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Steve Ashby

Steve Ashby
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Steve Ashby is a sometime lawyer and full-time aviation aficionado from Atlanta, Georgia. He learned to fly in 1980 and has adopted a 1968 Skyhawk (your Grandma could fly it). Steve is also working on a Van's RV-8A which he swears will be completed on (a) Thursday.

Resurrected RV-6 Shines

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When Dave McCormick of Antioch, Illinois got the homebuilding itch in 1997, he ordered an RV-6 kit and promptly began construction. Dave steadily riveted...

Comp Air 6.2 Prototype Flies in to Sun ‘n Fun

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Comp Air flew its new 6.2 sport utility prototype into Sun 'n Fun on Thursday. The 6.2, a totally new airplane for the company...

A Gyroplane Sticks Out at HBC

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A casual tour of Sun 'n Fun’s Homebuilt Camping (HBC) grounds will reveal the usual suspects; scores of RVs, a Murphy Rebel or two,...

Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #4

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A fly-in airshow’s campground is a little city, filled with different neighborhoods, various stores and vendors and even a few entertainment and gathering venues....

Steve Ashby Visits the Parts Exchange

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If you're at Sun 'n Fun 2023, you need to visit the parts exchange building. Looking for a project? Need some cheap airplane parts?...

Good BBQ at SnF

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There are a plethora of food vendors at Sun 'n Fun to cater to most any taste or gastronomical predilection. Selections range from county...

Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #3 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition

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Camping at a fly-in is an experience of all of the senses, the pastel sunrise you see when you unzip the door of your...

Beringer Introduces the Shock Wheel at Sun ‘n Fun

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Homebuilts with spring steel landing gear have the advantages of light weight and simplicity over traditional shock absorber or trailing link arrangements. What they...

Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #2 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition

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There is nothing like the campground experience at a fly-in to put you together with old friends and to introduce you to new friends....

Sun ‘n Fun Homebuilt Camping Ready to Rock in New Location

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The big story after Sun 'n Fun 2022 was the announcement that the fly-in campus would be reconfigured significantly, resulting in a full portion...

In Case You Missed It

Rear Cockpit

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Oil: how its cooled.

Building the eXenos

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Part 5: Now the mechanical bits!

The Proof Is in the Putting

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Putting it on the hangar roof and wiring it to the airplane, that is....

Overhauling Your Own Lycoming

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Get friendly with the UPS driver who knows his way to Tulsa.