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Ask the DAR
Question: I’m a retired avionics R&D engineer. One reason for building an aircraft was that I want to spend my retirement experimenting with avionics displays (mostly software, no...
Classic Caretaker
“Airplanes are a monument to human effort,” said Joe Dougherty, a Chicagoland corporate pilot, because building and maintaining them is no easy task. He spoke of all airplanes, not just...
When the Rooster Flies
...Battaglia, near Treviso in northeastern Italy, aircraft designer and homebuilt aircraft enthusiast Ottone Baggio conceived the idea of building a flying machine modeled on the world’s best known flightless bird:...
Firewall Forward: Engine Controls
...can save time by using pre-made brackets that you can buy from Van’s or other kit manufacturers. Even if you’re not building one of their kits, it is worth checking...
Aero ‘lectrics
...aircraft at Oshkosh with the antenna, flags and signs as annotated. Building a Better Antenna Let’s start with the antenna. Why do we need one? Because most of us have...
Letters
Mojave Memories I greatly enjoyed Mark Cook’s article “Homebuilding on the Edge” [September 2012], as it brought back fond memories. In 1974 I was a student at Desert High...
David Clay's Plans-Built Sonex
My plans-built Sonex flew for the first time on August 25, 2012. Building this airplane was a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. Flying it is fun and fulfilling beyond my...
Georg Himmeroeder's Bearhawk
After completing my buddy’s F1 EVO we thought about building another airplane. My choice was the Bearhawk. I wanted an airplane with more utility and the Bearhawk with four seats...
2013 Plansbuilt Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
...Building from plans may hold appeal for those with more time than money, because materials can be gathered a little at a time and acquired as they are found or...
Bearhawk LSA
...as either of those options. Barrows designed this durable tailwheel assembly, which can be scratch-built or purchased ready to install. Building one of Barrows’ designs is not like building one...
In Case You Missed It
![A compact H3R Halon 1211 extinguisher, sized for a two-seat cockpit and safe on energized electrical fires. [Credit: H3R Aviation]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mfr_H3R_A344T_Halon_1p25lb.jpg_preview-Topaz-Gigapixel-2x-scale.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Choosing the Right Cockpit Fire Extinguisher for Your Aircraft"){kind=tracking}
Choosing the Right Cockpit Fire Extinguisher for Your Aircraft
It’s easy to think of a fire extinguisher as a last-minute accessory: buy one,...
