Dana Hague
Dana soloed at 16 and has been messing around with the low and slow side of aviation ever since. An aerospace engineer by education and mechanical engineer by trade, he’s been taking things apart almost since birth and usually manages to put them back together again. He’s owned and tinkered with a variety of homebuilts over
the years and currently flies a Hatz CB-1 biplane.
A Wooden Kneeboard for Tablets
While I owned my Fisher FP-404 (“Restoring a Stored Homebuilt,” February 2017), I was using an Android smartphone running the free Avare navigation app...
In Case You Missed It
Safety Is No Accident: Zenith
Ron Wanttaja examines the accident data for two of Zenith Aircrafts most popular designs, the CH 601 and CH 701.
Wind Tunnel
How do the power-to-weight ratio, wing loading, drag effects and propeller choices affect an aircrafts climb rate and climb angle?
Dyke Delta
Unconventional and striking, the Dyke Delta blends unique design with solid performance and a dash of homebuilt aviation history.
Design Process: CG Loading
Empty weight and empty CG of the airplane are fixed and do not vary from flight to flight. The same cannot be said of its contents.