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2024 Rutan Reunion Flight: Meet Rylie and her Varieze!
In all the decades that I’ve been flying Rutan designs I can count on one hand the number of female pilots I’ve known that fly them. As...


2024 Rutan Reunion Flight: Meet Zach Reeder and the CatBird!
The Beechcraft Bonanza is considered a cornerstone of general aviation aircraft and many revere it as one of the best. First introduced...


Lady VI Flies Again!
Two years ago volunteers of the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience pulled together to get a very rare Rutan design ready in time for it’s...


2024 AirVenture Rutan Reunion: Meet Gary Hertzler and his Varieze!
The iconic Rutan Varieze, with its sleek lines and swept wings, changed the landscape of homebuilt aircraft. With laminar flow airfoils...


2024 Rutan Reunion Flight: Meet Izzy Briggs and his Defiant!
Continuing to design aircraft for his Composite Canard Revolution, in 1978 Burt Rutan designed and flew the world’s safest twin engine...
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