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Looks like Steve has partnered with Vans aircraft and will document his build of an RV-14. (AFTER he finishes his instrument rating) I think this could be really big for experimental aviation. He is great at putting together easy to watch and informative videos with a great production value...

Something about this video doesn't look right. That is some pretty serious wing rock. Just seems odd that it continues to oscillate back and forth. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ba-gibraltar-flight-scli-intl/index.html

The "Long EZ" jet that was at Oshkosh has crashed, killing the pilot. Happened close to the airport in Covington, TN. I'm sure the details will be out soon. Sad loss for the canard community https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jet-Eze-Builder-Killed-In-Crash-231472-1.html

DJ Fontana was Elvis' original drummer. He was the house drummer on the Louisiana Hayride radio show when Elvis came through and brought him on board. He played with him up until 1968 but they remained friends until Elvis died. I became friends with DJ's son, David, when I moved to Nashville...

Pilot walked away with just a few scratches. Said he believes it was fuel starvation but doesn't know how yet. http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Small-plane-crashes-near-Lake-Hood-483530951.html And here's the Belite Facebook post with more detail...

Since the FAA will let you use certified desktop simulators to count up to 20 hours of flight time it seems like buying a low end sim for personal use would make sense. If you could buy one used and then sell it to another student later you could get some pretty cheap flight time. Or am I...

I'm not building actual parts yet so I still can't call myself a plane builder, but it's getting close! Aircraft Spruce delivered my practice kit last night. I was actually giddy opening a box full of fiberglass, resin and foam! It'll be a week or two before I have a big enough block of time...

Looks like they got enough confidence to stick a person on board. It's a really interesting project and looks like it has enough motor redundancy to be a bit safer than the standard 4 motor design. Now if it had a chute as well.....

This thing seems to have dropped off the radar. I know they found some unacceptable stall issues in the test flights but that was back in March. Does anyone have any new information?

And now it looks like one of the Blues went down in Smyrna, TN. Doesn't appear that the pilot was able to eject. http://wkrn.com/2016/06/02/lifeflight-responding-to-blue-angel-plane-crash-in-smyrna/

Looks like they had trouble shortly after a flyover. Pilot ejected and the plane landed pretty much intact. Amazing! http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/02/thunderbird-crash-colorado-springs/

Looks like the pilot did everything perfect, great outcome. http://www.wral.com/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-540-in-raleigh-pilot-unhurt/15606584/

It's an interesting concept and looks to be very well built. If he meets his performance claims he'll have a heckuva plane to fly in retirement! http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/2015-news/11-24-2015-rutans-skigull-first-flight#prclt-7Ja2DZv7

I have my medical exam scheduled for this afternoon. I've had a chest cold coming on for the last few days and have some congestion. I don't feel that bad, I'm at work right now, but curious as to whether or not I should reschedule. Could this cold cause me trouble? The doctor stays pretty...