Mary Bernard
Mary Bernard - The product of two parents with Lockheed Aerospace careers, Mary grew up with aviation, prompting her to pursue pilot training as an adult. Her father, a talented tool-and-die maker and planner, instilled in her an abiding interest in how things are built. For more than a decade, she has been a contributing writer and Managing Editor for KITPLANES®.
iCub Import Debuts
SporairUSA and Zlin Aviation have announced that Sportair has become the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub LSA manufactured by Zlin. The iCub...
AEA Update on ELTs
The Aircraft Electronics Association issued an update today that clarifies some of the issues surrounding the FAA recent announcement about phasing out 121.5 MHz...
Sportys Flight Training Courses Go Mobile
Sportys offers the first flight training video courses made specifically for mobile devices. Available as an add-on option to Sportys Online Flight Training Courses,...
Zenith Hosts Summer and Fall Gatherings
Zenith Aircraft Company Fly In to Summer Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Zenith factory located at Mexico...
Tempest Announces New Spark Plug Line
Tempest has announced the addition of a complete line of aviation spark plugs to its brand of aviation products.
Tempest spark plug features include bright...
WindSock App for iPhone
Now there is a fast and useful tool for calculating the wind components for takeoff and landing. Pilot Marco Crivellari developed WindSock primarily because...
PilotE6B-WX iPhone App Available
CoDeveloper has a new PilotE6B/WX app that provides pilots with more than 50 common aviation calculations and unit conversions, as well as convenient access...
MGL Launches XTreme Mini EFIS
After several years of development, MGL Avionics has announced its XTreme mini EFIS, a functional primary flight display (PFD), engine monitor, fuel computer and...
Feature-Rich Handheld Nav/Com
The all-new SP-400 sets a new standard, with features previously reserved for panel avionics. Sportys Vice President John Zimmerman says that now, for roughly...
Phoenix Rotorcraft Debut
Phoenix Rotorcraft, LLC of North Carolina has acquired the manufacturing rights to the Sparrow and Falcon gyroplanes (formerly manufactured by Falcon Industries) and the...
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Letters
Whole-Plane ParachutesI enjoy KITPLANES very much and look forward to every issue. But I've...
Training, Teaching and Coaching
With a title like that, you might expect that I’d excuse anyone without an...