KITPLANES

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

KITFOX CELEBRATES FORTY, TOO

KITPLANES

BECOMING A DAR

THE SNAZZIER 10 • INSIDE AND OUT, VAN’S UPDATES ITS FOUR-SEATER

RAFE CELEBRATES TEN RUTAN DESIGNS • NOT JUST UNUSUAL, BUT SIGNIFICANT HOMEBUILTS

THE FINAL STEPS • WHAT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR AIRPLANE’S EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE

AGING AVIATORS AND SAFETY • WHEN IS IT TIME TO HANG UP THE HELMET AND GOGGLES FOR THE LAST TIME?

BUILDING THE 750 SDXTREME • PART 12: ANOTHER CUSTOMIZATION?

SECOND CHANCE SIX • PART 10: SMALL, IMPORTANT PROJECTS—BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES, BAFFLING AND FAIRINGS

SUBSCRIBE! • YOUR HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT AUTHORITY

DOLLIES AND BAGS • MOVING A DISABLED AIRPLANE

SAGGING ZENITH NOSE GEAR? • TIME TO REPLACE THE NOSE GEAR BUNGEE

CUSTOM TOOLS FOR ROD END INSTALLATION AND ALIGNMENT • TIGHTENING ROD END BEARINGS IS EASY WHEN YOU MAKE THE RIGHT TOOLS

WHERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS?

THOUGHT EXERCISE

TEN FOR TEN: A DECADE WITH AN RV-10

BEST PRACTICES MAKE PERFECT

Print and Digital

COMMON IN-FLIGHT FAILURES, PART 1

HI-YO, SILVER! AWAY! • —THE LONE RANGER

MARKETABILITY

BFRS, I’VE HAD A FEW

UNAIRWORTHY • BROKEN RUDDER STOP AND RUDDER DAMAGE

WEIGHT CREEP