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Aircraft Spruce & Specialty is now carrying the Castleberry Instruments & Avionics attitude indicator, which is an approved substitute for the previously mandated rate...

Weather Statement Groundschool is now offering a course on METARS (Aviation Routine Weather Reports) and TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts) that you can complete on your home computer. METARS include temperature, dew point, wind speed, direction, precipitation, cloud cover, visibility, lightning and barometric pressure. TAFs are used in conjunction with METARS and use similar terminology. [IMG(CAP1)] …

In February, when the FAA published the final report from the working group looking at “major portion” guidance, another proposal was floated to help...

Yes, you do, if you’re going to fly safely. And while there are a lot of websites out there that give...

Among the current kit manufacturers, Van’s Aircraft is indisputably the volume leader. Nearly 5600 RVs are flying, and like all other kit manufacturers, the...

KITPLANES readers will recall a recent article about Dan Parker and his High Flyer (January 2008 issue). He is in the process of...

Will revised Advisory Circulars kill builder assistance?Last Friday, the FAA published the final report from the Amateur-Built Aircraft Aviation Rulemaking Committee that outlines plans...

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Brand new, still under warranty: The KITPLANES newsblog, where you will find the latest news and views on the world of homebuilt aviatioon. This is not intended to be a substitute for the great content you'll find in each issue of the magazine or right here on KITPLANES.com, but rather it will serve as a venue for late-breaking news, opinion, show coverage and stories in brief. We hope you'll take the time to share your…

Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Build A Plane (BAP), the non-profit organization that helps kids learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics by building real airplanes, is in need of aircraft donations. Currently there are over 50 projects across the United States, plus others in India, the United Kingdom and Nigeria, and more than a 100 projects are forecast to be operating before the end of 2008. Kids are given project aircraft of all descriptions, from cabin class…