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®.
The Good and Bad News About Fueling at Oshkosh
The good news is that Mogas is available for the first time at AirVenture thanks to a partnership between EAA, who bought the truck,...
NTSB Presentations at AirVenture 2016
The NTSB will be presenting on Avoiding Construction and Maintenance Errors in Experimental Aircraft at 3:15 today in the Federal Pavilion. Look for other interesting programs each day.
Temple Bazaar Right Here at AirVenture
Are your feet hurting, back aching, and your aviation passion oversaturated? Is the consistent politeness of the northern Midwest locals beginning to bug you...
Flying the AirVenture Homebuilt Showcase
It seems that mere mortals like me are welcome to slip into the AirVenture air show. There is a Homebuilt Showcase during the afternoon...
Volunteers: Homebuilt Aircraft Registration
If you have ever flown your homebuilt aircraft into AirVenture, your first stop was probably the Homebuilt Aircraft Registration hut, also called the Homebuilders...
Volunteers – The Welcome Wagon
Maybe you've scud-run into Ripon, dodged a couple of planes diving down in front of you between Ripon and Fisk, freaked out over the two...
Van’s Annual Banquet
Each year, the Van's RV faithful gather at the EAA Nature Pavilion on Tuesday evening of AirVenture to swap stories, meet the factory folks...
Photo Op with the Wright Brothers!
KITPLANES editor-in-chief, Paul Dye, took some time out today to take advantage of a photo opportunity with the Orville and Wilbur Wright, and you...
Searching for the Right RV-6
If at first you don't succeed, keep looking-sooner or later you'll find it!
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Progressive Maintenance
Using a progressive maintenance program can be fun instead of it being an annual headache.
