The registration crew goes to great lengths to recognize those who have built an airplane and flown it to OSH for the first time. It’s a toss up as to whether the registration crew or the pilots are having the most fun!
That last 20% that feels like 80% is the time to slow down and pull out checklists, get other eyes on the project, call for a TC visit and sit in the airplane making noises.
Recent casualties in the kit-aircraft universe including AirlinkTECH, Pillar Point Avionics and Superior Air Parts reduce services available to builders and potentially eliminate some healthy competiton. By Marc Cook.