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Louise Hose

Louise Hose
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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®.

The Experimental Wright “B”Flyer

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It always takes awhile for me to find my way south to the Vintage Aircraft area at AirVenture but I'm never disappointed. This year,...

The Mighty Micro Mong Rocket Floats Again

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The first plane my homebuilder's eye noticed when I entered the AirVenture Seaplane Base today was John "Snaps" Knapp's Micro Mong Rocket tied up...

Kicking Back at the AirVenture Seaplane Base

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Perhaps nothing is as cathartic after a few days of dodging AirVenture golf carts, trying to carry on conversations in between T-6 passes, and...

It’s an AirVenture Wedding For Kitplanes Writer!

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KITPLANES writer Katie Bosman (Fix these broken wings!, November 2014) and her long-time boyfriend, Ben Krotje gathered about 40 close friends and family to...

Panther Folding Wing Demos

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The folks at the Panther site in the outdoor home built area are giving wing folding demonstrations twice a day. The little single-seat kitplane...

Astronaut’s Long-EZ Displayed Near Homebuilder HQ

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When Jim Voss misses an AirVenture, he has a good reason. Even while serving on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001, he gave...

Garmin Provides Hands-on Display of Avionics

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The new Garmin tent near Boeing Plaza provides pilots with plenty of opportunity to play with their powered-up avionics. Expanded from previous years, the...

EAA's Give Flight Initiative

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The EAA's Give Flight goal for this week is to build five wing sets (one Sonex Waiex, one Van's RV-12, one Zenith CH 650,...

Teenflight Auction

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Project Teenflight is auctioning this beautiful, approximately 50-hour old E-LSA RV-12 to raise funds for the next group of teenage builders. The plane was...

Dynon Touch Installed in the Glasair Sportsman

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Dynon showed off the beautiful Dynon Touch-equipped Sportsman owned by five Dynon employees. This plane and the AFS-equipped RV-10 (owned by Rob Hickman) are...

In Case You Missed it

Vertical, Vertical and so Very Practical

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So, here we are with fly-in season upon us. And fire season. And lots...

Disconnected Pitot Line

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Ever lose your airspeed in flight? The nylon lines held in the “push-grip” fittings...

Propeller Balancing

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Here’s what you need to know to get the smoothest results.

The Ultimate Upgrade

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Could a plane as large, expensive and complicated as the Lancair Evolution be completed by an experienced homebuilder? We have the answer to that intriguing question.