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Zenith Aircraft Hands-On Workshop Class Returns to Texas in February

Kitplanes -
Zenith Aircraft Company is returning to Southwest Texas to host its hands-on kit aircraft building workshop class.

Updated Rotax Engine Mounts Available for Sonex Aircraft

Cayla McLeod -
Sonex and Aero Conversions announce new engine installation options.

The Trick to Riblets

Paul Dye -

Van’s Aircraft Year-End Update: “Significant Strides”

Marc Cook -
Van’s Aircraft celebrates 2024 achievements: reduced kit lead times, RV-15 progress, and a new avionics department launch.

Come Up With An Easier Way

Paul Dye -
The assembly manual might tell you to do something one way, but sometimes it's possible do do it better.

Whatever it Takes

Paul Dye -
No matter how many different tools you have, you always need something else.

Video Series

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Builder Spotlight

The Jet A- Burning RV-9A

Dennis Parker -
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Exploring

Precious Metal

Ariana Rayment -
4
Shop Talk

Buying an Unfinished Project

Jon Croke -
2
Exploring

The “Flying by Feel” Fallacy

Paul Dye -
12
Buyer's Guides

2025 Homebuilt Aircraft Buyer’s Guide

Kitplanes -
2
Builder Spotlight

Why We Built What We Did

Kitplanes -
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Exploring

Here We Go Again

Marc Cook -
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Kit Bits

How Bad Could a Prop Strike Be?

Lisa Turner -
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Builder Spotlight

Ten Things That Will Have an Impact on Insurance

Scott "Sky" Smith -
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Builder Spotlight

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Jon Humberd -
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Shop Talk

Breaking Bead

Bob Hadley -
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Builder Spotlight

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
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Kit Bits

All Over the Map

Lisa Turner -
3
Exploring

Homespun Router Table

Kerry Fores -
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Shop Talk

Where’s the Best Place To Build?

Jon Croke -
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Flight Reviews

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Kitfox Speedster 916

Marc Cook -
The feistiest Kitfox gets feistier yet.

Sling Shot

Paul Dye -
Rotax’s 916 enlivens Sling’s four-seaters.

Nothing Small About It

Tom Wilson -
The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental three decades in the making.

On the Nose!

Paul Dye -
Lockwood’s Rotax-powered RV-9A is more than just fancy rhinoplasty.

Excess Horsepower!

Paul Dye -
Kitfox’s Super Sport gets more than new pep from Rotax’s turbocharged 916 iS.

Ryan ST vs. Timber Tiger ST-L

Dewey Davenport -
Can a modern replica actually be better than a classic original?

Builder Spotlight

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The Jet A- Burning RV-9A

Dennis Parker -
Behind the scenes with the CD-155-powered RV.

Why We Built What We Did

Kitplanes -
And sometimes we bought instead of built (again).

Ten Things That Will Have an Impact on Insurance

Scott "Sky" Smith -
In today’s market you might not be able to get insurance for the plane you want or the premium might be more than you want to spend.

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Jon Humberd -
Things to do while in the holding pattern.

Second Chance Six

Tenley Ong -
Part 12: Final painted parts, installing wings and things, autopilot servos.

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

Eric Stewart -
How to keep it lightweight and leak-free.

Pursuing Perfection

Steve Ashby -
What it takes to build an AirVenture Grand Champion.

Shop Talk

IV Tube for Crankcase Ventilation

Bob Hadley -
Recently, my neighbor Ed needed a part to upgrade the installation of his crankcase breather/oil separator kit.

A Baker’s Dozen

Vic Syracuse -
Vic shares his decision process for both choosing another RV-10 as well as choosing some of the “upgrades.”

The Trick to Riblets

Paul Dye -

Buying an Unfinished Project

Jon Croke -
There are plenty of things to look out for before committing to an unknown collection of parts and pieces from another fellow builder.

Come Up With An Easier Way

Paul Dye -
The assembly manual might tell you to do something one way, but sometimes it's possible do do it better.

Whatever it Takes

Paul Dye -
No matter how many different tools you have, you always need something else.

Exploring

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Master Caution

Myron Nelson -
My original intent for this month’s treatise was to produce the first installment of my upcoming Kitfox build series, which I have been greatly looking forward to. However, as often happens in life, life itself got in the way.

Wanted: Engine Competition

Marc Cook -
Imagine a time not too long ago when pilots embarking on the delicious endeavor to build their own airplanes could consider multiple sources for just about any engine on the menu.

Precious Metal

Ariana Rayment -
My wedding might not make it into Vogue, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t make it into KITPLANES!

The “Flying by Feel” Fallacy

Paul Dye -
Smart pilots embrace tools like AoA systems to reduce risk—not ego-driven notions of flying solely 'by feel.'

Here We Go Again

Marc Cook -
Looking ahead to the aircraft kits and plans—for airplanes and rotorcraft—available for 2025

Homespun Router Table

Kerry Fores -

Products

Radiant Technology Unveils Taxi Camera

Cayla McLeod -
A flush camera and accompanying 7-inch LCD display grants tailwheel pilots forward visibility while taxiing.

EFIS Roundup 2024

Marc Cook -
Big screens available now.

DuraWear and UltraWear Brake Discs From Matco

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum -
Matco presented new DuraWear and UltraWear components which provide an upgrade to their standard brake discs and pads while maintaining the same pricing.

Tundra Tailwheels

Tom Wilson -
Tundra's line of no excuses off-road tailwheels.

NORAD and Sunglasses

Kerry Fores -

Aircraft Specialty Flightlines Brings Three New Smart Components to AirVenture

Steve Ashby -
Aircraft Specialty Flightlines, an AirVenture Veteran, has been innovating safer, more capable and easier to use components for experimental amateur aircraft builders for years.

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