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.
“Father Of Ultralights” to Hold Forum at SnF
John Moody, widely regarded as the Father of Ultralights, is revered by legions of light plane enthusiasts. As he has been getting along in...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal: Sun ‘n Fun 2022 #2
Taking off for Sun 'n Fun is always exciting, even if it is for the 37th time. It would have been 38, but they...
Homebuilt Parking Prepping for Action
The show does not start until Tuesday, but the Sun 'n Fun homebuilt parking crew is ready for action. While other GA aircraft are...
Homebuilt Camping Ready to Serve at Sun ‘n Fun
Of all the great happenings at Sun 'n Fun each year, the experience of flying your homebuilt to the show and camping under the...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal: Sun ‘n Fun 2022 #1
Nothing will cure the blues of winter better than a week at the Sun 'n Fun aviation extravaganza in Lakeland, Florida each spring. Coming...
A Rowdy Bunch of Aviators
A squadron of sandhill cranes landed at Drane Field today, making them the first mass arrival at Sun 'n Fun. A rowdy bunch, the...
Electrolite—the Hyper STOL Ultralight
If there is any doubt that aerodynamic innovation exists in the realm of ultralights, all one needs to do is look at what Aeromarine...
Build Your Own Airport
It’s the great American pilot’s dream—build your own airplane and then build a grass strip from which to fly it. As Gary Stevens related...
Pilgrimage to Pioneer Field
For many travelers, Saturday will be their last day of AirVenture. Even though they have been here all week, they wake up with the...
The Spirit of the Pancake Breakfast is Alive at AirVenture
If you think that AirVenture is too big and too commercial, and if you pine for the grassroots spirit of the local EAA chapter...
In Case You Missed It
A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 6)
As the project is completed and is readied for its flight home, the author reflects on the challenges he overcame and the lessons he learned during the build; by Rick Lindstrom.
