Gary Boothe’s Pietenpol, flying video

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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To get the background of Gary’s building and flying, read this:

New Pietenpol, Gary Boothe, Cool, Calif.

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5 Replies to “Gary Boothe’s Pietenpol, flying video”

  1. 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

  2. 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…

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