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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.

Editor’s Log

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Power to the people!

Hi-Tech Tech Counseling

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I had a wonderful flight on a recent cool Saturday morning out into the middle of Nevada - Winnemucca, Nevada, to be precise. Cold...

It Takes a Village

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  ...And every village needs an idiot. Or at least someone who doesn't know something. The best thing though - is the village can come...

Super Duty!

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Zenith takes the STOL CH 750 up a notch.

Easy Wheelpant Repair

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Or how I stopped worrying and embraced the fiberglass...

Editor’s Log

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You don't have to go.

Perspective

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Take a look at these beautiful pictures, taken over the town of Truckee (CA), just north of Lake Tahoe,  at the northern edge of...

Favorite Tools

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I was working on a part for our Xenos the other day - a fairly complicated bracket to hold an idler bell crank that...

Ultimate Instrument Proficiency Check

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I fly a lot of new experimental aircraft, which means I do a lot of flying with the latest technology when it comes to...

Ahhh…Weather

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There are a few fundamentals when it comes to aviation weather that many pilots never really get taught. These have nothing to do whatsoever...

In Case You Missed It

Calculating Weight and Balance

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Tackling weight-and-balance calculations is a task we have all faced with some trepidation, but...

Theory vs. Practice

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My mom once told me that when she and dad got married, she had...

Not Unlimited

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Missing operating limitations.

Buzzwords: Human Factors—The Basics

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Small design considerations can have a big impact on comfort, convenience and safety.