Paul Dye
Paul Dye, KITPLANES® Editor at Large, retired as a Lead Flight Director for NASA’s Human Space Flight program, with 50 years of aerospace experience on everything from Cubs to the Space Shuttle. An avid homebuilder, he began flying and working on airplanes as a teen and has experience with a wide range of construction techniques and materials. He flies an RV-8 and SubSonex jet that he built, an RV-3 that he built with his pilot wife, as well as a Dream Tundra and an electric Xenos motorglider they completed. Currently, they are building an F1 Rocket. A commercially licensed pilot, he has logged over 6000 hours in many different types of aircraft and is an A&P, FAA DAR, EAA Tech Counselor and Flight Advisor; he was formerly a member of the Homebuilder’s Council. He consults and collaborates in aerospace operations and flight-testing projects across the country.
Welcome to the Show!
AirVenture or Oshkosh – whatever you call it, there is a mystical quality to this event that draws 600,000 of our closest friends to...
Van’s at 50
It might surprise many of our readers that I am a relative newcomer to the world of Van’s Aircraft and the RV. It’s not...
Never Hold in the Air
If you ever daydream about being a fighter or bomber pilot, think of the flying arrival to AirVenture as a military operation. That means...
Casualties of the Storm
With due consideration to the folks who had actual damage to their airplanes form Saturday Night’s storm, probably the most common casualty were to...
Saturated!
When the map looks like this, you get a text message from EAA that says this:
OSHARRIVAL: OSH/FISK is saturated with traffic. The final begins...
Whither the Weather
A common question for first-time AirVenture attendees is “what weather should I expect during the week?” Well, as a person raised in the upper...
Planning for the Storm—on the Ground!
There is one thing for certain about a week in Oshkosh in July - you WILL worry your way through at least one strong...
The Arrival Show
It’s considered bad form—but a whole lot of fun—to line up five friends along runway 27 at Oshkosh, each with a large piece of...
The Fisk Arrival – It’s Not Magic
People make a big deal out of the VFR arrival to Oshkosh during AirVenture, and of course, I understand why. The “Notice” is 32...
In Case You Missed It
Metal Magic: Cutting and Shaping Angle Aluminum
In another segment of KITPLANES' Metal Magic series, editor at large Paul Dye shows...
Editor’s Log
Paul Dye explains how it was possible for him to become editor-in-chief of KITPLANES before he actually left his old job at NASA and what you can expect to see in KITPLANES in the near future.
