Louise Hose
Louise Hose is an instrument-rated, commercial pilot who regularly flies her RV-6, her husband’s RV-8, and an RV-3B and a Dream Tundra, which they built together. They live in Dayton Valley Airpark in Nevada. She also edits the monthly, free digital newsletter, The Homebuilder’s Portal by KITPLANES®.
Recharge Time at the Seaplane Base
If I am to sum up the atmosphere there in one word, it has to be “chill."
Experienced Homebuilt Airplanes: A Piel CP.70 Beryl and A Thorp T-18
Walking through the Homebuilt Camping area, I noted a couple of well-used airplanes. Now, I’m used to seeing, even owning, RVs with Hobbs recording...
World Fastest Cleco Contest
How fast can you place and remove 10 Clecos? As of noon on Wednesday, Glenn Gordon from EAA Chapter 512 (Placerville, CA) held the...
A Tale of Brotherly Competition and A Tribute to the Navy
Ernie Lietzan of Appleton, Wisconsin, has lived and breathed the United States Navy. He grew up as Navy brat, served in the Navy, and...
First AirVenture for a Homebuilder
Richard Howell had long thought about going to AirVenture but Oshkosh is a long ways from his home on the West Coast and such...
FAA Hypoxia Training Fills The Moment the Hangar Door Opens
There has been a line of about 50-100 people waiting each day when the hangar door open and the slots fill within minutes.
A Most Unusual Wright B Flyer
Imagine a Wright B Flyer with a Lycoming-Thunderbolt IO-390 engine, Dynon Skyview D-700, and ASDB that is Part 23-compliant.
The New and Centrally Located WomenVenture Center
There has been a WomenVenture Center on the AirVenture for 15 previous years but the site was in a bit of a backwaters. That changed this year.
Homebuilt Count Up Again This Year
The Homebuilt combined camping and parking totals are in from last night and we are a little ahead of the past two years.
In Case You Missed It
Roll Your Own
Weight and balance, taxi tests, first flights and debriefings. This is what it all comes down to when you design and build a one-of-a-kind Experimental aircraft. Happily, the airplane lives up to its builders expectations… and then some.