![[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")
Sonex Unveils New Two Place Jet Trainer at AirVenture Open House
Sonex Aircraft finally ripped the tarps off of its highly anticipated engineering prototype of the new SubSonex JSX-2T two place jet today. The sleek...
What’s AirVenture Without a Little Storm?
Although, last night’s storm was one of the bigger ones. Lots of rain and wind gusts over 50 mph. So far, we are not...
Whither the Weather
A common question for first-time AirVenture attendees is “what weather should I expect during the week?” Well, as a person raised in the upper...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 2
Well, my old trusty Boing 737-900 successfully transported me and a cabin full of paying pax from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport to Milwaukee. Even though...
Planning for the Storm—on the Ground!
There is one thing for certain about a week in Oshkosh in July - you WILL worry your way through at least one strong...
Upper-Left Coasters Head to OSH
Marc and Omar bring the Glastar from Oregon toward Oshkosh. Tonight's stay is Aberdeen, SD, on the way to Madison, WI. There, they will...
The Arrival Show
It’s considered bad form—but a whole lot of fun—to line up five friends along runway 27 at Oshkosh, each with a large piece of...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 1
On the eve of the 2022 version of the greatest pilot gathering on earth, my anticipation and excitement approach VNE. I attended my first...
Fun and Games at the Homebuilt Camping Pavilion
The corn hole games haven’t stopped at the Homebuilt Camping Pavilion this year. A lot of thought went into the appropriate games to provide....
News from the Homebuilt Camping Volunteers Dinner
Everything is just about set for the rush of arrivals tomorrow and most of the Homebuilt Camping volunteers took two hours off to enjoy...
In Case You Missed It
Second Chance Six
Part 9: With good company and a plan of action, things got rolling! Including
the wheels.
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook weighs the relative merits of perfectionism in building and maintaining homebuilts versus using the aircraft for its intended purpose: flying.
