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®.
Photo Op with the Wright Brothers!
KITPLANES editor-in-chief, Paul Dye, took some time out today to take advantage of a photo opportunity with the Orville and Wilbur Wright, and you...
Searching for the Right RV-6
If at first you don't succeed, keep looking-sooner or later you'll find it!
Buying Your First Homebuilt Aircraft
Building isn't the only path to owning an Experimental aircraft.
More Numbers
Dennis Hasha, Homebuilder Headquarters Registration Chair told KITPLANES that 1031 homebuilt aircraft had flown in and registered at AirVenture as of noon today. A...
Liberty
One RV that draws the attention of every AirVenture passerby is "Liberty" with a spectacular paint job that pays tribute to all branches of...
Spectator Day
Most of the homebuilts that made up the record-setting attendance in Homebuilt Camping and Parking earlier in the week have left the field and...
Hypoxia
The FAA Aviation Physiology group came to AirVenture with a very cool new "experiential" teaching device---a normobaric hypoxia training chamber. Every half-hour from 9...
The Experimental Wright “B”Flyer
It always takes awhile for me to find my way south to the Vintage Aircraft area at AirVenture but I'm never disappointed. This year,...
The Mighty Micro Mong Rocket Floats Again
The first plane my homebuilder's eye noticed when I entered the AirVenture Seaplane Base today was John "Snaps" Knapp's Micro Mong Rocket tied up...
In Case You Missed It
All About Avionics–The Electric Airplane
Its a new world in homebuilt avionics, driven by electronic instruments and powered by an electrical system tailored to meet each specific application. Resident Avionics Guru Stein Bruch walks you through numerous possible configurations for powering your equipment, and offers tips on how to do the installation right the first time.
Ask the DAR
What are the lighting requirements for homebuilt aircraft that will fly at night, and do you need a wet compass if you have an EFIS in your panel?
