Louise Hose
Louise Hose is an instrument-rated, commercial pilot who regularly flies her RV-6, her husband’s RV-8, and an RV-3B and a Dream Tundra, which they built together. They live in Dayton Valley Airpark in Nevada. She also edits the monthly, free digital newsletter, The Homebuilder’s Portal by KITPLANES®.
Breakfast, Anyone?
Hungry in the morning? A warm and hearty breakfast will be available each morning at the Camp Scholler EAA Chapter Pavilion (see the map to...
Sloshkosh – the Sequel
Surely, the Wisconsin weather demons couldn’t wreak havoc on the major AirVenture arrivals days for three out of four consecutive years?
A Day of Fussy Fuss
John Stahr announced first thing in the morning that Friday would be "a day of fussy fuss." It was time to address all those...
Light at the End of the Tunnel
John Stahr continued working on N958PD, KITPLANES Editor-in-Chief Paul Dye's recently built SubSonex jet on Thursday. With the large area painting completed and detailed...
A Little Paint and a Whole Lot of Tape
I don't know about you, but I always thought that airplanes are first covered with whatever paint will dominate the surfaces (commonly white) and...
Prepping and Priming for the Subsonex Paint Job
With most of the masking completed last night, the team immediately started into Scotchbriting all of the external aluminum areas on Paul Dye's SubSonex...
Subsonex Paint Preparation
Editor-in-Chief Paul Dye's SubSonex jet is completed (after less than three months of building!), the engine has started and performed flawlessly, and a couple...
One Week Wonder First Flight – 3D view
Van's Aircraft has released a nearly half-hour long, in-cockpit video of the first flight of the One Week Wonder, an RV-12iS built by volunteers...
In Case You Missed It
Watch Where You’re Going!
You can track on a smartphone or laptop the flight paths of Experimental aircraft as they fly in real time.
Design Process: Flap Types
Last month we took a look at the trade-offs the designer should consider when...
Spinner Bulkhead Clocking
Spinner woes were the topic of midsummer musings on Van’s Air Force this year....