Kneeboard Notes

AirVenture or Oshkosh – whatever you call it, there is a mystical quality to this event  that draws 600,000 of our closest friends to...

If you ever daydream about being a fighter or bomber pilot, think of  the flying arrival to AirVenture as a military operation. That means...

There is one thing for certain about a week in Oshkosh in July - you WILL worry your way through at least one strong...

Marc and Omar bring the Glastar from Oregon toward Oshkosh. Tonight's stay is Aberdeen, SD, on the way to Madison, WI. There, they will...

It’s considered bad form—but a whole lot of fun—to line up five friends along runway 27 at Oshkosh, each with a large piece of...

People make a big deal out of the VFR arrival to Oshkosh during AirVenture, and of course, I understand why. The “Notice” is 32...

A funny thing happens to me in early July - I begin to psych myself up for the trip to Oshkosh, and honestly, it...

Not everything here at KITPLANES has to be serious news, you know. Here’s some footage of me and my boyfriend, Brian Hickman, flying his...

This summer I turned 38, and to celebrate another year of living my best airplane nerd life, I received a book about backcountry flying...

One of the best things about going out to visit kit companies—aside from the airplanes of course—is meeting the people that make up our...