Mailbag is a collection of quick notes written in by builders, friends and readers.
“Looks great. About time!”
Rhonda Weseman, jsweseman.com, Corvair powered Fisher Celebrity now flying, pictured below

Rhonda,
Thank you for the lovely words of encouragement. Yours was the first comment we got on this site.
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“William and Grace,
“You guys did an awesome job. It’s only going to get better as time goes on and more content is added.”
Ken Pavlou, 601 XL 95% complete

Ken,
We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for all your technical support. Thanks and kudos as well for running the online registrations for Corvair Colleges.
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“Congrats on your new blog site. I much appreciated your advice on my Corvair conversion, and see this as a great asset for all of us neophytes trying to make a safe and reliable engine. Best wishes!”
Pete Kozachik, California, Pietenpol builder, CC #18 alumni
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“Yes! This is great. Is there a date set for a C.C. at Roy’s In Michigan?”
Peter B. Chmura
Peter,
We have not picked out a date for a College at Roy’s this year, but we had such a great time at Corvair College #20 last year that we are certain to have another event there. Check the Event tab on FlyCorvair.net for the latest.
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“Nice to have you back. I am diligently building and showing steady progress.”
Terry Samsa, Minnesota, 701 builder, running engine at Corvair College #20

Terry,
Thanks for the kind words. We thought we’d toss in the photo of your engine running at Corvair College #20.
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“Great news William! And glad to see you back online…am personally looking forward to getting more great informaiton from you!”
Garry Williams
Garry,
We think this format is going to work out great for people really focused on making progress and hearing positive news from their fellow builders. Glad to have you following.
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“Thanks Grace & William, this is what I have been waiting for, Just an update on my progress, as you know my engine is complete and waiting on an airframe, I purchased the wings kit for the Zenith 750 and have the left wing about 80% complete, my goal is to fly to a future College. Leaving the nay-sayers behind.”
“This is too cool, I flew in P.F. Becks Piet. at CC #19 and loved it, thanks for a great clip.”
Dan Glaze, 750 builder, alumni of Corvair Colleges #17-21

Dan,
Thank you for the positive comments. The above photo is your engine when it fired up for the first time at CC #20. You and Albert are great assets for builders at Corvair Colleges. We look forward to seeing both of you again soon.
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“Congratulations on the new site. I don’t tweet (or is it twit), Facebook, or friend, but I do enjoy the ability to access factual information from informed sources .”
Gary Burdett, Illinois, 2,850 cc powered, Zenith 750 builder, Corvair College #21 alumni
Gary,
I’m not really into the social media stuff, and I don’t really know how all that stuff works. But I do know that this blog is working out well enough that I have to take back all the uninformed things I said about blogs in the past.
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“Hey, William–
“It will be fun to watch this venue/resource mature. It looks like it will be a wonderful addition to the information hiway for the Vairhead community.”
Bob Pustell, 601XL/Corvair, still building, alumni of Corvair Colleges #13-17

Bob,
Our pleasure. I was just telling some local F-4 guys the other day about my admiration for your Phantom experience. The above photo is you at Corvair College #14 in Massachusetts.
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“Nice forum WW. It looks good from the iPad also. Getting closer to flight ready, I’ll be spinning the prop later this afternoon.”
Ron Lendon, Michigan, 601 XL, CC #17, 20

Ron,
Good to hear from you. Keep your iPad handy. We intend to update this site frequently. From the archives, we brought out the picture of your engine running for the first time at Corvair College #17.
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William,
“1st test flight today. Ran hot but strong. Made some mods. Will try again tomorrow at dawn.”
Bob Lester, KR-2, Florida (Aircraft has been converted to new airfoils, Front Starter and Weseman bearing.)

Bob,
Congratulations on getting back in the air. We’re looking forward to more updates on the performance of your aircraft. Please e-mail us a video when you get a chance. Grace and I picked out the above photo because it’s the first run of your updated Front Starter engine at Corvair College #17. 45 F and 150 mph wind chill. You look so toasty.
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“William,
“Just found your new forum site. Hope all Corvair fans will log on to participate in and share the wealth of good information available here.
“We at Barnwell are rebuilding the storage room/bathroom in the big hangar where we hold the Corvair College. Also adding more overhead lights and will build two more work tables for this year’s event.
“I plan to be at Sun ‘n Fun and will again volunteer in the wood shop. If all goes well, we will likely be working on Pietenpol fuselages for John Godwin and Michael Oberlies.
“See you there.”
P. F. Beck, Pietenpol builder and pilot, Barnwell, S.C., host of Corvair Colleges #19 & 21

P.F.,
Thanks for the good words and the good news. We will again have a commercial booth at Sun ‘N Fun this year. It will be my 24th consecutive year at the event. We look forward to spending some time with you there. We drew out the photo above from our Corvair College #19 album. Grace took it from the front seat of your bird when you gave her a flight. Congratulations on flying more than 210 people and counting in your aircraft. Looking forward to another Barnwell College in the fall.