WASHINGTON, D.C. — Throughout 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board conducted a study of Experimental Amateur-Built (E-AB) aircraft to evaluate the safety of this growing and innovative segment of general aviation. In addition to using the information gathered during its accident investigations, the NTSB has been working with the FAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), […]
Homebuilt
Jiminy Cricket!
The fuselage is together, the panel in place, the primer on the airframe. Now comes the daunting task of choosing the final color for that airplane you built yourself. Sometimes, the airplane will tell you what color to paint it, notes Mark Swalley of Gig Harbor, Wash. Swalley has a green Zenith CH 701 SP […]
Barrington Irving flies plane built by high school students
Barrington Irving, who at 23 became the youngest person and first black pilot to fly solo around the world in 2007, flew an aircraft built by high school students on Oct.15 at Opa-locka Airport in Florida. The airplane was built by high school students enrolled in a 10-week summer program called Build & Soar, offered […]
Build an airplane without losing your family
LoPresti First Saturday on Nov. 1 will host Amy Laboda, presenting “Build an airplane without losing your spouse and family in the process,” a humorous look at the four-year adventure that Amy and her husband undertook to build their RV10. Come hear how many happy families have managed to work an aircraft construction project into […]
EAA to recognize ‘30,000 and climbing’ homebuilts
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, will recognize many important aviation achievements July 28-August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. One major activity, though, involves recognizing 30,000 homebuilt aircraft currently registered in the United States. During EAA AirVenture, one newly finished homebuilt aircraft flown to Oshkosh will be recognized as the honorary 30,000th homebuilt aircraft. The owner […]