Paul Dye
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.
Right Base
Tuesday morning at AirVenture 2017, and the field is full--for certified aircraft! The good news--EAA's goal (so far always achieved) is that show planes...
It's the View…and More! Checking Out the Zenith Super Duty
Kitplanes had the chance to go and try the new CH750 Super Duty aircraft from Zenith Aircraft this morning, and on first, second, and third impression, it looks like a winner.
ADS-B and the Fisk Arrival
Ever wonder what the Fisk Arrival looks like to someone watching a radar scope? Here is an image from Gary Baker, member of the...
Now THAT's Original!
We snuck a peek at Zenith's newest airplane on Sunday, and it has certainly got some original features! First, its a big, powerful airplane...
A Bright Shiny Morning
AirVenture 2017 is still officially a little less than 24 hours away, but you can't tell that if you look at the smiles and...
New Digs!
Pilots headed to camp with their homebuilts at AirVenture this year will find something new--a recently finished (they were putting metal on it yesterday)...
Becoming AirVenture
I flew in to Wittman Field on Thursday afternoon, talked to the tower, got a clearance to land... it was just a normal day...
Three Miles in Smoke and Haze
The top of that mountain is just about three miles from the front of my hangar--and this iPhone picture is making the visibility look better than it appears to the naked eye. Such is how we'll start out our Oshkosh trip if the smoke persists until morning.
In Case You Missed It
Disintegrated Drive Coupling
Ever wonder why the standby alternator or vacuum pump isn’t working? There is a...
It’s Toy Season!
Because few new products get announced at Sun ’n Fun, there’s often a dead zone between April and the big intros at AirVenture in July. But that doesn’t mean it’s total dullsville. A couple of new bits have caught my eye recently.