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And So It Begins!
As the Queen song goes: it finally happened, I’m slightly mad! We officially placed our order for a Van’s Aircraft RV-10 Empennage Kit last Sunday, July 26th, 2015; on the last day of EAA...
Pregnant with RV-10
In the weeks between purchasing our empennage kit and going to Van’s Aircraft in Aurora, OR to pick it up, we were kept busy cleaning and preparing the workshop. With the pickup scheduled for the...
To Oshkosh in a Long-EZ – Part 2
Packing: complete. Oxygen: stowed. Wings: attached. We were ready to fly to Oshkosh. The night before, we packed up the airplane and met with our formation to discuss the flight and route. Huddled around...
Building an Airplane Engine
Kit build airplanes are nothing new any more, but how often do you hear about building the powerplant for it as well? I found out that you can do just that at Superior Air Parts Build School....
To Oshkosh in a Long-EZ – Part 1
Oshkosh Oshkosh, that Mecca of aviation. That pilgrimage that every pilot should take (regularly). A place where acts of aviation are committed almost constantly for a whole week! Believe it or not an airplane...
A Riveting Workshop
This weekend, Miguel and I attended an EAA SportAir Workshop. If you’re not familiar, SportAir workshops cover a variety of techniques needed to build all kinds of airplanes, from the metallic ones like the...
Introducing & Aerospace
After much discussion, lots of deliberation, and a few drinks, we are proud to announce that we’ve finally chosen a name for whatever this aviation experiment is. And that name is & Aerospace (pronounced...
Vans Visit
I heard that a test flight at Van’s is supposed to be the most expensive free flight any pilot can make. After the flight, nobody can help but buy an airplane. So we headed down...
