Paul Dye
Paul Dye, KITPLANES® Editor at Large, retired as a Lead Flight Director for NASA’s Human Space Flight program, with 50 years of aerospace experience on everything from Cubs to the Space Shuttle. An avid homebuilder, he began flying and working on airplanes as a teen and has experience with a wide range of construction techniques and materials. He flies an RV-8 and SubSonex jet that he built, an RV-3 that he built with his pilot wife, as well as a Dream Tundra and an electric Xenos motorglider they completed. Currently, they are building an F1 Rocket. A commercially licensed pilot, he has logged over 6000 hours in many different types of aircraft and is an A&P, FAA DAR, EAA Tech Counselor and Flight Advisor; he was formerly a member of the Homebuilder’s Council. He consults and collaborates in aerospace operations and flight-testing projects across the country.
Skeletons
There's a countdown clock at EAA Headquarters, and today it showed just 87 days and some-odd hours until the start of AirVenture 2019. In...
An Aviating Day
It's been an odd winter for our area - lots of low cloud days and precipitation here in the Lake Tahoe region - and...
Leaving Lakeland
Until next year, that is! Sun 'n Fun 2019 is in the bag, and while we in the media often tend to concentrate our...
Indulge Me
No, this isn't amateur built, so technically, it doesn't fall under the purview of Kitplanes... well, that's just too bad, because the only flying...
Southern Hospitality
It's so easy at a big show like Sun 'n Fun to forget to take a stamp back from the vendors, the displays, and...
Video: Cool Stuff at Sun 'n Fun 2019
Always on the prowl for exceptionally cool stuff at airshows, with cameras rolling KitPlanes Magazine Editor Paul Dye and Larry Anglisano set out to...
"Buccaneer One Two Victor, Caution Pink Turbulence…"
It's always fun to wander around the grounds first thing in the morning at a show like Sun 'n Fun - you just never...
Broadcasting Outer Module – It’s ‘da BOM!
Levil Aviation has been building this little BOM (Broadcasting Outer Module) for a year now, and we think it is high time that we...
Last Seen in California…
When last we saw the Sling TSi four-seat cruiser, it was in the mountains outside Las Angeles, in California. This week, it showed up...
In Case You Missed It
Garmin aera 796: Portable Syn Vision
Garmin builds on its portable product line with two new navigators: the aera 795 and 796. Paul Bertorelli reviews these synthetic-vision capable units.
The Dawn Patrol
Bent landing gear on a Kolb Twinstar MK-II? This is a job for the Flabtrolic press—or maybe not.
Flight Review: The Wittman W10 Tailwind
The apparently simple lines and construction of the Wittman Tailwind belie a thoughtful sophistication that even todays aircraft designers can appreciate.