Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Whispering Again
Delbert Sinor of Ozark Mountain Aviation gave us the latest on the Whisper, a 2-place side-by-side kit from South Africa. Sinor offers a builder...
Timber Tiger Ryan-A-Like
So, what's a nice Ryan like this doing in the homebuilt display at AirVenture? Looking the part, obviously, and yes, it is not a...
Early Warbirds Beginning to Gather
World War One aviation may have peaked in the public's interest in the late 1960's, but with the 100th anniversary of the end of...
The View From HBC
It was morning at Home Built Camping at AirVenture and the distant rumbling of multiple round motors calls for attention, but as the peek...
You Had To Be Here
If the weather and our Experimentals were always perfect we'd get to our destinations on time, but would miss much along the way. Today's...
Stuck in Yankton Again (Yea!)
If you ever needed a weather magnet just throw a fly-in... as anyone headed to AirVenture today can tell you. With the rest of...
A Cautionary Tail
His Mong Sport was ready to fall apart, but there's no way Jeff Rose could have known it.
In Case You Missed It
Rocket Life
All it took for author Doug Rozendaal to gain additional respect for his F-1 EVO Rocket was a couple of months without it. Even though he didn’t have to go cold turkey and had other airplanes to fly, they weren’t the same. He offers an appreciation for airplanes with that fighter feeling.
Design Process: Size, Bones, and Balance
Up to now in our ongoing series about the design process, we have been...