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A place to introduce yourself to the rest of us. We want to hear from you!

If you have general questions about Experimental Aviation or are new to homebuilts and have questions about how to get started - this is the place. For more Technical questions please go to the appropriate forum below.

This area is for people to get together and shoot the breeze, tell stories, share experiences, and generally hang out with other aviation nuts.

Are you new to flying or have years of wisdom to share? Post all your questions and comments about the laws that govern our sport as well as becoming better and safer pilots.

Fun things to do or places to go with our completed aircraft.

A place to log the progress on your homebuilt aircraft or restoration project. NOTE: Only the creator of a thread in this forum can reply to it.

List everything you may want to buy, sell, or trade. Kits, tools, jigs, completed aircraft, etc....

Manufactures - Please post product news and updates here.

Aircraft design, structures, and emerging technology that may or may not revolutionize our sport.

Let’s discuss tools, setting up a workshop, or ways to make building more efficient.

Rag wing construction questions and answers are posted in this forum

Anything and everything about composite construction.

Interested in sheet metal construction? This is the place to be.

Let’s get back to our aviation roots. Post your questions and comments on anything related to building wooden airplanes.

Let's talk engines, engine mounts, props, and plumbing. * Note * For specific questions about 2-Strokes and Auto-conversions, please see those areas.

If it involves using an auto engine in your plane, post it here.

All 2-strokes, all the time.

Radios, altimeters, pitot tubes, static ports, batteries, GPS, etc....

Sanding, painting, polishing, pin striping, upholstering or anything to do with dolling up your plane.

Let’s motivate our fellow builders. Whether they were completed yesterday, or 40 years ago, post your completed pride and joy here.

If your plane weighs less than you do, this is your area!

Building or flying a replica Warbird? Want to?

Helicopters, Gyroplanes, etc. Every aspect of the world of rotorcraft can be discussed in here.

This area is for folks who take their airplanes off-road or on the water.

Classic aircaft chit chat.

If you prefer to have only one chance to make a good landing, talk about it here.

Let us know how we are doing here at homebuiltairplanes.com. Have a suggestion for a feature, a new category, or anything else? Is there something we could be doing better? Let us know here.

If you’re having a problem getting something to work, or there is a specific problem happening in the forums, this is the place to post it.

If you’re using a feature such as smiles, avatars or links for the first time, try posting them here first to make sure they work.