![[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")
Thursday Morning Race Notes
Some quick notes on Thursday morning's heat racing from a bright and thankfully clear Reno.
Formula 1 dished up a tasty little knife fight in...
Sauce Boss to Crew Chief
Behind every Reno Air Racer is a crew... or at least a crew chief and KITPLANES’ own Laura Starkey is Tenacity’s Crew Chief. Mark...
A Good Start
It’s a good start to the Stihl National Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Similar to Air Venture it’s a victory simply to hold the...
Same Faces….More Nitrous!
The early part of the week at the Reno Races is mostly spent chatting with old friends as they get their race planes dialed...
New High-Wing Design From Sonex
Sonex Aircraft announced a new high-wing design today, adding to its lineup of low-wing aircraft. The new model, slightly reminiscent of the Wittman Tailwind...
Vendor Bonding Day
For those of you who leave AirVenture before the final Sunday, and that is 97% of you, you may not be aware that the...
Hatz Definitely Classic
Carlo Cilliers is a recidivist builder hailing originally from South Africa although he now does his daily toil at AOPA. Lead Aircraft Maintenance Manager,...
20 Years Coming
The airplane is a fancy, interesting mix of new build and period-correct graphics, instrumentation and intent.
Javron Cub Double Take
One of the dangers of walking through AirVenture is the possibility of whiplash as you suddenly see something out of the corner of your...
Postcards From Oshkosh
There was much to see at AirVenture 2021. Some photos our reporters took did not make it into our daily coverage from Oshkosh, but...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
Jim Weir offers a solution for how to regain reception when your rubber ducky antenna fails.
