Dynon Announces D30 Small EFIS
Dynon Avionics' successful SkyView HDX EFIS exists in both Experimental and certified forms but new installations have been complicated by one fact: The certified...
Garmin Introduces GHA 15 “Height Advisor”
AirVenture has not yet begun yet there’s already a new-product announcement from Garmin, which introduced the GHA 15. Most pilots would know it as...
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...
Glasair Aviation Pauses Kit Sales, To Move Production to China
Glasair Aviation has announced that production of the Sportsman kit will be moving from its ancestral home in Arlington, Washington, to Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province,...
Kitfox Upgrades Back-Country Landing Gear
There may be no more important component of a back-country aircraft for confidence and safety than a rugged, reliable landing-gear system. As part of...
Sonex Factory Tour and Oshkosh Open House
2023 is flying-by and EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 will be here before we know it! Sonex will exhibit at this year’s show as the...
Reno Air Races expand Heritage Aircraft Display during final racing event
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced that it will host a Heritage Aircraft Display during this year’s event to commemorate the final year...
Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season
Summer is here and fly-ins are sprouting up all over the country. While most of them feature homebuilts, very few center on a particular...
Hardware Musings
Two thoughts come from the shop today:
First—all you RV pilots out there, the nylon locknuts you need are MS21083N8. They are about a buck...
Zenith “Fly-In to Summer” Open House is Saturday, June 17
Zenith Aircraft Company is holding its informal "Fly In to Summer" Open House and Fly-In at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory on Saturday, June...
In Case You Missed It
Dating Your Docs & Paint Touch-Up
I’ve been reading recently through a collection of builder log segments with various descriptions...
Van’s–The Middle Ages
My involvement with Van’s Aircraft started in 1987—if my memory is right. The company...
Around the Patch
Eventually even the best company founders want to retire, and Dick VanGrunsven of Vans Aircraft is no exception. Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses the succession plan and why the future continues to look bright for this Pacific Northwest luminary.