...where a city ordinance, passed to prevent a homebuilt aircraft from being assembled in a garage, has been declared to be constitutional. We (the experimental aviation community) may need to fight this one through higher courts. Clearly, if other loc… more »

...telling me that they are attempting to have this ordinance repealed, and reminding me that everybody is welcome in Kane County. I am showing their email, with my response. Graham, Thanks for your note and I understand your frustration with the… more »

...partly because, after many years of organizing a R.A.C.E. event there each year, Shirl Dickey has been forced to stop running races because of insurance and liability concerns. I thank Shirl for all of the work he has done for the R.A.C.E. events over… more »

Acting on an email from Beagle (David Orr) about setting up a Frappr map, I just created one for Long-EZs and Berkuts. I also created a map for Vari-EZEs. If anybody wants to add themselves to either map, they are welcome to do so. There is also a… more »

As many of you know, Ratheon/Beech has been quietly retiring all of the flying examples of the Beech Starship. Most of the retired planes are being stored in Pinal Air Park, Arizona. Here is a photo of the remaining airframes at Pinal... I remember Dic… more »