and lots of time to meet up...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 1
When I think about growing up there are traditions that stand out to me like annual camping trips and the like—something to look forward...
Avionics Satisfaction Survey
We are conducting an avionics satisfaction survey together with Aviation Consumer for an upcoming market report. We want to know about your recent (within...
Tale of Two Pitots
As part of an EAA Safety committee promoting the use of angle of attack flying, I fly a lot of different AoA systems. In...
Accredited: Sport Air Racing
Showing the way forward in a soon to be post-Reno world, the Sport Air Racing Council was accredited by the FAA after a successful...
Phantom To Appear At Reno
Andrew Buehler, owner of the ultra-fast Biplane racer Phantom called to say he and Phantom will attend the National Championship Air Races in Reno...
CassuTT Owner Creighton King Killed In Crash
The family of CassuTT owner Creighton King has confirmed he died in the crash of his race plane near West Jordan Airport in Utah Wednesday. The...
Zenith Homecoming Set for September 15 & 16
Zenith Aircraft Company will be hosting its 32nd annual Zenith Homecoming / Open Hangar Days & Fly-In this September 15 & 16 at its...
Wings Over Willamette
My fiancé and I (Brian and I got engaged a few months ago) were looking forward to doing nothing all weekend, but our respective...
Tune-Up Time
Like the proverbial frog who doesn’t know that the pot of water is getting warmer, it is easy to adapt to an airplane or...
In Case You Missed It
The Independence Project: A Power Finish
The engine and prop complete the building phase, and the RV-12 is ready for the flight test phase. By Dave Martin.
What a Darling(ton) Noisemaker
Mostly we’d like our airplanes to be quiet. Somehow, “airplane” and “quiet” don’t belong...
25th Anniversary: Rutan’s Take
Burt Rutan's elegant and efficient aircraft-and spacecraft-designs are in a league of their own. Amy Laboda looks at Rutan's legacy, what he's doing now, and why he may never retire.
Birds of a Different Feather
Flying Legend’s Tucano replicas are a far cry from the common Experimental.