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2,700 cc Corvair running on video
Builders; Here is a short video of the last Corvair to run at CC #37, this was the engine that Kiku Williams was assembling. . . In the video the engine is cooling down at 1,000 rpm after a full 40...
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Corvair College 58, Martinique
Builders, This started out as a joke between Earl Brown and myself at CC #36 in Texas. I said that I was thinking of new college locations, and Kevin mentioned that he and Shelley are relocating to...
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In Northern California
Builders, After a long productive stay at Chino, I have packed up and driven 500 miles north to prep for Corvair College #38. . I took the coastal route out of LA for the first time in 24 years. I got...
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Headed to CC#38, Cloverdale
Builders, Today Woody and I are packing for CC 38. . . Above, Woody’s 2,850 cc 601XL-B. As of yesterday, it had 499.3 hours on the Hobbs. . -WW. .
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First engine of College #38
Builders; Below is the running 2700 cc Corvair of Jim Boyer, destined to power his Piet. It was the first engine to run at college #38. . . Above, the quality sport planes hangar in Cloverdale CA,...
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Mike Weaver’s Piet at CC 38.
Builders: Featured run of the day; 2700 cc with Weseman bearing, all gold systems and a very detailed installation. . . Mike Weavers uncovered Pietenpol air camper at Corvair College 38. This was the...
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Nate Maier’s 3,000 cc Sonex engine runs at CC #38
Builders, The featured engine today is the 3,000 cc Corvair for his Sonex. I laid down its first test run today. It fired right up and ran perfect during the full break in run. . . . Above , a short...
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Words of Freedom at CC #38.
Builders: 15 year Air Force veteran, mother of two, and student pilot Jamie Boyer personally endorses the message of freedom on one of our older Flycorvair shirts. . . I coined the phrase in 1999, for...
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Alan Laudani 3,000 cc runs at CC #38
Builders: Vision builder Alan Laudani fired up his 3,000 cc Covair on Sunday at 10:00 am, and put down the last run of CC #38. It started in a few seconds of cranking, and ran straight through a...
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Patriotism has no Party
. I spent today in New Jersey, beside the hospital bed of my 90 year old father. In the afternoon, a kindly young nurse came in and asked a standard battery of questions, which ended with “would you...
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USN sea story.
Builders; Today I enjoyed one of my life’s priceless blessings: being 53 years old and still having my father to spend the whole day with. I sat with dad today and we spoke about a great number of...
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Mom and Dad in the 1950’s
A while back, a friend who has known me for many years asked why I never buy lottery tickets. I told him it was because I had won once already. He asked “When?” surprised he had never heard this. I...
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A Sailor’s code from the 1940s and 50s.
Friends, Below, a selection of photos from old albums of my fathers, dating back 74 years. Over the years I have shared a number of stories of my father, his perspectives and values, and how they were...
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Back in Florida
Builders, Yesterday afternoon, we departed from my Parents house in NJ, and 996 miles later, pulled into our driveway here in the airpark in Florida early in the morning. North of DC is was raining...
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#4201-C Pietenpol Motor mounts, now on the shelf, ready for shipping.
Builders: These motor mounts are a good example of advancements in our 2016 operations. Over many years, I developed and hand made several dozen of these mounts. They are on many well known Corvair...
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Job Offer: Work from home, learn a lot, make up to $400/hr.
Builders: I will explain the title a little further into the post, but to start, examine the Corvair powered plane below. It is a brand new 3,000 cc Corvair powered SPA Panther, built by Brent Mayo, of...
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“To the President of the United States in 1956”– a story of human integrity
Builders: Here is a WWII aviation story, but the element I would like to draw your attention to happens 18 years after the aviation event. . . Above is Colin Kelly Jr., a B-17 pilot from Florida. He...
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Icon A-5 , A unicorn going extinct in spite of glowing ‘journalist’ reports.
Builders, In one of the all time great public relation spins in aviation, the CEO of Icon, who was forced to layoff 60 employees yesterday and admit that he was going to fall about 150 planes short of...
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A perspective on Memorial Day
Builders, Below is a story written by my brother in law, John Nerges. It contains his personal perspective on Memorial Day, the culmination of serving 30 years in the US Army, and being the son of a...
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The Hypocrisy of Homebuilders
Builders: After hours at Oshkosh 2014, I was speaking with a small group of friends, and mentioned that I had now worked in homebuilding for 25 years. One person offered that it must have held many...
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