Mike Davenport
Mike Davenport is a private pilot who has written for numerous aviation magazines and e-newsletters and has published a collection of stories in a book, appropriately called People, Places and Planes. He has owned and flown his restored Stinson 108-2 around the Pacific Northwest for the past three decades and regularly participates in both airshow static and flying displays as well as administration.
![A STOL CH 750 [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/STOL-CH-750.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Why Are So Many Airplanes Yellow?")
Why Are So Many Airplanes Yellow?
Looking around my home airport one morning, it dawned on me that there were a lot of yellow airplanes there. With apologies to the...
![[Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Over-Stave-Lake-3.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2 Build Part 3")
Glasair Sportsman 2+2 Build Part 3
In parts one and two of this builder’s story, I described Sean Walker’s progress to get from opening the first crate through to the...
![[All images credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_6716.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two")
Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two
You walk into the hangar you are immediately struck by the size of this aircraft. It occupies all the space available. It is a...
![The newly-restored F-24 enjoying the morning sun. [All Images Credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0001.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Golden Age Revival")
Golden Age Revival
Werner Griesbeck's meticulous total rebuild brings a classic 1938 Fairchild F-24 back into the air after decades.
![1936 Model 75 Boeing Stearman, s/n 003 now CF-TCQ. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_5743.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "1936 Boeing Stearman Rebuild")
![The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CF-EZB-over-water-D.-Cardy-photo.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson")
A 30-Year Love Affair With My Stinson
The story of a caretaker of a versatile classic, the Stinson 108 Voyager.
![The painter sprays the door planels of a Glasair Sportsman 2+2. [Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/White-doors-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Paint It Yourself Or Pay A Pro?")
![[Credit: Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC_0053.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Pre-War Porterfield")
Vintage Homebuilts
Where are they now? While that question has been asked many times, this time it relates to amateur-built aircraft. A look through my bookcase...
How Many Times Can You Drill Through the Same Finger?
(Or how to build a Zenith CH 750 in just 11 years)
In Case You Missed It
Editor’s Log
With so many different types of Experimental/kit aircraft available, Paul Dye explains how KITPLANES tries to include something of interest for everyone.
Problemas en México
I was dismayed to receive an alert from the Baja Bush Pilots that aviation authorities in Mexico have recently turned away Experimental aircraft after entering the country.
Roll Your Own Pitot Tube Cover
An easy solution when commercially available covers wont fit. By Axel Alvarez.
Build Your Skill: Composites, Part 5
In this series installment, author Bob Fritz takes you through the basics of building a carbon fiber tank, including measuring, layout, patterns, cutting, epoxy-flox application, sanding, sawing, epoxying and finish work.