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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 40 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.

And Just Like That…

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It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and you're looking at a homebuilt miniature Corsair powered by an O-320.

It's Not Always Sunny…

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The bad news? It's raining this morning at Sun 'n Fun. The good news? The radar looks like we're on the very back side...

It's Here – But you'll have to wait…

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It's Launch minus one day here at Sun 'n Fun, and vendors are busy unloading trailers and trucks with all the goodies homebuilders want...

Waitin' For Ya!

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It's the day before the day before Sun 'n Fun, but things are happening all over Lakeland airport in Florida. Volunteers have already been...

Little Planes are Fun!

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With Sun 'n Fun starting up next week, it was time to head to Florida a little early to do some flying for upcoming...

Tools Making Tools

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One thing about homebuilders - we love to make things! Just about any project will do, as long as there is stuff to figure...

"I Certify…."

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"I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on 16 March 2016 in accordance with the scope and detail of Appendix D of Part...

ECO-nomical Autopilot

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And now for an autopilot thats completely different.

Firewall Layout

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The chess game.

Editor’s Log

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On with the shows!

In Case You Missed It

Garmin G5

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Garmin figured out that not everyone was in the market for a full G3X...

Dynon’s D1

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Dynon’s “Pocket Panel” self-contained mini-EFIS has plenty going for it—excellent performance, portability and a reasonable price. By Paul Bertorelli.

Alternative Energies

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Dean Sigler reports on new electrically powered European amphibians.

Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design

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Coupon testing, part 3. By Eric Stewart and Brian Paris.