![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")
EAA’s Homebuilt Aircraft Council Chair Epitomizes Homebuilding
Meet Dave Forster—pilot since 19, multi-kit builder, EAA Homebuilt Council chair and freshly minted DPE who champions experimental safety and MOSAIC reforms.
Video Postcard From AirVenture 2025
For our readers who couldn't be at AirVenture this year, here is a 360-degree view on opening day at AirVenture from midway down the...
How to Align Your Formation Position on a “Non-standard” Airplane
Smart visual cues help RV wingmen hold perfect position
Scalebirds Teases P-40 Kit After P-36 Success
Scalebirds teases P-40 kit at AirVenture—a bulkhead mock-up hints at roomy nose and post-P-36 production plans.
Quick AoA Survey: Add Your Voice
Share how, when, and why you use angle-of-attack displays—take the EAA's 3-minute in-person survey and help improve homebuilt flight safety.
Staying Alive: HAC Study Targets Experimental Flight Safety
EAA’s HAC reveals insights from a 13-year fatal-accident study—stall/spin risks, AoA fixes, and transition-training lifesavers.
Trim Tabs—Details For Discovery
Explore unusual trim tab designs from AirVenture—including a perforated bend that simplifies tweaks—and get ideas to refine your own.
Van’s Starts RV-15 Production
Van's Aircraft has opened orders for the wing kits of its new high-wing design, the RV-15. Deliveries are set to begin before the end of the year.
Continental Overhauls Website
Continental has launched a new website with tools for builders and owners, including a new Illustrated Parts Catalog and Titan Engine Builder.
Special 20 “Buster” Replica On Display in Homebuilder’s Hangar
One of the most successful airplanes in air‑racing history—Steve Wittman’s Chief Oshkosh, later reconfigured as the Special 20 “Buster”—will be on display all week in the Homebuilders Hangar,...
In Case You Missed It
RAFE Celebrates Ten Rutan Designs
This year is the 50th anniversary of the VariEze but because the VariEze changed the landscape of homebuilt aircraft, this year is what Burt Rutan likes to call the “composite canard revolution”!
Can You Hear Me Now?
For those of you in aircraft with magnificent audio systems—stereo music and multi-input switching...
Man on a Mission
Tom Needham, with the help of his son Daniel and numerous friends, completes a Sportsman 2+2 and will use the plane's big hauling capacity and short-field performance to shuttle people and supplies between remote locations in Africa.
