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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 40 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.

It's Not Always Sunny…

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The bad news? It's raining this morning at Sun 'n Fun. The good news? The radar looks like we're on the very back side...

It's Here – But you'll have to wait…

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It's Launch minus one day here at Sun 'n Fun, and vendors are busy unloading trailers and trucks with all the goodies homebuilders want...

Waitin' For Ya!

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It's the day before the day before Sun 'n Fun, but things are happening all over Lakeland airport in Florida. Volunteers have already been...

Little Planes are Fun!

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With Sun 'n Fun starting up next week, it was time to head to Florida a little early to do some flying for upcoming...

Tools Making Tools

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One thing about homebuilders - we love to make things! Just about any project will do, as long as there is stuff to figure...

"I Certify…."

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"I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on 16 March 2016 in accordance with the scope and detail of Appendix D of Part...

ECO-nomical Autopilot

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And now for an autopilot thats completely different.

Firewall Layout

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The chess game.

Editor’s Log

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On with the shows!

Measuring Progress

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Very few homebuilt aircraft are built in less than a year's time - at least when built by the average builder. For most, it...

In Case You Missed it

This Is an EXCELlent Idea

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For a long time after I bought my first airplane (N2014V, the Cessna 120...

Light Stuff

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Cub look-alikes have been popular for years, and CubCrafters Sport Cub S2 SLSA holds its own against the competition. By Dave Martin.

To Launch a Light Sport

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The Jabiru engine is a thing of beauty to behold, and it’s one reason this builder bought this particular aircraft kit. Though the installation was relatively easy, it still required some thinking ahead; by Bob Fritz.

Bend It Like…A Pro

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If you always wanted a custom exhaust for your homebuilt but were too afraid to ask, consider this alternative where you build the model and then send it in to the shop for professional fabrication. Author Bret Davenport found the Aircraft Exhaust four-into-one collector system for his Pitts S-1S more than satisfactory.