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Louise Hose

Louise Hose
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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®.

What is it?

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This beautiful canard plane is built out of carbon fiber and foam composite and boasts fully retractable gear and an IO-360 engine. What makes...

Why Does This Baron Have an Experimental Sticker on It?

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Frequent KITPLANES contributor Dave Forster of Friendswood, Texas, is a multiple Homebuilder-offender with an F-1 Rocket and a Searey currently in his hangar. But,...

Community Gatherings

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Hundreds of sub-groups within the aviation community take advantage of Oshkosh to meet face-to-face. It's fun to move from an internet avatar to meeting...

Donuts and Your Homebuilt Aircraft Council

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Today was donut day for Homebuilders--and they were good donuts. The entire EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council formed a reception line, greeting each hungry builder...

Pilgrimage to the EAA Museum

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I feel a necessity to trek to the EAA Museum during each visit to Oshkosh. I need to pay my respects to the notable...

What is it?

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It was built in 1966, lives in Colorado, and has over 2000 hours. You can see it in the grassy lot in front of...

Franklin’s Kitfox Speedster Routine Back at Oshkosh

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In 1992, Jimmy Franklin performed a low-level, aerobatic routine at Oshkosh in his Kitfox Model 4 Speedster. Twenty-five years later, his son Kyle will...

What is it?

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This award-winning plane sits in the Classics area in front (east) of Homebuilders Headquarters. Know what it is?

How Many Homebuilts?

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The Homebuilt Parking and Camping crew counts the number of planes in their area about 7pm each evening and list it on a board...

One Week Wonder Update

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If you were at Oshkosh 2014, you no doubt helped build this Zenith CH750 Cruzer. And, once you pulled your rivet (or more), you...

In Case You Missed It

Product Review: Dynons Handheld DX15

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Dynons DX15 handheld transceiver marks the company's introduction to a crowded product category. By Paul Bertorelli

Dental Work

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Broken starter ring gear teeth.

Free Flight

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There are many definitions of first flight, and each is memorable in its own way.

Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 7

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Let’s take a moment to catch you up on our RANS S-21 build: So...