Steve Ashby
Steve Ashby is a sometime lawyer and full-time aviation aficionado from Atlanta, Georgia. He learned to fly in 1980 and has adopted a 1968 Skyhawk (your Grandma could fly it). Steve is also working on a Van's RV-8A which he swears will be completed on (a) Thursday.
JK-2 Nano Ultralight Gyroplane Introduces Hirth Engine
Since its U.S. debut at AirVenture 2021, the ultralight JK-2 Nano gyroplane has replicated its European popularity with sleek lines and true ultralight specifications....
Air Command Closer to Resurrection With New Engine
As reported at AirVenture 2022, Joe Covelli of River Falls Wisconsin purchased the storied Air Command gyroplane company of the 80s and has undertaken...
AutoGyro USA Builds An MTO Sport Gyroplane at AirVenture
In the spirit of past “One Week Wonder” kit aircraft built during previous AirVentures, AutoGyro USA is celebrating its 2000th MTO Sport kit by...
Duc Propellers Introduces Tiger Line At AirVenture
Duc Propellers have been manufactured in France since 1997 and are sold in the us through their office in Sebring, Florida. At AirVenture 2023,...
Badland Aircraft Debuts “Thump Air” Engine For its F-1 Ultralight
Badland Aircraft of Truman, Minnesota, premiered its F-1 (named for the Fujita tornado scale) Ultralight in 2015. Since then, they have sold 29 kits...
Cleaveland Tool Lives on Through Flyboy Accessories
In 1989 the now legendary Buzz Lauritsen brought his newly constructed Van's RV-4 to Oshkosh and no one could believe how smooth and ripple...
Lucky Number
Some people have all the luck. Take Les Laidlaw, who flew his newly minted Cozy Mark IV to AirVenture on Saturday, two days before...
Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season
Summer is here and fly-ins are sprouting up all over the country. While most of them feature homebuilts, very few center on a particular...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #6 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
I had to be home after Sun 'n Fun by Saturday night. I fully intended to get up at the crack of dawn, break...
Beringer Introduces New and Improved Brakes
Beringer has announced at Sun 'n Fun that they are improving their Aerotec brake sets. The new Aerotec+ has cooling fins cast into the...
In Case You Missed It
Engine Update
UL Power engines have gained popularity in the homebuilt community in recent years. Marc Cook takes a closer look at the Belgian-made line and the people behind it.
Designing Minds
You've invested thousands of hours building your airplane, and now its time to pick a paint design that will show off all that hard work to best effect. But how do you go about selecting one of innumerable designs? Susan Brunner offers some tips on not only how to narrow the field, but also how to make sure you get the paint job you envisioned.
Experimotive
Bud Warrens Geared Drives has entered the firewall-forward business with promising results thanks to a new PSRU. By Rick Lindstrom.