Builders;
Yesterday, “Uncle” Gary Coppen and I left at daylight to head down to the Leesburg FL airport to put in a ‘Corvair House Call’ at EAA Chapter #534. They have an Aircamper project and a Corvair for it. I was able to give them some small pointers and guide them through using to Weight and Balance planning tools on my website. #534 has always been an exceptionally active chapter, they were local host of two of the 50 Corvair Colleges I held. Some EAA chapters don’t have any active homebuilders, #534 is a beehive of activity and a hangar full of projects. It is my definition of ‘Old school’ EAA. It was a fun and productive trip, and we were back home by early afternoon.
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Above, The Chapter project. It looks like a Pietenpol. but it is fundamentally a Grega GN-1 with a lot of Pietenpol mixed in. It started as a donated project, the Chapter is re-doing a lot of it and headed toward a very good plane.
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Above, the Chapter banner. They have a big hangar right on the taxiway.
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This engine was installed in a Zenith an flown 20 years ago. It has some elements, like the welded on head pipes, which were actually done by yours truly when I was a lot younger. Its funny that we operate in an industry dominated by here today, gone tomorrow flashy companies, and here I run into work of mine which I have not seen in a few decades. This engine was donated to the chapter, after updates it will power their Aircamper.
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Part of their chapter Saturday gang takes a moment to mug for the camera. Special thanks to John Webber for setting the visit up.
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