Slack Time – Part 4
So about welding…
I have spent 50 years working on airplanes of all types and materials—from tube and rag to metal plus a bit of...
Zip Ties No More: DMC’s LaceLok Tool
KITPLANES avionics guru Larry Anglisano was at the Aircraft Electronics Association show last week and caught up with DMC Tools for a demo of...
Sonex Announces Dual Stick Option
Thanks to popular demand, Sonex now offers a dual stick option for all B-Models, including the Sonex, Waiex and Xenos. Customers wishing to convert...
Parked Props
As anyone who studied for their private pilot exam 50 years ago should know, airplane propellers should be parked horizontally—that's so that when it...
Rotor X Aircraft DRAGON Teaser Video
After a year of testing, Rotor X Aircraft has released video of the new ultralight eVTOL, Dragon Personal Air Vehicle from a flight test...
Slack Time – Part 3
Flying airplanes need attention, even when they aren’t flying and especially when the factory issues a new service bulletin! This winter, Van’s Aircraft put...
Slack Time – Part 2
So about that lathe and how it begat the need to learn welding. A recent addition to our airpark neighborhood is KITPLANES Home Shop...
Slack Time – Part 1
There’s no doubt about it—this has been a strange winter. Here in northern Nevada, we have gotten weather (and snowfall) in the lee of...
The eXenos Takes Wing!
To quote Howard Hughes in the movie The Rocketeer… ”The son of a b**** will fly!"
The stars finally aligned with the weather (and schedules)...
This is How I Spent My SnF
The only Sun ’n Fun I have missed since I have been working with Kitplanes has been the ones affected by COVID—but this year,...
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Alternative Energies
Solar-powered aircraft may have some inherent limits, but they are also marvels of engineering that constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible. By Dean Sigler.
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The Editor-in-Chief discusses how the improper cut of his instrument panel affected the performance of his Dynon autopilot; by Marc Cook.
