KITPLANES

Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.

Second Acts • THE DESIGNS WE BUILD OUTLIVE THE COMPANIES THAT SELL THEM, AS LONG AS BUILDERS KEEP SHOWING UP.

KITPLANES

Zenith 750SDXtreme, Part 24: Back in Gear and Starting Over

Things That Come in Threes • TWO PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURES IN A STINSON 108 AND A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM IN A CITABRIA.

Thorp Update: The S-18 Comes Back • ALEX PEARSON HAS THE S-18 IN CAD, PARTS ON THE SHELF AND THE FIRST SUBKIT SET TO SHIP BY MID-DECEMBER. MEANWHILE, A PLANS-BUILT T-18 TOOK GRAND CHAMPION AT OSHKOSH.

Sonex Phoenix: Refining the Details • FIVE MONTHS AFTER ITS RESCUE, SONEX AVIATION SAYS THE WORK ON ITS TWO-SEAT HIGH-WING IS NO LONGER ABOUT BIG CHANGES. IT IS ABOUT THE SMALL ONES THAT DECIDE HOW WELL A KIT GOES TOGETHER.

KitFlight Ties Parts to the Paper Trail • AN UPDATE SHAPED BY RV-15 BUILDERS LINKS PARTS INVENTORY DIRECTLY TO THE BUILDER’S LOG—USEFUL ON ANY E-AB PROJECT, AND ESPECIALLY ON A KIT THE FAA HASN’T EVALUATED.

Jabiru Twin

Learning the Art of Slipping to Land

Murphy Renegade Spirit

It's a New Age for Sport Pilots • OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND UNDER THE FAA’S MODERNIZATION OF SPORT AVIATION

Metal Polish Test

The Gift of Choice • SOME OF THE LESSONS THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY HAS ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS.

DIY Cowl, Part 2 • AT THE END OF PART 1 OF THIS TWO-PART SERIES, THE BASIC COWL WAS FINISHED. IT WAS THEN TIME TO INTEGRATE DUCTS AND HEAT SHIELDING, AND TO INCORPORATE SOME EXTENSIONS ONTO THE FUSELAGE.

West Coast Aviation Museums

After the Fall • WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’VE HAD AN ACCIDENT

News of Interest to Homebuilders • FLORIDA CHAPTER TREASURER CHARGED IN THEFT OF YOUTH AVIATION FUNDS

Zenith Homecoming in Mexico, MO • ZENITH AIRCRAFT’S 35TH ANNUAL GATHERING, A NEW 2 + 1 CROSS-COUNTRY CRUISER, AND A WORKSHOP PROGRAM THAT KEEPS TURNING FIRST-TIMERS INTO BUILDERS.

Getting in the Air