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![Checking out East Tennessee scenery from the 701. [Credit: Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3-150x150.jpg "Builder’s Spotlight")
Builder’s Spotlight
...That is one of the big benefits of experimental aviation. As builders, we have the ability and freedom to make modifications, design changes, and customizations as we see fit in...
![[Credit: Dynon]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EMS-stand-alone_HDX-150x150.png "Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders")
Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders
...for its popular SkyView HDX avionics system designed for experimental amateur-built (E-AB) and light-sport aircraft (LSA). The new configuration is an engine-focused panel intended for streamlined cockpit operations. Dynon said...
![Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kitfox-s7-sti-04-150x150.jpg "Weight and Flutter")
Weight and Flutter
Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive] Last month I made a reference...
![Air Salvage of Dallas is one of the largest and longest-established aircraft salvage yards, with a very large inventory. [Credit: Air Salvage of Dallas]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5225124_orig-150x150.jpg "Salvage Parts")
Salvage Parts
...attempted to rebuild or heavily modify a damaged certificated aircraft, only to discover the project does not qualify for experimental amateur-built status and must instead pursue the more restrictive experimental...
Forgotten Flops
The fixed-gear twin Cessna 336 almost sunk the design type. Only 195 were sold. Cessna upgraded it to retractable in 1965. [Credit: Cessna Aircraft] During the golden age of U.S....
![The original Corben Baby Ace designed by Orland “Ace” Corben in 1929. [Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1920px-Ace_Baby_Ace_‘N73638_25617429253-150x150.jpg "Vintage Homebuilts: The Big Three")
Vintage Homebuilts: The Big Three
The original Corben Baby Ace designed by Orland “Ace” Corben in 1929. [Credit: Wikimedia Commons] When the Experimental Aircraft Association was founded in January 1953, the concept of amateur aircraft...
![The Bonanze Fly-n-Eat founder Dr. Rick Rzepka flies to restaurant locations using his app. [Credit: Dr. Rick Rzepka]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Beechcraft-Bonanza-copy-150x150.jpg "Flying To Lunch Just Got Easier")
Flying To Lunch Just Got Easier
...Rick Rzepka, offers pilots a comprehensive database of restaurants located at or near general aviation airports throughout the continental United States. The app is designed to integrate meal planning directly...
![[Credit: Adobe Stock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_500023606_Editorial_Use_Only-150x150.jpg "Homebuilder’s Insurance")
Homebuilder’s Insurance
...with standardized risk profiles, experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft present insurance underwriters with challenges rooted in variable workmanship, diverse designs, and limited fleet safety data. This report examines the essential insurance...
![Nearly 3,000 RV-6 kits were built during the design’s highly successful run. [All Images Credited to Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RV6-Rusciano-RUS05842-2880x1600HomePageBanner_KK-150x150.jpg "Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight")
Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight
...these foundational designs representing thousands of flying aircraft. “As kit orders for these models have declined, and as we focus on streamlining operations and bringing new designs into production, we’ve...
![Left to right, shiny new bulkheads, wooden form blocks, and old bulkheads. [Credit Tinley Ong]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_3429-150x150.jpg "Second Chance Six")
Second Chance Six
...Cons and a Chat with Brian I have an experimental plane. This tailwheel itself is perfectly good. Why mix it up? I ended up consulting the expert on tailwheels, Brian...
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It's got a great power-to-weight ratio, but also a complex installation procedure. Don't be surprised if it inspires a new design or two.
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