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Paul Dye

Paul Dye
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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.

Military Oxygen

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Want to look and sound like a fighter jock?

Build, Maintain, Inspect

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One of the big reasons that people build their own airplane is the flexibility afforded by the FAA when it comes to maintenance and...

Spirit of Flight

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Every year the Society of Experimental Test Pilots present the Spirit of Flight Award in recognition of outstanding work in the field of homebuilt...

They’re Only Slightly Off

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You’d think that an organization as large as the EAA could reliably count something like conventions, so we have been slightly amused over the...

The Perfect Getaway

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It had all the makings of a great caper movie - two guys opening a hangar in the dark with a surreptitiously obtained key,...

Nose(Gear) Job

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If you find yourself at AirVenture, wandering around the Van’s Aircraft booth, make sure to take a look at the fuselage they have tucked...

Thinning The Herd

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Walking the AirVenture grounds of Wittman Field on Friday afternoon, it was apparent that the departure process of homebuilts has begun - and in...

The Letter

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You’ve spent many hours lost in your workshop and brought your homebuilt to fruition. You spent many enjoyable hours testing it in Phase 1....

Following the Sun

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Dale Fanning knows that the mid-afternoon sun can be brutal in Oshkosh Wisconsin in the summertime, especially when you find yourself out in the...

It’s Da Bom!

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Levil Aviation’s BOM puts pitot-static, AHRS, GPS, ADS-B In, and its own power source right under your wing.

In Case You Missed It

Oh, Dry Up!

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Jim Katz builds a homemade engine dehumidifier.

It’s Not Like You’re Building an Airplane

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The skills needed to build an airplane are not unique to aviation, nor are they uncommon.

Down to Earth

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Amy Laboda updated the avionics package on her RV-10 with an NavWorx ADS600-B box, and its ADS-B function has opened a whole new window on the world.

Completions

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Builders share their successes.