20 Years Coming
The airplane is a fancy, interesting mix of new build and period-correct graphics, instrumentation and intent.
Product Minute: JPI EDM730
JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740, an Experimental-only engine monitor with full systems capabilities, including fuel level.
How the Pros Do It: How Diamond Builds Composite Airplanes
Just like the homebuilder in the garage but with expensive tooling and more friends than you can muster on a Saturday to help with...
Scout ADS-B
A pocket sized, dual-band ADS-B receiver has just been released by ForeFlight called "Scout." This may be one of the smallest off-the-shelf solutions available...
KITPLANES Announces New Online Classifieds
KITPLANES is proud to announce a new and expanded online classified site with FREE ads to individuals who have aircraft or projects for sale....
Rich’s Coffee Bar
There’s a new addition to the homebuilt camping Pavilion this year—a lean-to structure with plumbing and electricity that serves as a camp kitchen (but...
A New Spin on Plane Power
http://www.msquaredaircraft.com/ While this M-Squared ultralight may not look like a Mazda RX-8 sports car, its powerplant does share the same rotary-engine technology, with a single-rotor mill that made five big guys strain to hold it back during a runup test in Paradise City. So power, apparently, isn't lacking.Better still, M-Squared boss Paul Mather (second from left) tells us he's shooting for an engine-and-all price for this machine in the $15,000 range.…
Picture This: Fly Your Pattern in PreFlight Planning
Flight planners found on the Internet all have their own special niche. Some are designed to cater to the jet-set, and others are just...
It’s an AirVenture Wedding For Kitplanes Writer!
KITPLANES writer Katie Bosman (Fix these broken wings!, November 2014) and her long-time boyfriend, Ben Krotje gathered about 40 close friends and family to...
40 Years Of RANS Aircraft—An Interview With Randy Schlitter
Our colleague Paul Bertorelli over at AVweb spoke with RANS’ Randy Schlitter prior to AirVenture this year. Randy will concede there may be as...