![[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")
Reno From Home
We all know that the best way for an aviation enthusiast (especially a homebuilder) to watch the Reno Air Races is in person, with...
Settling In For Sport Gold
After being coerced into driving to the races this year (weather and can’t miss obligations immediately after so I have to get home) it...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 4
Hi, happy Wednesday! I spent the morning laying in the back of the Raptor truck, recovering from having woken up at 5:15 A.M. Jeff...
RARA and Other Trivia
Wednesday morning greeted the assembled racers and spectators with smoke. Lots of smoke. And not the kind smoke that comes from smoke oil on...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 3
We got to Reno-Stead early this morning so that Jeff could make his mandatory 7:45 A.M. Sport brief. I ran into Mark Voss, Andrew...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 2
Hello and happy Monday! Yesterday Robbie Grove and I got Jeff and Jim Rust to their 8:30 A.M. mandatory brief, then headed to our...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 1
Happy to report I’ve made it to the Reno-Stead Airport! The drive was… uneventful. Not too much traffic. However, we did get in late....
GAMI G100UL Approval and Next Steps
It’s been a week since the FAA finally signed a significantly broadened STC allowing the use of GAMI’s G100UL unleaded avgas in virtually every...
Sherman Smoot, Czech Mate Lost in Test Flight Crash
Air racing fans were stunned to hear of the loss of veteran race pilot Sherman Smoot when his long-time mount, Czech Mate, crashed on...
New Engine For Experimental Carbon Cubs
CubCrafters unveiled a new engine designed for experimental Carbon Cub aircraft outfitted with fixed-pitch propellers. Called the CC363i F/P, the engine is a version...
In Case You Missed It
Light and Capable
There are so many ways to try to keep the weight down in a homebuilt project, but some are better than others.
All About Avionics, Part 9
One of the final steps in getting your avionics suite to work is installation of some sort of antenna to capture various radio frequencies. Failing to choose the right antenna and install it properly can compromise the whole installation. Rather than focusing on the intricacies of antenna design, the author discusses the merits of internal versus external for particular equipment plus where to place them; by Stein Bruch
