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.
Poker Run, For Fun
Not everything here at KITPLANES has to be serious news, you know. Here’s some footage of me and my boyfriend, Brian Hickman, flying his...
Two Paralyzed Pilots Take to The Skies
Justin Falls is a quadriplegic pilot who learned to fly with help from Able Flight, a non-profit organization whose mission is to offer people...
Hummel Aircraft’s First Kit Builder’s Weekend
Hummel Aircraft Company recently hosted their first ever Kit Builder’s Weekend in an effort to help new builders gain familiarity with their UltraCruiser kits...
The Mysterious Glasair Gate Guardian at YPK
Every so often we catch a glimpse of something. You do a double-take and your heart flutters before your brain can make sense of...
Shifting Gears with Ivan Gromala
What’s that? A custom-built Zenith STOL CH 701 taildragger? Now that’s something you don’t see every day. As we all know, Experimental aviation provides...
Couch Surfing with the Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, is now offering virtual walkthroughs of some of the aircraft in their collection, including the Boeing B-29,...
In Case You Missed It
The Home Machinist
This months feature offers a three-in-one discussion that includes how to use the steady rest to work with any material that extends beyond the chuck, a review of Googles SketchUp program that will allow you to get designing on your home computer quickly, and notes on how to make an indispensable tool for the home machinist; by Bob Fritz.
Near the Finish Line
When your plane is almost completed, its time to shop for insurance. By Shanna Linton and Jennifer Cummins.