John Goodman’s Van’s RV-10
I bought the kit at Sun 'n Fun in 2006. After five years and a month, it finally flew. The paint was done by...
Scott Van Artsdalen's S6ES Coyote II
I finished building my S6ES Coyote II in February of 2011 after 23 months and 300 hours of construction. I had previously built and...
Bob Collins’ RV-7A
N614EF, an RV-7A once documented in this Kitplanes column (June 2008 page 66), was finally finished after 11 years and 3083 hours.
I'd tell you...
Michael Goodman's Dakota Hawk
After nearly 13 years of construction (I’m slow) Dakota Hawk N783SM took to the sky for its maiden flight. Powered by a Rotax 912S...
Scott Hendry's Nynja
I started the Nynja kit in August 2011 and it flew in June 2012. The Nynja is a quick build kit, but I'm a...
WIlliam Prokes’ Kitfox Model 4
N419BM is a Model 4 Kitfox with a ROTAC Radial engine(2800)was completed almost 3 years ago. 150 hours now and is a great airplane....
Brian Charlton's Sonex Waiex
I completed my Waiex in April 2011 after two years building and I enjoyed the process so much I would like to build another.
I...
Dave Smith's RV-7
On Friday, March 9th 2012, it had been 4 years, 7 months and 17 days since taking over the RV7 project. It was a...
Stan Tew's Rans S-7S
N29TD was given airworthiness in October 2010 after 6 years of construction. It was awarded Champion Custom Tube & Fabric at the South East...
In Case You Missed It
Repeat Offender
This time I want an airplane strictly built for the joy of flying. I want something simple and relatively cheap for that magical first and last half-hour of daylight, to be low and slow with no place in particular to go and sporting a massive grin.
RANS S-19
When new aircraft from two very different designers, in this case Randy Schlitter and Richard VanGrunsven, surface with considerable similarities, consensus about basic design tenets must be blowing in the wind. Certainly Light Sport regs do constrain performance considerations, but human factors are more up for grabs, and thats where one or another design can truly shine; by Marc Cook.
