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®.
Astronaut’s Long-EZ Displayed Near Homebuilder HQ
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
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
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
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
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...
One Week Wonder Returns Home
The EAA's One Week Wonder, a Zenith CH-750 built by 2500 volunteers at last year's AirVenture, is on display in the EAA Welcome Center....
Tailwheel RV-14 Draws a Crowd
Although the first flight of the "RV-14" took place in 2012, that model was a tricycle and is now called the RV-14A. The tailwheel...
KITPLANES® Editor-in-Chief Paul Dye one step closer to flying the SubSonex
KITPLANES Editor-in-Chief Paul Dye did his special rating ride in the two-seat Bonusjet TsT-14 experimental sailplane today. The airplane, built and operated by airshow...
SubSonex Update: FAA NKET Checklist Posted, SubSonex Gets New Gear and...
Sonex provides updates on its SubSonex.
Two Bearhawk Aircraft Receive Workmanship Awards
AUSTIN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 - Bearhawk Aircraft announced today two award wins for customer-built Bearhawk airplanes. Bearhawk co-owner/builders Hatcher Ferguson and Don Aldridge...
In Case You Missed It
Design Process: Size, Bones, and Balance
Up to now in our ongoing series about the design process, we have been...
Metal Workshop Setup
KITPLANES Magazine, March 2003 Every great homebuilt starts with a comfortable and efficient workshop.By...