Builders,
Here is a link to a 5 minute You-tube video of Gary Boothe flying his Corvair powered Pietenpol around the pattern in his home state of California:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3aWGxwgSuw
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Above, Gary stands with the plane in a rear quarter view. It is a beautiful period piece of aviation, but it utilizes a fully up to date Corvair engine with electric start and a 5th bearing.
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Above, One of my favorite photos of the Corvair movement, Gary Boothe on the left and Patrick Hoyt on the right point to their hometowns on a map at Brodhead in 2009. These two builders are featured in this story and the one before. They are both out flying and having a great time in planes they built, powered by engines they built. I know them both, they are different individuals, but they share the fundamental perspective that homebuilding should be distilled to “Learn, build and Fly.”
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Greetings William. Thanks for all the ongoing information and inspiration. I am especially pleased to see the recent mag covers and articles. REALLY exciting.
I could not get the video link below to work. FYI.
Howard Horner
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:15:35 +0000 To: a440@msn.com
Howard,
Thanks for the note, I changed the link slightly and just checked it. -ww.
In my case, “Learn. Build. Fly” could be “Learn. Build. Fly. Learn some more”! A little over 70 landings now, and I’m just getting used to it…
That sure is a beautiful Pietenpol, Gary. Very well done.
Pat Hoyt
Back atchya, Pat! Thanks!