Louise Hose
Everyone Maydays Once
Around the RARA pits, one often hears the racers consoling one another by saying, “Everyone maydays once if you do this very long,” and...
Sauce Boss to Crew Chief
Behind every Reno Air Racer is a crew... or at least a crew chief and KITPLANES’ own Laura Starkey is Tenacity’s Crew Chief. Mark...
Completing a 24-Year Dream
Todd Loes of Waterloo, Iowa, saw Zig Berzins’ 1989 Reserve Grand Champion Cygnet SF-2A at AirVenture many years ago and knew he had found...
Panther’s Dan Weseman Speaks at Homebuilders Dinner
A smaller group attended the Homebuilder's Dinner at EAA’s Nature Pavilion this year due to the seating restrictions and the storm-driven fleeing of many...
The Other Homebuilt Area—Light Sport
A trip to the south end of the field reveals that not all homebuilt vendors have clustered together mid-field near the Homebuilt Headquarters. Some...
Builder’s Assistance at the Van’s Tent
No question that the best way to learn basic metal techniques is to observe a master. And, every year budding builders come by the...
What’s Going On in the Blue Barn?
A few years ago, AirVenture added the “Blue Barn” to support local chapters, but what is it? How does a building in Wisconsin in...
70 is the New 50? Not For Insurance
As I creep distressingly close to 70 years old, it truly seems like 70 is the new 50. I certainly don’t act or do...
Bugging Out
After record-breaking numbers of campers in the Homebuilt area on Monday night, the usual exodus began on Tuesday this year. However, the exodus was...
Airplanes Are for Girls
More than 30 young women from GirlVenture Camp spent an hour visiting the “Show Plane” display this week to learn about homebuilt airplanes. The...