Myron Nelson
Tribute to Teachers and Mentors
I write this submission during the month of November when traditionally we ponder and express gratitude for things, some would say blessings, that we...
Bingo Fuel
Having more gas on board than needed for a given flight seems easy enough to comprehend, yet every year an alarming number of flights...
Top Ten Favorite Tools for Maintenance
As I start this article, we are between Baker, Nevada, and Hinckley, Utah, which is quite remote. We are stranded “MOG’’ (motor home on...
My Ten Favorite Tools for Building
A common question on the minds of potential builders is what kind of tools will they need to complete a kit-airplane project. A potential...
Over the Hump
For my wife and me, it was important to have our kids learn a musical instrument. We lost out to sports with our son,...
Saying Goodbye
For those of us afflicted with Vascular Avgaseritis, AirVenture is a near spiritual experience. The collective aura of tens of thousands of our own...
An Epic Journey
Here I thought that flying an RV-10 from Arizona to Oshkosh Wisconsin was an impressive accomplishment. However that absolutely pales in comparison to the...
Community Affairs
AirVenture started as a tiny group of enthusiasts of soapbox aircraft of the type that often graced the covers of the Popular Mechanics type...
Management Changes at Rans Aircraft
At a Tuesday morning press conference at AirVenture 2022, Rans Aircraft founder and owner Randy Schlitter announced a new managerial restructuring of the company....
Bullwinkle Betterment
As I have mentioned before, while still quite content with the versatility of my RV-10, I nevertheless have a considerable itch to build something...