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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.

Editor’s Log

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Jeremy Monnett.

What’s New

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ATS Voyager-when you get serious about a borescope.

Homebuilts Well Represented at Pylon Racing School!

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Reno's Stead Field, home of the National Championship Air Races every September, is alive with the sounds of fast airplanes this week as the...

Opening Aluminum Angle

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It is not uncommon when building an aluminum airplane to need to adjust the finished angle of an aluminum extrusion a bit. Closing up...

Editor’s Log

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The same plane twice…

First Flight -"Risky Business" Columnist Sid Mayeux

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When one of our regular columnists here at Kitplanes finishes and flies a new airplane, we like to celebrate a little! We received word...

Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 4 – Tuesday, April 24

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Any day that starts in a Cub is a good day! This morning we had the chance to do a sunrise flight in the...

Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 3 – Tuesday, April 23

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Day 3 of the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-in dawned with ominous dark clouds on the western horizon. Kitplanes got in a couple of...

Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 2 – Tuesday, April 22

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From Powered Parachutes to Jets! Great weather greeted Day 2 of the Sun 'n Fun 2015 fly-in in Florida today. Early morning high clouds broke...

Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 1 – Tuesday, April 21

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The Sun n Fun Fly-in opened to improving weather today, and many pilots worried about making it to the annual event in Lakeland were...

In Case You Missed It

The Oldest Flying RV-6

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A brief conversation with the original builder/owner.

Wind Tunnel

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Although we often consider maximizing airflow over the exterior of an aircraft, we sometimes neglect internal airflow design that can cause significant drag.

Garmin Smart Glide

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New software that’s an extra layer of automation for backstopping emergency deadstick landings.

Disintegrated Drive Coupling

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Ever wonder why the standby alternator or vacuum pump isn’t working? There is a...