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Two Letters on Christmas eve.
Builders, I write this from my sister’s house in Charleston SC, where my family is gathering for Christmas this year. After driving to NJ for my Father’s 88th birthday, My brother-in-law, John and I...
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Letters from Pete and Steve
Builders, Two particular letters arrived in the past day from fellow builders and flyers Steve Makish and Pete Chmura. They were both sparked by the story ” Two Letters on Christmas eve. ” Each of the...
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60 Days until Corvair College #28
Builders, There are just about 60 days until CC#28 in Texas. If you are thinking about going, the time is now to get a plan together. Over the next few days I will be putting up many stories about...
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Corvair Oil Change interval….. Lessons part #1
Builders: Quick Quiz: William gets a little depressed around the holidays because: 1) That is an appropriate reaction to seeing masses people shopping, wandering around like zombies text messaging on...
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Oil Change interval, meeting the challenge
(If the picture does not come through, try hitting F5 at the top of the keyboard.) . Builders, I am a lucky guy. When I bring up a serious topic, I can always count on some close friends to send some...
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Corvair College History….in photos
Builders, Below are links to photo pages on all of the colleges we have held since #1 in the spring of 2000. This page is a work in progress, Because I still want to dig out some photos from the early...
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Grace’s Dad and Ted Williams
(If the photos are small, try hitting F5 at the top of your keyboard.) . Builders, Just touching on Fatherhood once more, I share this photo of Grace’s Dad, Bob with The legendary Ted Williams. They...
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When to check your timing, Lessons learned Pt#2
Builders; Here is a story about when to set and check your timing. Over the years, I have written many stories about timing Corvair engines. Many of these stories point out that 1/5th of the flying...
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Personal Goals vs Industry products.
Builders: A builder whom I have a lot of respect for wrote me a private email pointing out that the two paragraphs I included in this story: Grace’s Dad and Ted Williams about shallow experiences were...
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53 Days until Corvair College #28.
Builders, We are closing in on CC#28 in Texas. Although there is a good chance it will be below zero where you read this today, take heart, it will likely be 40 degrees warmer at CC#28. While it is 53...
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Ignition Timimg on Corvairs
Builders, One of the things that sets our work apart from other engine options is the amount of direct interaction we have with builders. A salesman can spend all day talking to a guy about buying...
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Shop Class as Soulcraft – a book to read
Builders, Every year I have the same new years resolution: Read 50 books. Most years I get pretty close. The time comes from watching almost no tv during the year. It is odd that I can tell you who won...
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Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – ( book )
Builders, In letters, several people mentioned the connection to the 1974 book “Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert Pirsig. I first read it in 1981,when it was assigned to a friend in...
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50 days until CC#28, and a look at CC#22
Builders, Here is another encouragement to get in gear and sign up for our Texas College in 50 days. Below I have links to a number of stories from our lest Texas event CC#22 two years ago. One of the...
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76F in FL, Grace at the wheel of a Deuce and a half, grateful
Builders, Just to remind people that snow doesn’t have to happen, a few photos from our airpark taken today, January 11th. It was sunny and 76 degrees in Northern Florida. Brothers Jim and Paul, both...
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Don Pietenpol Passes, 1/8/14
Builders, I received a short note from Minnesota 750/Corvair builder Dave Griggs saying that Don Pietenpol had passed from this Earth. Don was an aviator in his own right, but he has done tremendous...
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Cougar – Corvair project, Arnold Holmes
Builders ; Below we have a picture of Arnold Holmes’s Corvair – Cougar project, approaching the covering stage. The wings and empennage are done, as are most of the detail work and the systems and...
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Ted Simon, Jupiter’s Travels -book
Builders; Going back for a moment to books, I want to bring this one up also. It was highly influential in changing my perspective and definition of adventure. I read it when I was 17 years old in the...
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My Favorite Dog photo, – January 2009
Builders, I drank too much coffee and it is now 3:35 am, so I am just combing through photos to finish a couple of technical posts on Instrumentation and Human factors. I came across this photo from...
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Personal Goals vs Industry products.
Builders: A builder whom I have a lot of respect for wrote me a private email pointing out that the two paragraphs I included in this story: Grace’s Dad and Ted Williams about shallow experiences were...
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