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Paul Dye

Paul Dye
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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.

And we're off!

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Yes--the new kit is here! Our Subsonex project got underway just this weekend, starting with a complete inventory (of a very complete kit). With...

Checking In – Deland, Florida

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The Deland Sport Aviation Showcase wraps up our show attendance for this year, and as I leave Florida, I can think back on a...

2019 Homebuilt Aircraft Directory

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So many airplanes, so little time: over 1000 aircraft to choose from. Also learn how 10 of our regular contributors chose their own experimental aircraft. Introduction Directory compiled by Omar Filipovic.

Bond…Click Bond

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Building a better nut plate.

Rites of Passage

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Throughout human history, societal groupings of like-minded people have developed certain requirements for new members aspiring to join their fraternity. Whether it be a...

Tool Migration

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It could be happening right now, while you're safely at your desk or on your couch. It happens quietly, when your guard is down....

Light it Up!

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How many times have you been working in the depths of your aircraft's fuselage, a flashlight in your mouth, and a work light burning...

Mixing it Up

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There are all sorts of things I would like to know, but never take the time to learn - so much stuff, so little...

Point Designs

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Point designs are the answers to a particular, well-defined problem. They don‘t necessarily answer any other problem.

Well There's Your Problem!

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Dan "Nordo" West's 248 mph RV-8 held its place in the Sport Bronze race today, but wasn't able to move up because it started...

In Case You Missed It

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weirs lifetimes worth of tinkering has produced a definitive list of electronics parts suppliers, and hes willing to share.

Iterate, Modify and Fix

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Wind tunnel.

Home Shop Machinist

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DROs and VFDs.

Shop in Comfort

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I’ve confessed to building Metal Illness in a space that many, or most, would...