RV-6: Related Stories and Resources
The Related Stories and Resources page is where you can find additional material related to the essay RV-6 by Terence C. Gannon. You can also listen to the original essay on your favourite podcasting platform where it appeared as part of the Not There Yet podcast narrated by the author. Items below appear in reverse chronological order based on the date of original publication.
Experimental Aircraft Association The leading interest and advocacy group for builders and flyers of experimental aircraft — what used to be call ‘homebuilts’ — is the EAA. In July of each year, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, they host the premier fly-in event of the aviation world: AirVenture. This is the 50th consecutive year at this location. Approximately 10,000 aircraft attended in 2018 — likely more that this year — which made airspace around Oshkosh the busiest in the world while the fly-in is in progress.
Van’s Aircraft If you weren’t scared off by the 23 years it took to build to the RV-6 featured in the original essay, here’s where you get all the information to embark on your own building and flying odyssey. Be forewarned, a browse of their website might also end up costing you a lot of money!
