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.
GrypMat – a Clever Tool Holder
How many times have you been working on the engine of your low wing airplane and started laying tools on the wing? Wrenches, screwdrivers,...
B is for Bearhawk
The last time we flew the Bearhawk was about three years ago at Oshkosh - we found the hefty four-place with the IO-540 to...
Did Someone Say Donuts?
Wednesday is donut day at the AirVenture Homebuilder's Headquarters, and those who build and fly experimental aircraft are never shy when free food is...
New Records?
Although it it's only Tuesday, there are indications that AirVenture 2016 might be a record year for fly-in attendees. With construction at the north...
Showstopper!
The first manufacturer you come to as you head up "kit Company Row" at Oshkosh is Zenith, makers of a variety of STOL and...
It Still Wants to Fly!
Sitting in the grass outside the Aeroplane Factory, the Moni Motorglider sits just waiting for John Monnett to come back back for a flight....
Mass Arrivals!
Two days of airplanes are backed up at airports all across the Midwest, and they are now descending on Oshkosh's AirVenture in record numbers....
Rise and Shine Campers!
Oshkosh in the morning can be glorious - with airplanes on the grass, pilots in their tents, and fresh coffee brewing at the Homebuilt...
Oshkosh on Friday – Early Arrivals
While many of the volunteers that make AirVenture happen have been here for two weeks and hardly consider Friday before the show "early," arrivals...
In Case You Missed It
Hand Tools: Modified, Made and Improvised
Merriam-Webster defines a tool as “A self-absorbed male prone to wearing a necklace”…wrong one…here...
Something Wild
When a homebuilder has a vision for a unique paint scheme on his RV-3, he assembles a team that can bring it to life.