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.
Beringer Introduces the Shock Wheel at Sun ‘n Fun
Homebuilts with spring steel landing gear have the advantages of light weight and simplicity over traditional shock absorber or trailing link arrangements. What they...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #2 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
There is nothing like the campground experience at a fly-in to put you together with old friends and to introduce you to new friends....
Sun ‘n Fun Homebuilt Camping Ready to Rock in New Location
The big story after Sun 'n Fun 2022 was the announcement that the fly-in campus would be reconfigured significantly, resulting in a full portion...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #1 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
To my shame, I drove my truck to the 2023 Sun 'n Fun fly-in. My RV-8A project is still unfinished in my garage, but...
Weather Blocks Sun ‘n Fun Arrivals
A massive line of thunderstorms in Alabama, Georgia and north Florida have blocked northerly based homebuilt aircraft from the Sun 'n Fun fly-in, which...
If Maverick And Penny Benjamin Had a Baby
AirVenture in the one place on planet earth where more aviation innovation is exposed to humanity in a single week than any other time...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Final
The final day of AirVenture is always a little melancholic. You have had so much fun and excitement that part of you does not...
Martin Pauly Explains Lean of Peak
Many have heard of operating their aircraft engines lean of peak, but few really understand what that phrase means. A fair amount of distrust...
Team Rocket Finds a New Home
Team Rocket, the manufacturer of the F1 Rocket kit aircraft, is moving from its home in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to a larger and better...
Resurrected Helicycle Ventures Flying High (Literally)
After the death of Helicycle founder B. J. Schramm, the personal kit helicopter company floundered for a while, that is until Helicycle builder Keith...
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