Ariana Rayment
Ariana Rayment is an instrument-rated private pilot from Tacoma, Washington. She discovered her love of flying through her former purchasing role at Glasair Aviation and her time spent as Jeff LaVelle’s crew chief at the Reno Air Races. She and her husband, Brian Hickman, have been busy renovating their airpark home in Canby, Oregon.
Wings Over Willamette
My fiancé and I (Brian and I got engaged a few months ago) were looking forward to doing nothing all weekend, but our respective...
Ari’s Oshkosh Video
A short but sweet look at my time at AirVenture. I ended up not taking as much video as I anticipated, but that’s fine...
Buy, Buy, Buy
Time to talk about the “parts” portion of my column tagline. I’ve been a professional buyer for over seven years and while I still...
A Trek Through the EAA Museum
A thunderstorm greeted us Wednesday morning, which called for a trip to the museum. Everyone and their flight instructor had the same idea as...
Sheet Metal 101
Another day, another workshop! Yesterday I headed over to the Sheet Metal 101 class with Louise, who’s obviously graduated from the beginner course, but...
No Boys Allowed
Monday was the first of two Women’s Intro to Building workshops that our contributing editor, Louise, helps put on. “This is a space for...
Splish Splash
Last night I told my friend Neil Wischer I’d never been to the seaplane base. “You gotta go!” he said, nearly spilling my Spotted...
Update on the Archon SF
“Hey KITPLANES Lady!” got my attention real quick. I was being summoned to check out the Archon SF2, the two-seater version of the kit...
Seeing Spots
Welcome to Oshkosh! Marc and I left for AirVenture at exactly 5:59 A.M. on Friday, our ETD being 6:00. We departed Twin Oaks in...
What Are the Odds?
My first winter in Oregon came and went. The weather’s been fairly nice leading into spring, or at least my surroundings look just as...
In Case You Missed It
The Home Machinist, Part 9
If parts that don't quite fit are grinding you down, author Bob Fritz has a solution: Use a lathe to create a smooth finish on a precisely proportioned piece. While hes at it, hell demonstrate two ways to use the machines calipers to measure necessary offsets.
The Home Machinist (Part 10)
You're not alone if you've been flummoxed or frustrated when trying to decode technical drawings or blueprints. They seem to use a language all their own, one that many of us are not privy to. Fear not. Author Bob Fritz will give you the tools you need to visualize the item being described, and hell make such documents intelligible to the uninitiated.