A significant portion (25%) of single-engine piston airplanes in the FAA registry are amateur-built, offering a unique ownership experience. While statistically less safe than factory-built planes, ...

The choice of welding method for your homebuilt aircraft’s steel tube fuselage represents one of the most critical decisions ...

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The Oregon Aviation Historical Society is hosting its 4th Annual Great Oregon Homebuilt Fly-In on September 3rd at Jim Wright Memorial Field in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The event will feature homebuilt ...

This Bede BD-4 at the 1991 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh joined the hundreds built from an $1,800 kit introduced by Jim Bede in 1970. Homebuilt aircraft have been called symbols of two intrinsically ...

CHICAGO — As a flight adviser, Ron Liebmann’s official duty is to evaluate the skills of a pilot preparing to fly an airplane for the first time. He starts by talking about experience. Then Liebmann ...

Fatal crash prompts sports flying association to reinforce advice for kitplane owners The Sports Aircraft Association of Australia (SAAA) is introducing what it believes is the most extensive safety ...

Undoubtedly, some of you will think that building your own airplane is the weird part of this story. There are actually a large number of people that want to get into the private pilot game, but can't ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two people were killed when a “homebuilt” ...