World’s Largest Rubber Band Airplane

Given modern materials, tools and techniques, you would think it would be a sure thing to scale up the standard rubber-band-powered airplane we all...

For Antique Airplanes, Blakesburg, Iowa Is The Place To Be

Blakesburg, Iowa, is not just the center of U.S. it's also the center of the universe for antique airplanes of all stripes. And every...

How To Cut And Inspect An Oil Filter

If you do your own airplane maintenance, cutting open and inspecting an oil filter is an important step. In this video, KITPLANES Editor-at-Large Paul...

Best Of The Web: Things Flight Instructors Get Wrong

We're a fan of physicist Scott Manley's spaceflight-focused YouTube channel. Now that he's working on his private certificate he has discovered certain ... umm...

Best Of The Web: Early Analysis Of Citation Crash

In this brief video, AOPA Air Safety Institute's Richard McSpadden runs through the likely scenarios that resulted in the June 4, 2023, crash of...

Basic Med Three Year Report Card Has It Worked?

Basic Med went into effect in May 2017 with high hopes. A recent FAA analysis of the program reveals that some 40,000 pilots have...

How To Avoid Having A Skydiver For A Hood Ornament

Pilots are often nervous about flying into or around airports with skydiving operations. There's really no need to be, as Paul Bertorelli explains in...

Best Of The Web: The Strange Journey Of Apollo 12’s S-IVB Third Stage

Students of space history will remember that Apollo 12's most memorable claim to fame was being struck by lightning during the launch phase. Yet...

How To Convert A Motorcycle To An Electric Airplane In 501 Easy Steps

We could kid ourselves and say electric airplanes are making great strides but ... they aren't. Electric airplanes are coming for sure and are...

AEA 2023: DMC’s LaceLok Tool

Avionics guru Larry Anglisano was at the Aircraft Electronics Association show last week and caught up with DMC Tools for a demo of the...
GNS-series navigators revolutionized air navigation.

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Video Of The Week: Garmin GNS 430: Throwaway Or Keeper?

Despite false rumors and misinformation that the hugely popular Garmin GNS-series navigators are at the end of their service life, Garmin says that 99...