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Headquarters had the opportunity to sit Convention is the Type Club Head­ in on a forum at the FAA tent to ask quarters. I have heard from Julia Dic­ questions of Samuel Skinner, Secret­ key and they have confirmed 13 type ary of Transportation. Mr. Skinner is clubs that will participate in the type a private pilot and understands some club headquarters this year. There will by Espie "Butch" Joyce of the problems that general aviation be a "Press Area" and an information has. Hopefully , this will be a benefit booth. This is a service we provide for to sport aviation. those people who are interested in dif­ I would like to send out a special I left Sun 'n Fun with a feeling of ferent type clubs. Just keep up the good thanks to Bill Eickhoff, President of accomplishment and a sunburn. They work, Joe and Julia. Thanks. Sun ' n Fun Fly-In and also to Billy did a great job. I received some communication Henderson, who is the ramrod for thi s In this June issue of VINTAGE from Mr, Ken Hyde of Warrenton, event, for their hospitality during my AIRPLANE, there is a ballot so you Virginia. Ken is the gentleman putting visit to Lakeland , Florida, representing can cast your vote for those people together the "Jennies to Oshkosh '89" the Antique/Classic Division. I had the nominated for officers and directors. and it appears now that we very possi­ opportunity to meet a number of An­ There is a biography of these candi­ bly could have six to eight Jennies at tique/Classic members, shake their dates in VINTAGE AIRPLANE. All Oshkosh. This would be great! Ken has hand and talk to them about different have served the Antique/Classic Divi­ been working very hard on thi s project. issues. It was good to visit with Ray sion in the past with dedication and If anyone can be of any help to him, Olcott and his wife, Jo. Ray was re­ wish to continue to do so. Please either please get in touch with Ken . sponsible for the Parade of Flight at cast your vote or send in your proxy. By the time you receive this June Sun 'n Fun and did an excellent job. The results of this election will be an­ issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE, the Brad Thomas, past president of the nounced at our annual business meet­ local fly-in season will be well under Antique/Classic Division, was there . I ing on Thursday, the last day of the way. I enjoy the local fly-in s as they 're had an opportunity to talk with Al EAA Convention, Oshkosh '89. usually laid back, lying under the Kelch, past director of the Antique/ During my visit at Lakeland, we wings of airplanes, giving buddy rides Classic Division. AI expressed his were fortunate to be able to receive a - just a good atmosphere. This is a very willingness to help in any way he could commitment from a number of people relaxing week-end to me. Our local with our division . I also saw Claude to supply articles for VINTAGE fly-in was held in May this year in Bur­ Grey, past director of the Antique/ AIRPLANE. George York, who is lington, North Carolina. We always Classic Division and exchanged greet­ secretary of the Antique/Classic Divi­ have a good turnout for this event. Un­ ings. There were many familiar faces sion and the reigning authority on the fortunately, I had to miss this year as at Lakeland. Beech Staggerwing, has volunteered to I was needed in Oshkosh the same I also met Sandy McKenzie, who is supply us with a number of articles on weekend for the Antique/Classic and president of Antique/Classic Chapter the Staggerwing. Again, I appeal to EAA Board Meetings. This was a tug­ One. Sandy is a very energetic person you as members, if you have an in­ of-war for me because it's the first and has worked hard for the Sun ' n teresting project in your area that you local fly-in that I have missed in 15 Fun people, as Chapter One runs the or someone else is doing, or maybe an years. I am sure the local guys under­ A/C Headquarters for the fly-in. All interesting aviation person, please stand. the members of that chapter did an ex­ share this information with the rest of I hope to meet each and every one cellent job. I would personally like to the membership. We are having some of you who are members of the An­ thank Chapter One for its hospitality very positive feedback for the VIN­ tique/Classic Division sometime dur­ and the opportunity to meet many of T AGE AIRPLANE. We will be glad ing the EAA Oshkosh '89 Convention. its members . to review any type of article. I will be around the Antique/Classic EAA sent out a number of people In last month's issue of VINTAGE Headquarters where we will have new from headquarters this year, such as AIRPLANE, I outlined our activities and exciting merchandise this year for Jack and Golda Cox (SPORT A VIA­ for EAA Oshkosh '89 in the Antique/ those of you who like Antique/Classic TION), Mark Phelps (VINTAGE Classic area . I am glad to report that logo apparel. We continue to try to AIRPLANE), and Mary Jones (EX­ all of this planned activity is coming make our area of the convention a com­ PERIMENTER). Associate Editor on line and looks as though EAA Osh­ fortable place for everyone to enjoy. I Norm Petersen was talked into flying kosh '89 will be exciting. I have listed would like to invite all of you to "come co-pilot in a Navion (much arm twist­ the Chairmen of the activities and their & sit a spell" on our porch at Antique/ ing) from Wisconsin to Lakeland and telephone numbers. If you have any Classic Headquarters , relax and visit spent the entire week on vacation. You questions in any particular area, please with those friends you may not have could tell by his smile it was tough contact these people directly. I will, in seen since last year. Let's keep up our duty! the July issue, give you more details good communications within the divi­ On Monday afternoon, Tom Pobe­ on these activities and bring you up to sion. Let's pull in the same direction rezny arrived with Vern Jobst. On date. for the good of avaition . Join us and Tuesday morning , everyone from One area of the EAA Oshkosh '89 you have it all. • 2 JUNE 1989 PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny VICE-PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS VI,....TA(7~ AII2VLA~~ Dick MoM EDITOR Mark Phelps ART DIRECTOR JUNE 1989 • Vol. 17, No.6 Mike Drucks Copyright ' 1989 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. All rights reserved. ADVERTISING Mary Jones ASSOCIATE EDITORS Norman Petersen Dick Covin Contents FEATlJRE WRITERS 2 Straight and Level/by Espie "Butch" Joyce George A Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks 4 Guest Editorialfby Paul H. Poberezny EDITORIAl. ASSISTANT Isabelle Wiske 6 Calendar STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jim Koepnlck 7 Notice of Annual Business Meeting Carl Schuppel Jeff lsom 10 Vintage Literaturefby Dennis Parks Page 12 EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC 12 Vintage Seaplanesfby Norm Petersen DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS 14 Members' Projectsfby Norm Petersen President Vice President Esple ' Sutch' Joyce Arthur R Morgan 15 Chapter Chroniclesfby Bob Brauer Box 468 3744 North 51st Blvd. Madison, NC 27025 Milwaukee, WI 53216 16 A Cub In A Cratefby Frank Bass 919/427-0216 414/442-3631 Secretory Treasurer 19 Planes and People/Publicity Committee George S. York E.E. ' Suck' Hilbert 181 Sloboda Ave. P.O. Box 424 20 C-2 Restoration: A Journal- Conclusion! Page 16 Mansfield, OH 44906 Union, IL 60180 by George Quast 419/529-4378 815/923-4591 26 Pass It To Buckfby E.E. "Buck" Hilbert DIRECTORS Robert C ' Sob' Srauer John S. Copeland 30 Welcome New Members 9345 S. Hoyne 9 Joanne Drive Chicago, IL 60620 Westborough, MA 015B1 31 Vintage Trader 312/779-2105 508/366-7245 Philip Coulson William A Eickhoff 34 Mystery Planefby George Hardie, Jf. 28415 Springbroak Dr. 41515th Ave., N.E. Lawton, M149065 SI. Petersburg, FL 33704 616/624-6490 813/823-2339 Page 20 Charles Harris Stan Gomoll 3933 Sou1h Pearia 104290th Lane, NE P.O. Box 904038 Minneapolis, MN 55434 Tulsa, OK74105 6121784-1172 9181742-7311 Robert D. ' Bob' Lumley FRONT COVER ... Soaking it in at EAA Sun 'n Fun '89. The airplane is Dole A Gustafson N104W20387 Morley Servos' Beech Staggerwing all the way from Ontario, Canada. 7724 Shady Hill Drive Willow Creek Rd. It won the award for Best Biplane. (Photo by Mark Phelps) Indianapolis, IN 46278 Colgate,WI 53107 317/293-4430 414/255-6832 REAR COVER .. . NC Headquarters at EAA Sun 'n Fun as seen from the cavernous fro nt cockpit of Johnny Thomson's 1929 New Standard Steven C Nesse Gene Morris on short final. Headquarters was manned (and womanned) by An­ 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 2009 Highland Ave. tique/Classic Chapter One. Sandy McKenzie. President. Roanoke, 1)( 76262 Albert Lea, MN 56007 (Photo bv Mark Phelps) 817/491-9110 507/373-1674 Daniel Neuman 5.H. 'Wes' Schmid 1521 Beme Circle W. 2359 Lefeber Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55421 Wauwatosa,WI 53213 612/571-0893 414m1-1545

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 G ST EDITORIAl.' by Paul Poberezny

It has been quite some time since I tion , seeing the shadowy outline of the opportunity to fly Dale Crites's 1-5 , wrote a line or two for our VINTAGE wings. I don't recall whether it was a 225-hp, straight-wing Waco. At the AIRPLANE Magazine . All too often I Waco 10 , an American Eagle or a time, that was flying the best of them am so busy with day-to-day correspon­ Swallow. I circled the airplane with all. dence dealing with the many and caution and I must admit with a bit of During World War II , I instructed in varied problems that face the organiza­ fear. I went home and got a blanket , Stearmans, PT-19s and -23s - over tion, making trips to Washington, went back to the airplane and slept 2,000 hours sitting in an open cockpit, D.C. and sometimes having the under the fuselage between the landing loving every minute of it. Later, I got privilege of flying the P-51 Mustang. gear. I was so excited I didn't sleep to fly almost all the propeller-driven Unfortunately, some of our Antique much that night. I kept looking at the airplanes, two-engine , four-engine, and Classic friends feel I have no love massive wings thinking that I, too etc. But my love has always been the for this phase of flying. Truly my in­ would fly one of these wonderful older airplanes. I well remember when terest is a lot greater in antique machines one day. I rushed home after I was an eighth-grader, I walked miles airplanes than one would realize. At school the next day to see the airplane to the Milwaukee County Airport, now age 16 I taught myself to fly in a bat­ again but, the pilots were gone. It left known as General Mitchell Field, and tered glider that I repaired. It was given a great impression on me . was offered a ride if I would Simonize to me by my high school teacher. I can During high school I also joined a a Curtiss Robin. I took many IO-mile well remember when the Curtiss flying club, flying a Porterfield 3570. walks down the gravel road of Layton Hawks used to fly over our neighbor­ I soloed it, which was quite a feat Avenue to complete the job, only to be hood in the country southwest of Mil­ sitting in the back seat unable to see disappointed when the owner and pilot waukee. When I saw those two wings over the nose or around the speed ring said he didn't have time to give me a flying by I thought they must be flown that contained a 70-hp, five-cylinder ride - certainly one of the greatest by little men because the airplanes LaBiond. Unfortunately, our flying disappointments in my life. However, were not in proportion with my imagi­ club lost the airplane because of partial the EAA Aviation Foundation now nation. I always thought that the Cur­ powerplant failure . owns that airplane. N50H is sitting in tiss Hawk was a stunt plane because of I was working at a filling station our Pioneer Airport, so I finally got its short, low wing. Why , I don't stocking shelves to save money to buy my ride after all. know. an airplane. I also begged my Dad to There are many stories I could share. I can remember one night after going borrow some money. He was on WPA But, I would like to take this opportu­ to a movie theater in West Allis, Wis­ at the time. He borrowed the money nity to say how proud I am of our EAA consin (only a four-mile walk, one and we bought an American Eagle, Antique/Classic Division , the work way) my mother told me that an long-nose, Model 101 , NC 221N from you do during our annual Convention airplane had landed in the field about Dale Crites. It had a tailskid instead of and the chapters that are keeping avia­ two blocks away, because of fog. It brakes , which was common in that tion alive. I am truly glad to be a part didn't take me long to head down to era. Dale checked me out. That of you and your love for those the farmer's field to see it. I ap­ airplane taught me how to be a airplanes that gave us the inspirations . • proached the airplane with great cau­ mechanic and a pilot. Later, I had the

4 JUNE 1989 S 3N\fld~11f 38lflNII\ ICALENDAR OF EVENTSI

Southeast Aeronca Fly-in at Camden Fly-In. Delaware Airport. Contact The Antique/Classic Valley Queen Airport, sponsored by EAA Chapter Walt McClory , 614/881-4267 or Alan II Riverboat Dinner Cruise will board 242. Contact Earl Yerrick at 8031781­ Harding, 614/885-6502. from the Pioneer Inn Marina at 7:00 2741. p.m. on Monday, July 31. Tickets for July 28-August 3 - Oshkosh, Wis­ the two and a half hour sunset cruise June 22-25 - Mount Vernon , Ohio. consin . 37th Annual EAA Fly-In and can be purchased by sending a self ad­ 30th Annual Waco Reunion . Wynkoop Sport Aviation Convention at Wittman dressed stamped envelope by July 7 to Airport. Make your reservations at the Regional Airport. Call 414/426-4800. Jeannie Hill, Box 328, Harvard, Il­ Curtis Motor Hotel , just one mile from linois 60033. Cost is $18.50 per ticket. the airport, 1-800-828-7847 , or (in August 19-20 - Reading , Pennsyl­ Make checks payable to the Antique/ Ohio) 1-800-634-6835 . There will be vania. Reading AeroFest at Reading Classic Division of EAA. no Waco fly-in at Hamilton this year. Municipal Airport. Fly-In Breakfast For more information, contact Na­ sponsored by Pottstown Aircraft Own­ June 2-3 - Bartlesville, Oklahoma. tional Waco Club, 700 Hill Avenue, ers and Pilots Association. Biplane Expo '89, National Biplane Hamilton, Ohio 45015 . Convention and Exposition. Frank August 25-27 - Sussex, New Jersey. Phillips Field. Sponsored by National June 23-25 - Pauls Valley, Ok­ Seventeenth Annual Sussex Air Show. Biplane Association. Contact Charles lahoma. Greater OKC Chapter of AAA "Biggest Little Air Show in the W. Harris, 9181742-7311 or Mary Fly-In. Great facility for Fly-In and World." Sussex Airport. Ca1l201!875­ Jones, 9181299-2532 . camping. Close to motels. Contact 7337 or 875-9919. Harry Hanna at 405/946-4026, or Bud June 2-4 - Merced, California. 37th Sutton at 405/392-5608 . August 31-September 1 - Cof­ Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In, feyville , Kansas. Funk Aircraft Own­ Merced Municipal Airport. Contact June 24-25 - Orange Massachusetts. ers Association Reunion . Contact Ray Merced Pilots Association , PO Box EAA Chapter 726 New England Fly-In Pahls , President. Tel. 316/943-6920. 2313, Merced, California 95344. Tel and antique engine show. Two run­ Linton Wellen after 4:30 pm, PDT, ways, 5,000- by I 50-feet, trophies, September 1-5 - Bartlesville , Ok­ 209/722-6666. flea market and food. Warbirds wel­ lahoma. National Antique Airplane come. Contact Joe Smolen, 413/498­ Association Fly-In at Frank Phillips June 3-4 - Coldwater, Michigan. 2266. Field. Contact Robert L. Taylor at 515/ Fifth Annual Fairchild Reunion . Con­ 938-2773 . tact Mike Kelly, 22 Cardinal Drive, June 24-25 - Ridgeway , Virginia. Coldwater, Michigan 49036. Tel 517/ Second annual Fly-In and Pig-picking September 6-10 - Galesburg, Il­ 278-7654. at Pace Field (36'35"N, 79'52"W). linois. 18th Annual Stearman Fly-In. Call 703/956-2159. Contact Tom Lowe at 815/459-6873. June 9-10 - Denton, Texas. Twenty­ seventh Texas Chapter AAA Fly-In, July 12-16 - Arlington, Washington. September 9-10 - Shirley, Long Is­ Denton Municipal Airport. Contact Northwest EAA Fly-in and Sport Avi­ land, New York. 26th Annual Antique Don or Shirley Swindle 214/429-6343 ation Convention, Arlington Airport. Airplane Club of Greater New York or Bob Landrum 817/430-3387 or John Contact Northwest EAA Fly-In, 4700 Fly-In. Brookhaven Airport. Rain Price 817/481-9005. 188th Street NE, Arlington, Washing-. date, September 16-17. Contact John ton 98223 . Tel. 206/435-5857. Schlie at 516/957-9145 . June 10 - Newport News, Virginia. Seventeenth Annual Colonial Fly-in. July 14-15 - Fort Collins Loveland, September 15-17 - Jacksonville, Il­ Patrick Henry Airport. Sponsored by Colorado. Eleventh annual Rocky linois . Fifth Annual Byron Smith EAA Chapter 156. Contact Chet Mountain Regional Fly-In. Co-spon­ Memorial Stinson Fly-In and Reunion. Sprague, 8 Sinclair Rd., Hampton, sored by EAA Chapter 648. Contact Contact Loran Nordgren at 815/469­ Virginia 23669. Tel 8041723-3904. 3031798-6086 or 442-5002. 9100.

June 11 - Aurora, Illinois. EAA July 15-16 - lola, Wisconsin. Annual October 5-8 - Pauls Valley, Ok­ Chapter 579 Fly-In Breakfast and FBO Fly-In breakfast at Central County Air­ lahoma. International Cessna 120-140 open house at Aurora Municipal Air­ port, both days in association with lola Association Fly-In Convention. Fifty port. Contact Alan Shackleton at 312/ Old Car Show Weekend. Call 414/ miles south of Oklahoma City on 1-35 . 466-4193 or Bob Reiser at 312/466­ 596-3530. Fly-Outs, games and fun for all. Close 7000. to motels and shopping mall. Excellent July 15-16 - Delaware, Ohio. Cen­ camping facilities on field. Contact June 16-18 Camden, South Carolina. tral Ohio - 8th annual EAA Chapter 9 Bud Sutton at 405/392-5608 . • 6 JUNE 1989 NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that an annual business meeting of the members of the EAA Antique/ Classic Division will be held on Thursday, August 3, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) at the 37th Annual Conven­ tion of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., Wittman Re­ gional Airport, Oshkosh, Wiscon­ sin. Notice is hereby further given that the annual election of officers and directors of the EM Antique/ Classic Division will be conducted by ballot distributed to the mem­ ARTHUR R. MORGAN bers along with this June issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Said ballot Milwaukee, Wisconsin must be returned properly Art Morgan began flying in 1961 marked to the Ballot Tally Com­ E. E. "BUCK" HILBERT mittee, EM Antique/Classic Divi­ and received his private license in Union, Illinois sion, EM Aviation Center, Osh­ 1962. In 1965 he went on to get his kosh, WI 54903-3086, and re­ commercial rating. "Buck" is a native a Chicago and a ceived no later than July 30, He has been a member of EAA since graduate of Lewis College. He began 1989. 1962 and began by parking airplanes learning the "pilot's point of view" The Nominating Committee at the EAA Conventions in Rockford, while working as a line boy at the old submits the following list of candi­ Illinois. Elmhurst Airport near Chicago in dates. Art was one of the first to start build­ 1938. The pay wasn't much, but it was Arthur R. Morgan, ing a KR-l and although he did not "flying" time and he soloed an Aeronca Vice-President complete his project, he was instru­ 65LA Chief in October, 1941. E.E. "Buck" Hilbert, mental in the completion of two of the He enlisted in the Air Force shortly Treasurer little birds. John S. "Jack" Copeland, Director thereafter, into the Training Com­ In 1974 he and his wife, Kate, pur­ Philip Coulson, Director mand, where he flew and instructed in Stan Gomoll, Director chased a 1939 Luscombe 8-C, which many of the training aircraft of that era. Dale A. Gustafson, Director he promptly rebuilt. After two years of He flew gunnery training at Las Vegas Daniel F. Neuman, Director flying the Luscombe, Art and several Army Air Field in B-17s and finished friends organized the American Lus­ up teaching Chinese Nationalist Pilots combe Club. The Morgans also own a twin engine transition. Bellanca 14-13 . Recalled for the Korean war, Art served the EAA as a Museum "Buck" qualified as an Army Aviator volunteer for several years; as Classic and flew with the HQ . Company Air parking chairman at Oshkosh and also Section of the 24th Infantry Division. as Antique/Classic parking chairman. "A most rewarding and memorable ex­ Art has been a Director of the An­ perience," he reports. tique/Classic Division since 1978 . "Buck" and Dorothy and their four children are at home at "Hilbert's VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 Funny Fann" where he has an airstrip and keeps a stable of interesting and flyable "old" airplanes. Buck is a re­ tired United Airlines captain. Buck is no stranger to the Antique/ Classic Division. He is past president, having served from 1971 through 1975 . He currently is Treasurer of the Division and is also a member of the EAA Aviation Foundation Board of Trustees.

PHILIP COULSON STAN GOMOLL Lawton, Michigan Blaine, Minnesota

Phil was born on a fann in south­ Stan soloed a J-3 Cub on his 16th western Michigan. His first ride in an birthday on 11-30-42. In 1945 he airplane was at the age of 16 in a Fair­ served in the U.S . Air Force as a child PT-23, owned and flown by ground crewman on B-29s based at Horace Sackett, a local pilot and A&P. Guam. Stan received his A&E license Twenty-years later Horace would be in 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronau­ Phil's guiding light in restoring his tics, then returned home to Min­ 1930 Waco INF. neapolis where he worked at a small Phil learned to fly off a grass strip airport. in Lawton, Michigan in 1962. His In 1951 he was hired by Northwest original dual instruction and solo fly­ Airlines as a mechanic, progressing to ing was in a Piper J-5. Throughout the Flight Engineer, Co-pilot and he cur­ JOHN S. "JACK" COPELAND years he has owned several aircraft, in­ rently flies as Second Officer on Boe­ Westborough, Massachusetts cluding a J-3 Cub, Taylorcraft, Tri­ ing 747s. Pacer and Cessna 190. He and his Stan's first airplane was a 1939 40 Jack received a degree in mechani­ wife, Ruthie, are lovers of Wacos and hp Taylorcraft. Currently he owns and cal engineering from Illinois Institute greatly enjoy flying their Kinner-pow­ flies a 1936 Waco Cabin and a 1946 of Technology in 1954. He served as ered 1930 INF. They also own a Model J-3 Cub. Over the years he has restored an Aircraft Maintenance Officer on ac­ G Bonanza. many airplanes. tive duty in the U.S. Air Force from Phil's military career consisted of Stan has been active in EAA work­ 1955-58, attaining the rank of captain four years in the U. S. Air Force during ing on various committees at the An­ in the USAF reserve. the Korean War. nual Convention. In 1976 he was Jack holds a commercial pilot Phil is a lifetime EAA member and muned Advisor and elected to the license with a flight instructor rating. began attending EAA Conventions in Board of Directors in 1984. He is cur­ He joined EAA in 1971 and the An­ Rockford, Illinois. He is a charter rently President of Antique/Classic tique/Classic Division in 1975 shortly member of Antique/Classic Chapter 8 Chapter 4 in the Minneapolis area. after purchasing his first aircraft, a and also a past president. Phil has been 1948 Cessna 140. At that time Jack chainnan of the annual Parade of Flight lived in the Chicago area and partici­ at Oshkosh for the past nine years . He pated in pre-Convention weekend was appointed advisor to the Antique/ work parties. Classic Board in 1985. The Coulsons He has been an active volunteer at live in Lawton, Michigan. the last ten annual Conventions serving at various times as Classic Parking Co­ Chainnan, Manpower Co-Chainnan, and Manpower Chainnan. He was named an advisor to the Antique/ Classic Board of Directors in 1979 and served in that capacity until 1984 when he was elected to a Directorship. Jack earns his living as a profes­ sional engineer and in addition to his EAA involvement is active as a Cap­ tain on the Massachusetts Wing Staff of the Civil Air Patrol.

8 JUNE 1989 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BUSINESS MEETING INFORMATION

EAA rently is serving as a Director. For sev­ Membership in the Experimental eral years, Dale has judged antiques at Aircraft Association, Inc. is $30.00 Oshkosh and served as Program Chair­ for one year, including 12 issues of Sport A viation. Junior Membership man for the Antique/Classic Division (under 19 years of age) is available awards. at $18.00 annually. Family Member­ ship is available for an additional $10.00 annually.

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS EAA Member - $18.00. Includes one year membership in EAA An­ tique-Classic Division, 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card. Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number.

Non-EAA Member - $28. 00. In­ cludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Division, 12 DALE A. GUSTAFSON monthly issues of The Vintage Air­ plane, one year membership in the Indianapolis, Indiana EAA and separate membership cards. Sport Aviation not included. Dale has been interested in airplanes since he was a small child and took his DANIEL F. NEUMAN lAC first plane ride in 1939 at the age of Minneapolis, Minnesota Membership in the International 10. He started taking flying lessons in Aerobatic Club, Inc. is $25.00 an­ 1945 and soloed at 16 . After high Dan soloed a Fairchild KR-31 in nually which includes 12 issues of school, he worked at the airport in 1935 and obtained his A&P license Sport Aerobatics. All lAC members South Bend, Indiana servicing airlin­ while still in high school in Detroit, are required to be members of EAA. ers, handling cargo and doing field Michigan . His first job was in final as­ maintenance. sembly at Stinson Aircraft Corporation WARBIRDS Dale attended Spartan School of in 1938 . Later he was employed by Membership in the Warbirds of Aeronautics in 1948 and 1949 to obtain Warner Aircraft Corp. in the engine America, Inc. is $25.00 per year, which includes a subscription to additional pilot ratings. After this he testing department. Warbirds. Warbird members are freelanced as a flight instructor and ran Prior to WW II he was chief pilot required to be members of EAA. a small FBO at South Bend until he for an F.B.O. at Detroit City Airport was hired as a co-pilot on Turner Air­ flying Stinson Model "U" Trimotors, EAA EXPERIMENTER lines in Indianapolis in 1950. Through Sikorsky S-38 amphibians, Wacos, EAA membership and EAA EXPERI­ name changes and mergers, the airline Stinson, etc. Dan was also a flight in­ MENTER magazine is available for is now USAir. He had been with the structor in the C. P. T. program. $28.00 per year (Sport Aviation not airline for more than 35 years when he In 1942 he was hired by Northwest included). Current EAA members retired. His plans now are to spend his Orient Airlines and flew as captain may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $18.00 per year. time between Indiana and Florida, from 1943 until retirement in 1978. where he has property adjoining a pri­ He has been actively interested in vate airstrip. vintage aircraft since 1947 owning and FOREIGN Through the years, Dale has owned restoring various types including a MEMBERSHIPS various aircraft including a Stinson V­ Beech Staggerwing, Spartan Execu­ Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United 77, Piper Colt, Fairchild 24, Cessna tive, Stinson Reliant, Monocoupe, States bank payable in United 150 and several modem airplanes. He Waco, etc. In 1968 he won the AAA States dollars. currently owns a Cessna 195 plus a Grand Champion Award with his Cur­ Stearman PT-17 and Piper J-4 which tiss JN4-D and the EAA Grand Cham­ Make checks payable to EAA or the are being restored. Recently Dale and pion Award in 1982 with his Buhl LA­ division in which membership is his wife operated a small airport north­ I Pup. desired. Address all letters to EAA west of Indianapolis. He is a member Dan owns and operates Midland or the particular division at the fol­ of several organizations interested in Aviation Co., an F.B.O. in Min­ lowing address: antique, classic and homebuilt aircraft. neapolis. He was named an Advisor in EAA A VIA TION CENTER He has been a member of EAA since 1982 and elected to the Antique/ OSHKOSH, WI 54903-3086 1960 and the Antique/Classic Division Classic Board of Directors in January PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS: since it was organized. He has served 1985. 8:15-5:00 MON.-FRI. as an Advisor to the Division and cur­ VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 VI~TA(7~ LIT~12Aru12~ b,., ()ennis Varks AVIA TION HEADLINES OF THE worker, alighted in the seaplane 1920s and 1930s Byrd 's reaching the North Pole. For Friendship here this morning on the We are all aware of the impact one thing, the Fokker would have had broad expanse of Loughor Estuary, Lindbergh 's New York-to-Pari s fli ght to average over 93 mph to make the after a flight of 20 hours and 40 min­ had on the public, but what other avi­ trip in the time it was gone .. utes. ation events of the 1920s and 1930s were deemed of enough importance to May 12, 1926 Amelia Earhart was a passenger in gamer headlines in the newspapers? NORGE FLIES OVER a Fokker tri motor piloted by Wi lmer Scanning th rough the newspaper head­ NORTH POLE Stultz and Louis Gordon. They arrived lines in the EAA Av iation Library Reports her feat to TIMES by wire­ with enough fuel to continue on to gives some cl ue as to the type of front­ less; Going on over the Arctic wastes Southampton, but fog forced a stop­ page coverage that aviation received to Alaska. First message ever re­ over. then. ceived from the North Pole. November 30, 1929 February 22, 1922 Norwegian explorer Roald BYRD SAFELY FLIES TO GIANT ARMY DIRIGIBLE Amundsen led the expedition which SOUTH POLE WRECKED made the first airship fli ght over the Little America, Antarctica - Con­ Norfolk, Va. - Victims perish when North Pole. The Italian-built airship queror of two poles by air, Comman­ ROMA bursts into flames after fall; fl ew from Spitzbergen Island over the der Richard E. Byrd flew into camp collapse of rudder causes tragedy on Pole and continued on to Alaska. Other at 10:10 this morning, having been short trial flight. crewmembers included the American, gone eighteen hours and fifty-nine Lincoln Ellsworth and the airship's de­ minutes. At Hampton Roads, Virginia, in signer, Umberto Nobile. what was the greatest disaster to befall Flying a Ford Trimotor named Floyd Army aeronautics, the Italian built May 21 , 1927 Bennett after Byrd 's pilot on the North semi-ri gid airship ROMA's structure LINDBERGH STRIKES OUT Pole fli ght, the fl ight over the South broke up during high speed fli ght and ACROSS OCEAN Pole was the culmination of an exped­ went out of control. New York - Flying to meet tomor­ ition that had begun the previous Au­ Apparently the substitution of two row's rising sun Capt. Charles A. gust and involved a crew of more than Liberty motors for two of the six Lindbergh left all land behind him 40 people. lighter Ansoldo engines subjected the tonight when he passed over New­ airship to stresses for which it was not foundland and struck out for Ire­ August 16, 1935 designed and this resulted in tragedy. land, 1,900 miles across the open sea CRASH KILLS ROGERS, POST This incident gave Italian airship on his attempted nonstop flight to Point Barrow, Alaska - Death building a bad reputation from which Paris. Ships in the North Atlantic ended the arctic aerial trip of Will it did not recover until the Italian-built have been requested to radio shore Rogers, famous comedian, and Wily R- l NORGE fl ew to the North Pole in station if the flier is sighted. Post, round the world flyer, when 1926. their plane crashed 15 miles south of May 22, 1927 here at 8:18 pm Thursday. May 10, 1926 LINDBERGH DOES IT! BYRD FLIES TO NORTH POLE Paris - Lindbergh did it. Twenty Will Rogers hired Post to fly him to Kings Bay, Spitzbergen minutes after 10 o'clock tonight sud­ Alaska in search of material for his America's claim to the North Pole denly and softly there slipped out of newspaper column. The pontoons that was cinched tonight when, after a the darkness a gray-white airplane were ordered for their Lockheed Orion flight of fifteen hours and fifty-one as 25,000 pairs of eyes strained to­ were late in arriving in Seattle, so a minutes, Commander Richard E. ward it. At 10:24 the Spirit of St. heavier pair were attached making the Byrd and Floyd Bennett, his pilot, Louis landed and lines of soldiers, plane nose-heavy. This led to tragedy returned to announce that they had ranks of policemen and stout steel when the engine quit on take-off from flown to the Pole. fences went down before a mad rush a lake near their destination. as irresistible as the tides of the Flying from Spitzenbergen Island in ocean. May 7, 1937 a Fokker F.VIIA-3m trimotor named HIND ENBERG BURNS IN "Josephine Ford" after one of the spon­ June 19, 1928 LAKEHURST CRASH sors' (Edsel Ford) daughter, Byrd and AMELIA EARHART FLIES Lakehurst, N.J. - The zeppelin Bennett fl ew a round trip to the North ATLANTIC Hindenberg was destroyed by fire Pole just beating out the airship Burry Port, Carmathenshire, South and explosions here at 7:28 tonight NORGE which left from Spitzbergen Wales - The first woman to cross with a loss of thirty-three known two days later. Since the day of the the Atlantic successfully by air, Miss dead and unaccounted for out of its event there have been 'studies doubting Amelia Earhart, Boston settlement ninety-seven passengers and crew.

10 JUNE 1989 The accident happened just as the the record set in 1933 by the late daring youg man of the flying dirigible was about to dock four hours Wily Post, who flew around the machine, rode up Broadway Friday, after flying over New York City on the world in seven days. cool and brash and grinning infecti­ last leg of its first transatlantic voyage ously as thousands upon thousands of the year. Previously the Hindenberg Using a Lockheed Model 14, cheered him for flying across the At­ had made 10 round trips across the At­ Hughes and his crew made an around lantic by "mistake." lantic in 1936. the world flight in a record 91 hours and 14 minutes . With the sophisticated July 14, 1938 radio equipment on the plane the crew AROUND THE WORLD IN was able to be in contact with the Douglas Corrigan, flying an aged FOUR DAYS ground station in New York for most 1929 Curtiss Robin, took off from New New York - Howard Hughes, mil­ of the trip. York on July 19, 1938 supposedly to lionaire sportsman who flies ''for the fly to his home in California. He ar­ fun of it" and his four companions rived 28 hours and 13 minutes later in at noon Thursday were nearing August 5, 1938 Dublin, Ireland. His flight was the Floyd Bennett airport here with a CORRIGAN CHEERED BY A sixth successful west-to-east solo new record for girdling the globe. MILLION crossing of the Atlantic - accidental They virtually clipped three days off New York - Douglas Corrigan, that or not. •

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 VINTAGE SEAPLANES by Norm Petersen

From the Norman Collection of photos in the EAA Archives, we present a photo taken in the early 1930s in Italy where this Breda 25 biplane trainer was used on wheels and floats. It is estimated that over 10,000 pilots were trained in this model. On floats, the Breda 25 was refered to as the "Idro" and used the 240hp Walter "Castor" engine built in Czechoslovakia. With a gross weight of 2486 Ibs. on floats, the "25" would cruise at 93mph with a top speed of 118mph. Ailerons were located on the lower wings and conventional construction of steel tube fuselage and wood wings was employed. The seven-compartment floats were of aluminum and featured dual water rudders. Note civilian registration "I-ABFG" on side of fuselage. Most Breda 25 aircraft were two-seat (tandem) trainers, however, this floatplane model is the single seat edition. The tandem trainers featured dual controls, however, the studenfs controls could be disconnected from the instructor's controls while in flight!

Three Hamilton Metalplanes on floats (also made by Hamilton) ride at anchor in this photo from the EAA Archives. It is known that three Hamlltons were delivered to the Province of Ontario, Canada. Two of the aircraft pictured carry sequential Canadian registration, CF-AOH 12 JUNE 1989 ~,

A Loenlng "Duck" thunders across the water on takeoff from Cleveland In this photo from the old American Airman files in the EM Archives. Tex Marshall says, ''The Terminal Tower of Cleveland Is In the background. These planes carried six passengers and a crew of two. Cruising about 100m ph, the Loenlngs were equipped with two-way radio. The engines were 575hp Wright Cyclones. I was president of Trans-American Airlines that operated these planes In 1929 and 1930 between Cleveland and Detroit. We had six of them. I had about 75 hours as pilot In the Loenings, ferrying new planes and using them for business."

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and CF-AOI. The center plane has what appears to be military markings on the rudder and wing surfaces. All are powered by 525hp Wright engines. Can any readers provide additional information as to the location of the photo and the details? VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 MEMBERS' PROJECTS...

by Norm Petersen

A one year and three months restoration project produced the very nice looking Stinson 108-2, N9835K, SIN 108-2835, shown here. James Evans (EAA 298808) of Lander, Wyoming restored the Stinson with help from Gene Ferry (EAA 63787) who is also rebuilding a Super Cub. James reports the Stinson flies very well and he is quite happy with the end result. This project was also featured in VINTAGE AIRPlANE in February, 1988 and August, 1988. Congratulations, Jamesl

Nicely restored Piper PA-11, N4594M, SIN 11-97, is shown at the Cub Fly-In at Henning, Minnesota in 1988, flown by its owner, Dick Weber (EAA 319736) of Buffalo, Minnesota. The "cherry" PA-11, complete with 85hp Continental and metal wheel pants, has since been sold to Dick Falen (EAA 212982) of Star Prairie, Wisconsin. 14 JUNE 1989 C ER CHRONICLES

by Bob Brauer

When Chapter II was formed in 1983, it already consisted of an active group of longtime EAA members . This chapter is based at Capitol Drive Air­ port in Brookfield , Wisconsin near Milwaukee. Meetings, are held at the airport on the first Monday of each month and feature speakers and dem­ onstrations on fabric-covering and routine airframe and engine mainte­ nance . On occasion, these subjects, as well as those covering the restoration and flying of antique aircraft are pre­ sented on film or video. Happy antlquers from the March '89 Chapter 11 trip to Dayton. Left to right; Herb Thacher, President George Meade reports that Red Perkins, Carl Pedderson, Dave Broadfoot, Charlotte Zem, Demo Staver and Clarence Schreiber. in addition, most meetings include ap­ proximately 20 minutes of aviation hardly a comment about the cold. Because of the chapter's proximity education by local flight instructors or The members do like to go places to Oshkosh , the members provide other authorities. Pilotage, biennial and have taken extended week-end many volunteers and participants for flight review requirements and ATC trips to the Smithsonian Air and Space . our annual EAA Convention. Some procedures as applied to the new Museum in Washington, D.C. , to the hold key positions in the areas of An­ "airspace stuff' have been useful areas Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson tique/Classic aircraft parking, flight­ of instruction. Treasurer and school AFB in Dayton, Ohio, a group flight line safety , show-plane camping and teacher Debra Schroeder occasionally to Prince Edward Island and several A/C Convention Headquarters (the conducts air-education sessions during flyouts to airports with camping Red Barn). In addition, they conduct the week at the airport for youngsters facilities available. more custom aVIatIOn restoration from the area. These children are from The most recent trip was the one to forums, organize the A/C flyout pic­ local elementary and junior high Wright-Patterson during the week-end nic , produce history of aviation vid­ Ichools and Debra reports they always of March II. Twenty members and eotapes and manage the Convention­ show tremendous interest in whatever friends flew or drove to attend an inten­ area tour trams. she shows them at the airport. sive two-day tour of the Air Force Each August the chapter holds an The activities of Chapter II, how­ Museum. ice cream social fund raiser at Capitol ever, are not limited to monthly meet­ Of the approximately 70 aircraft re­ Drive Airport to support various chap­ ings. Bob Lumley , who organizes gistered to chapter members, more ter and EAA projects. The money goes some of the chapter's ventures, than 30 are antiques ranging from for sponsorship of a youngster to the explained that members participate in Aeroncas to Wacos . There are four re­ EAA Air Academy, toward the pur­ monthly flyouts to airport restaurants , storation projects underway and one chase of Duane Cole's T'Craft for the breakfast rallies , grass airstrip tours spearheaded by Dave Broadfoot was EAA Museum and a general donation and various types of special interest recently completed for the Smithsonian to the museum . trips. The frigid winter months of Wis­ Institution. Steve Wittman's original If you are looking for ideas for your consin are no barrier to flight because racer, "Buster" was completely reco­ chapter's participation, assuming the low temperatures frequently pro­ vered and refurbished and returned to things are a little quiet out your way, duce good visibility and high ceilings. the National Air and Space Museum try using some of Chapter II's ac­ When these conditions prevail there is for prominent display. tivities as a checklist! • VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 I got home one evening last summer WOULD YOU SEND and had a message on my answering machine from an Englishman by the name of Ike Stow . He was visiting this A CUB UP IN A country and someone at a truck stop in Bozeman, Montana, had told him if he was interested in old airplanes, he needed to get in touch with me. He CRATE LIKE THIS? said he wanted to look at some vintage, American-type aircraft and he would call me the next day. Sure enough, early Saturday morning he called again. He was at Big Timber, Montana and would be at my place in a couple of hours. He and hi s lovely wife arrived and I gave them a tour of my place, the Beacon Star. I showed them all my planes and then took them into town to by Frank Bass see my J-5 Cub, which I had recently (EAA 132867, N C 4434) decided to sell . I thought my new­ found friend only wanted to look at old airplanes! I was surprised to realize he

16 JUNE 1989 was interested in buying! And guess what? His little wife was as surprised as I was, but it seemed OK to her. It was pleasant to see such agreement and trust between them; it wasn't even spo­ ken. I just felt it in her acceptance of whatever he wanted to do. I really en­ "joyed being with these nice people who talked so differently and lived so far away . He looked the Cub over and while we were in town we attended an old par show. Later that evening I cooked them a Montana steak and put them up for the night. They got up the next morning and went into Moore for church, which was probably a nice ex­ perience for people from England. I fixed them a big breakfast, Montana style: flapjacks, bacon & eggs and they went down the road about noon. I smiled as I watched them drive away. I'd made some good friends and de­ cided that maybe I'd stop in England some day and visit Ike Stow, never re­ ally dreaming that I'd ever hear from him again. A few weeks went by and I came home from town one day and on my answering machine was a big long tale from Ike! He was calling from England and had checked into what it was going to cost him to transport the Cub. So I thought, well , he would be getting back to me. About a week later it's Ike again; he reached me this time . I was in the shop and we "visited", using his terminology. He likes to haggle about price. Well , Danny Simpson and I had decided that we could build the trans­ port crate for $500. We were going to make a little profit, maybe, if Ike wanted it done. Well , that was a dream! Ike got the paperwork taken care of and sent me a draft. I might add that doing business with Ike was indeed a pleasure. There was not a thing, you understand, signed between Ike and me. Not one solitary docu­ ment. He wired the money in full to my bank. I really feel honored about this. He is a neat, wonderful guy; a great businessman , with a great deal of faith in mankind. I guess he knew I wasn't going to cheat him, but how'd he know that? I guess he reads peoples' minds pretty good. He wired me the money and said he would get back to Director of Aeronautics, Mike Fergu­ ever seen an airplane shipping crate. me with shipping instructions. In the son , would be mighty proud that he Neither one of us had ever seen an meantime, we were flying the Cub as now has an '87 and '88 Montana regis­ airplane shipped, let alone know what much as we could. We got about four tration sticker flying in North England kind of crate it should be in. Danny, or five hours in because this was the on the old J-5 Cub! How about that, with his ingenious mind for designing last she was going to fly in the U. S. Mike? and building and being an A&P and AI With a Montana sticker on her tail, she The crate project got to be quite a mechanic that he is, said that he could was heading for England! Our good procedure. Neither Danny nor I had just build this crate and make the

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 airplane a part of it. Sounded good to me, so away we went. He ordered a load of lumber and I went to town and bought about $190 worth of dimension lumber and another $225 worth of rough out 112 inch plywood. You can see my $500 was almost gone already! We enlisted the help of another friend of ours , Ed Mussleman, because he had told us how he had seen airplanes shipped to Hawaii when he was with the airlines in California. So I said to Danny, "We'll get Ed to come over and tell us how to build this crate." So Ed flew over in his Scout, landed and came up to the hangar. I said, "Well Ed, how is this going to work?' Ed said he didn't know , so we proceeded to follow Danny's design and Ed turned out to be a good helper, but he had never seen a crate being built either! Ed had flown the airplanes to the airport and other fellows disassem­ bled them and put them in a crate and then helped put them together again in Hawaii , but he never did see the crate! So that was our overseas crate builder! We made a deck out of two-inch lumber with a rail down the center. Then we took all the landing gear, wings, prop and tail feathers off the airplane. We made brackets to fasten the main landing gear mounts (to the crate) and built a step to fasten the tail to. Now the fuselage was part of the deck of the crate. We then built the double 2 X 4 framework over the top, put cross pieces in it and stood the wings inside. The wings were fastened by the strut mountings to the sides and the spar mountings to the back end of the crate, so now the wings were part of the crate. Finally, the prop was fas­ tened down to the deck and the landing gear was all lagged down. All loose Danny & I finished on Saturday. Ed old NC35183 was on her way to Eng­ fairings, cans of screws and whatnots spent about three days with us. We put land and I expect to be hearing from were wrapped in paper, taped down instructions on the outside concerning Ike any day , telling me that his airplane and fastened inside the fuselage . There the wing bolts , what panels should has arrived. I'm told the trip should was not one loose piece of airplane. come off to unfasten the wings, etc. take about six weeks . They could have rolled the crate upside We also put instructions for Customs This has been a very interesting ex­ down and it would not have moved! on the end telling them which was front perience for us. We've had a great time By now the aircraft was secure inside and back and which panels should be doing it and it's certainly something the crate, but we didn't have the side removed for inspection; and, of that has never been done in Montana panels built yet. You must remember, course, what was in the crate. The before. Now we are in the export bus­ we put this thing together with impact shipping people from Chicago had a iness here in central Montana; we've air wrenches and screws - not a nail in trucking firm from Lewiston come out exported our first aircraft to Grand Old it! When it was completed with panel­ and pick up the plane (crate). It barely England and we wish Ike Stow all the ing on the sides and re-enforced cor­ went inside their 40-foot trailer! It had luck in the world and we hope he'll be ners, we took the tractor and loader about an inch to spare on each side. as happy with the old orange and yeller and lifted one end of the crate six feet Loading this monstrosity was quite a J-5 Cub as we were. off the ground and the crate did not sight, indeed! We got one end hoisted bend.(24 feet long, seven and a half up, put barrels under the crate, backed Editor's note - Frank has gotten word feet wide, six feet high and that crate the truck under it, raised the other end that the Cub arrived in fine shape and did not bend!) and slid her into the truck. Ladies and was being assembled when last he We started the crate on Tuesday and gentlemen, on November 18, 1988, heard . •

18 JUNE 1989 Planes & People

BILLY PANCAKE

by Sharron Mitchell

By volunteers 0' the Antique/Classic Aeronca) supplied old books and pic­ tional gyro, tum coordinator) a 720­ Press Committee tures . The entire plane was disassem­ channel Edo Aire RT536 navcom, a Larry O'Attilio and Pamela Foard, Co-Chairmen bled , stripped, primed and painted. Narco ADF 141 , a Narco AT 150 Pancake covered the plane with Irish transponder, a Narco Encoder, AR linen and butyrate dope. He completed 850, a Narco Nav 122 with markers The real story about Aeronca 1390E the restoration in nine months. He had and glides lope receiver, a Terra 720­ is what goes on under the wing at built his own woodworking , metal , channel transceiver, a Narco DME Oshkosh. Billy and Saundra Pancake upholstery and electronics shops which 195 , a Silver fuel flow meter, a Dav­ have opened their doors , cowling, enabled him to work very efficiently. tron 855 for air temperature, density panel and hearts to visitors to the EAA Although he has since been involved altitude, pressure altitude and voltage Convention. They were joined by in a number of restorations back to and a Davtron 811 digital clock and Saundra's parents, Irene and Richard original condition, he had decided to timer. McDowell and their daughter, Stacey. customize 1390E right from the begin­ -putting in an alternator (but no star­ The circle of lawn chairs is open to ning. In 1975, he designed a brand ter) to power the panel. new and old friends who want to stop new IFR panel. He has completely -rewiring the entire panel. Pancake 's in to say hello or discuss airplanes. redone the panel four times and you skill as an electronic technician and In a soft southern drawl, Billy re­ really have to see it to believe it. It's master builder of Heath kits is evident. veals that he spent much of his youth a work of art! Aeronca 1390E may be He removed part of the panel to expose at the airport doing whatever it took to just another beautifully restored 7 AC the workmanship. get an airplane ride. He was into at first glance, but a closer look will mechanical things and in seventh grade convince you that Billy Pancake's He has a one-time STC for all these Billy managed to get into trouble at Champ is really something special. changes - imagine all that paper school by building "shock" boxes that work! zapped the teacher and principal. After Pancake customized his Champ by: Billy is no stranger to restoring that little incident he was high on the -removing the nose tank, replacing it airplanes. He was instrumental in the list of suspects when anything mechan­ with two wing tanks (26 gallons). He restoration of Jim Thomson's Aeronca ical was involved in mischief. He built needed the space for the new IFR panel Sedan (EAA Champion, 1980), Harold rockets making his own black powder he had designed. Recently someone Armstrong's Waco 10 (EAA Reserve from grocery items . Fortunately, he claimed his plane wasn' t a Champ be­ Grand Champion, 1981), David Law 's soon discovered aviation which cap­ cause it didn 't have the nose tank. Aeronca IICC (EAA Best of Type, tured his interest and his energy. Even after Pancake explained what he 1983). He uses the pictures and blue­ At 14 , he began flying with Joe had done, the man still insisted it was prints from the factory to get everything Brown in the same Aeronca Champ he an early Citabria or something. He still original. If a clip came from the factory later restored. Pancake became an in­ chuckles softly about that. at an angle, Billy will restore it that strument-rated pilot, an A&P -replaced the engine with a loo-hp way. Unfortunately, some of the recent mechanic, an IA and a CFI. For 10 Continental 0-200. books on Aeroncas contain errors. Be­ years he flew forest fire patrol (200 -modified the landing gear by adding cause he has the factory information, hours/year). Pancake's mechanical tal­ grease fittings and longer oleo strut he is able to spot some of the errors. ents were put to use. He assembled at bushings for better wear. His attention to detail, plus his total least 131 Heath test kits making him a -put shock mounts, grease fittings commitment to originality and neat­ master builder. In 1968, he began to and and a teflon ring seal (to retain ness have made the planes he has restore and customize Aeronca 7 AC grease and prevent dirt from getting worked on exceptional. Pancake is cur­ 1390E, a 1946 Champ. John Houser into the packing) on the tailwheel. rently restoring another Champ. It's of Aeronca Inc. supplied him with -designing a fully IFR panel to re­ going back to original right down to blueprints and David Baker (the origi­ place the original panel. He has a full the last detail. We look forward to its nal owner and a distributor for gyro panel (artificial horizon, direc­ arrival at Oshkosh .• VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 C-2 RESTORATION: A/OURNAL

Conclusion airplane, Perry Roberts of Billings, by George Quast (EAA 123836, Ale 8885) Montana back on October 18, 1983. AAA also enclosed a copy of THE AN­ T1QUER dated March 1966. This whole issue was dedicated to the January 3,1985 owns a C-2. Dick built up a C-3 in "Aeronca Club" which was going to I received a letter from Dick Baxter 1954 and flew it for 350 hours before have its 1967 fly-in that September. of Spencer Aircraft Industries, Inc . in selling it to Bob Cansdale. An article from the October 1929 issue Seattle, Washington. Dick had gotten I wanted to collect information on of AERO DIGEST was reprinted giving my name from the Aeronca factory and all remaining C-2s and Dick Baxter's excellent information on the early C-2. said that he was in the process of re­ letter was the first I received after writ­ A photo of Bob Cansdale and his storing C-2, sin A-71 and that it should ing to all registered C-2 owners. From award-winning C-2 was printed along be flying in the spring. He was just his letter, he sounds very interesting with a story by Erwin Eshelman. In starting to cover his plane and would and keeps himself busy. September 1930, Erwin met Dixie like to see some pictures of my C-2 Davis from Cincinnati , who was on a during the restoration and after the January 10, 1985 nationwide tour to advertise the C-2. completion. I received a letter from the Antique This was Erwin's first look at a C-2 . Airplane Association in Ottumwa, In the summer of 1931, he got his first January 5, 1985 Iowa today . I had asked for informa­ ride in a C-3 . The airplane cost around I sent a letter to Dick Baxter on De­ tion on its C-2 and also if anyone there 1,295 Depression dollars. In 1937, cember 31, 1984 and he sent his first had an address of the former owner of Erwin bought his first C-2, sin 15, built letter to me January 2, 1985. He re­ my C-2, Vince Burke. AAA's letter in September 1930. He kept the C-2 ceived my letter the day he mailed his, included Vince's current address in out at the old East Dayton Airfield and so he sent a follow-up letter that I re­ Anaheim, California and told me that always felt quite honored by having the ceived today . In his two-page letter, the Airpower Museum in Ottumwa C-3 owned by Jean Roche right next to Dick told me the history of his C-2 and does have C-2, N 10168, sin 301-44 his in the hangar. In 1939, Erwin sold that he flew it in 1938 when he was 14 and that the fuselage had just come the C-2 and in the spring of 1964 he years old. He purchased half of the back from San Antonio where it had purchased a C-3. wingless C-2 a few years ago and been rebuilt from a few original pieces. started his reconstruction project. He New wings had to be built now. I had January 16, 1985 is a good friend of Bob Cansdale who located the former owner of this I received a letter from Dale Wol­ ford and he wrote a short profile of the flying experiences of George York, Jim Gorman and himself, all owners of Aeronca C-2, sin A-66. Dale then told about the C-2 restoration project and sent a photocopy of an Aeronca brochure. The original brochure was donated to them by a friend . I received a letter from Hardy Can­ non. Hardy had written an article for VINTAGE AIRPLANE in the De­ w--&w.A~RON'A. . cember 1984 issue. After I read it I dropped him a letter. The article was titled, "The Rebirth of an Aeronca C-3 Master," and tells of the Antique Air­ craft Rescue and Restoration Company (AARRCO), being formed by Hardy together with Bill Stratton, and their reconstruction of C-3, NC 14640. Hardy's reconstruction agenda in­ cluded a 1935 C-3 Master, two 1934 20 JUNE 1989 C-3 Collegians and another C-2, got married . Helen was still quite upset I asked Helen if she might help me planes and parts coming from Hous­ about losing the companionship of find out something about Guy and ton, Texas, Arizona, New York and Stanley but told me he was very active Floyd Congdon from Palmyra who Blakesburg, Iowa. and flew airplanes till the day he died . owned the C-2 before Stanley did back Dick Baxter wrote a letter and re­ She told me that he attended all the from 1936 to 1955 and if she had any turned a photo of the engine and EAA Conventions and was at the last photos of the C-2 that I could copy. exhaust pipe that I had sent him . one. This made me think. I had at­ Then I called former owner Roy Dick's father had started in the aircraft tended many of the activities held sol­ Oberg again to talk with him about the business in 1922 and Dick himself had ely for the Antique/Classic Division C-2's original altimeter, which he had. been at it for 54 years. He described members at the EAA 1984 Conven­ I wanted to find out if I might get it flying the C-2 as more fun than any­ tion. Stanley was there too. He could back into the C-2 or not. Roy had not thing else he had flown . Dick said, have walked right by me without my been too responsive to the letters and "You do have to fly it, rather than knowing who he was. I had lost a first pictures that I had sent him, so far. We herding an engine through the sky like hand source of information about the talked about the C-2 and then about a most modern airplanes, but it is easy C-2' s early history because I hadn't 1952 Ford 8N tractor governor. Fi­ to fly, very forgiving, makes a lot of taken the time to act sooner. This was nally , I asked him if I might have the noise and you don't go no place in a a good lesson for me. altimeter. He said, "Yes." hurry! " He sent along a photo of the front of his C-2 showing the pilot seat, Editor's note -In 1966, Stan Gerlach January 23, 1985 gas tank and dash . helped a young pilot repair his 1929 Duane K. Berke, owner of Aeronca After suppper that evening, I called Parks P-2A when a friend ground­ 7-AC, N 2259E, the airplane once information and was given a phone looped it on landing at Palmyra. owned by my father, wrote a letter to number of the former owner of my C­ Stan donated parts, hangar space me telling a short history of the 2, Stanley Gerlach from Palmyra, Wis­ and moral support to get the airplane airplane. He owned it since 1976. It consin. I called and his wife, Helen back into the air so the young man was converted to 90 hp and flown as a answered. I was saddened and disap­ could continue his barnstorming jour­ sprayer in the late 1950s. It was re-co­ pointed to have her tell me that Stanley ney into the past . The pilot was Richard vered in the 1960s and an 85-hp engine had died on November 29, 1984 at the Bach. You can read about Stan on was mounted on it which it still has age of 71. He had flown for 52 years page 68 of Nothing By Chance by today. An implement dealer owned it and had owned NC 10303 before he Bach (Avon Books) . and then a few farmers before Duane

Aeronca 7-AC once owned by my father.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 bought it in 1976. to give his regards to Max. ing in Hutch and here's an interesting That night my mother woke me put point. It seems Vince's cousin had a of a sound sleep at II :30 pm. There February 11, 1985 nephew named Joe Dooley! Joe's Aunt was a phone call for me and as I picked I received five legal-size pages, Bernice is married to my cousin, Stan­ up the receiver I was just barely con­ hand-written on both sides from Vince ley. We are all related . scious. It was former owner of my C-2, Burke along with photocopies of I worked on the first trial decal for Vince Burke. I had written Vince on magazine articles and color photos. the C-2 using the overhead projector January IS, using an address given to Vince told me that he had owned 47 borrowed from my church. The color me by the AAA. He was calling from airplanes, so far, and that the C-2 was transparency of the tail decal emblem California where it was only 9:30 pm. strictly a "fun" airplane to fly. It was was projected onto contact paper and We talked about the C-2, how he flew kept at a museum in Sioux City, Iowa this image was then hand-painted with it, why he sold it to my father and how and he would fly it to flight breakfasts acrylic paint and checked for size and he flew it to Hutchinson from Iowa to promote the museum. color. back in 1964. I was very happy he I landed at Blue Earth Airport in called but much of what he was telling Minnesota a few years ago and told February 13, 1985 me wasn't registering in my sleepy the airport operator that I was from Second attempt at the tail decal. brain, so I told him to write it all down Hutchinson, Minnesota. He asked if I on paper and send it to me and I would knew of a C-2 located up there. I said March 12, 1985 keep him informed on the project. I did and he told me that it came to I received a letter from Helen Ger­ Blue Earth in the 1960s during a strong lach. She had talked to some of her February 5, 1985 windy day and landed, facing into the husband's flying friends and asked EAA Director of Information Ser­ wind, flying backwards. That sounded them about the C-2. They were sure vices, Ben Owen sent information on like a good story and, I asked Vince that there weren't any photos taken the EAA Aviation Foundation's C-2, about it. In his letter, he told how the back in the 1930s because no one had NC 13089 and included a photo of the wind at the Blue Earth Airport was a camera and even if they had, they airplane taken at the old museum at about 30 to 35 mph. He put the C-2 didn't have any film . Helen was going Franklin. I will compile this informa­ over the runway and it drifted back­ through some of Stanley's papers and tion with other materials collected on wards as he reduced the throttle. In­ if she came up with anything she would the remaining registered C-2s. Ben creasing power and easing the tail send it along. She also invited me to said if he could help in the future he down, he landed the C-2 at three mph. stop at her home if I visited Oshkosh would be happy to try and that I was Vince said he had some relatives Iiv­ again .

The EM Aviation foundation's C-2 at the old museum In Franklin, Wisconsin.

22 JUNE 1989 Taxi-testing NC 10303 on the grass.

April 1, 1985 getting the feel of the airplane, using on the C-2 with Jim Wechman late in The weather was changing. Snow some of the engine and rudder to tum. the afternoon. He suggested that I wait piles were melting into the ground and Because there were no wheel brakes until the wind calmed down and a few it was too warm to snow and too wet on the airplane, using slight forward of the airport spectators left for home to do any field work. It was the perfect stick and a boost of power from the and then go test hop the C-2. I was too time to finish the work on the C-2. engine would tum the little C-2. I prac­ tired that night. I installed the dash panel which was ticed snaking back and forth to gain painted with black wrinkle enamel and confidence and control. I tried a few May 2, 1985 baked in my mother's oven. Then I fast speed runs but I never pulled the I got out of bed, dressed and hurried placed all the instruments in the panel. airplane off the ground. out to the airport. Not wanting to give The gas tank, sealed and painted, was my mother a coronary thrombosis, I placed back behind the firewall on the April 30, 1985 'said not a word about my morning fuselage. NC 10303 was flyable. When I plans. Arriving at the airport at 6:34 started this project I set my goal of am, I pulled the gas-filled, oil­ April 6, 1985 having the C-2 in factory-fresh condi­ checked, rocker-arm-greased C-2 out I started to hand prop the engine and tion and I had the patience to do the of Joe Dooley's hangar. The sky was check for leaks in the gas tank. We perfect and exacting work, but not the clear blue with the wind out of the were trying to figure out the technique "know-how." After a while, I decided southeast at five mph, directly down to start the E-113C engine. I would do the best possible work I the runway. could and get the C-2 flying again. I peeled offthe bedsheets, secured April 8, 1985 Once flying the C-2, there would al­ the tail to the comer of the hangar with Rubber grommets purchased from ways be time to make little improve­ nylon rope and chocked the front Hutchinson Wholesale Supply were ments. The C-2 wasn't going to be per­ wheels. I ran through the preflight in­ placed on all the holes of the firewall fect, but practical. When I think back spection. I knew every nut, bolt and where cable, wires and gas lines came to all that was done in those two and cotter pin on the plane and I checked through. Spreader bars were put on the a half years, there are a few things I'd and rechecked the turnbuckles on the flying wires. change if I ever did it again. There's aileron cables. No one was at the air­ a lot I had learned but there's one thing port except Max and a few sparrows April 10·15, 1985 I wouldn't change. I'd do it all again that lined the hangar rafter to watch. I taxied the C-2 on the grass strip with the same people. The engine was reluctant at first, but along the main runway on these days, I finished checking everything out after some coaxing it started with a VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 loud "BANG." Making a mad dash around the whirling propeller, down, around and up through the wing's fly­ ing wires, I pulled back the throttle and slowed the engine down. As the tethered C-2 idled, I put Max in the pickup truck, gave him a hug and said, "I'll be back soon." I put him in the truck for his own safety because I certainly didn't want anything to hap­ pen to him now . Besides, I wanted to know exactly where he was . I pulled the chocks from the front wheels, untied the tail and walked the C-2 away from the hangars, across the blacktop over to the grassy strip alongside the hard-surface runway. The morning grass was wet on my shoes and it made the smooth tires shine. I spread open the seat belt, put my right foot on the seat and pulled "I sow the wheel stili spinning and the grass failing away." my body through to the other side. Then I pulled my left foot in . The pro­ cedure reminded me of stretching into a newly-washed pair of long under­ wear. Oil pressure was good so I taxied the C-2 to the far end of the runway . The low-pressure tires, the small spring in the tailskid and the seat cush­ ion helped soften the ride. Once I came to the far end of the runway, I stepped out of the cockpit and swung the tail, turning the C-2 into the wind. Climbing back in and fasten­ ing the seat belt, I scanned the instru­ ments and made a final run-up . I slip­ ped on my pair of high school chemis­ try goggles, pulled the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and put on a pair of welding gloves. My father's an­ tique pocket watch said it was 7:44 am. Since he couldn't see the flight, I "Let's not be a Jerk and screw upl" smuggled along his watch for good luck. I'm no Chuck Yeager, so I asked Jesus if He wouldn't mind paying a little attention to what was going on down here at the end of the runway . I reminded Him that I was a current Sun­ day School teacher with two sections of class to be taught, yet. I also vowed that if he helped me pull this off, I'd make some improvements to my cur­ rent lifestyle. After making the pledge at 7:45 am, I eased the throttle for­ ward. There was a short hesitation, and the C-2 moved forward, shaking me like an electric belt massager jiggles a fat man. The engine revolving faster produced a deafening bark and flicks of grease and oil caught my face and goggles. The C-2 moved down the rough grass runway, the wheels raising a Joe Dooley's enthusiasm got the project off the ground in 1982. Irs fitting that he roostertail of water. The jarring of the witnessed the first flight. fuselage on the ground became more 24 JUNE 1989 and more abrupt and sharp until, sud­ denly, the choppiness stopped and the engine continued to bang away . I checked over my right side to see the wheel still spinning and the grass slowly falling away. As busy as I was concentrating on what I was doing, my eye caught a familiar shape sitting on the blacktop . .AERONCA.- - . runway approach down near the hang­ ars. It was Joe Dooley's cargo van .He had stopped out at the airport, by chance, to witness the first flight of the C-2 since 1965. How appropriate it was for him to see me fly it for the first time since it was because of him that the project first started back in 1982. You might say he got the project "off the ground" back then. I waved to Joe and made a slow gradual climb and then turned cross­ wind to downwind. The flight went very slowly and I thought to myself, "I'm up here now. Let's not be a jerk and screw up!" Myoid instructor, Vince Keltgen taught me to fly by the seat of my pants and that feel for the airplane was how I was flying the C-2. I pulled the throttle back and im­ mediately felt the cockpit cool. Slowly descending, I turned from downwind to base and then lined up on the grass runway. Drifting down, I cleared the engine and slid over the top of the grass. It was as if the ground came up to the airplane and pulled it down softly until the wheels touched. The ground roll was short and I let out a big holler. It was like kissing the pret­ Here I stand next to NC 10303 at our family airport, established by my father. tiest girl in town, getting your pilot's license and eating a Dairy Queen dou­ ble banana split with chocolate syrup and nuts, all at once. I was ecstatic. Joe met me at the hangars and I gave him my camera, told him where to stand and took off again. This time, Joe captured it on film. One the second landing, the right wing lifted and Joe thought I was going to lose it, but ev­ erything went fine. The C-2 had flown for half an hour. Butch Wechman stopped at the airport on his way to school so he took a picture of Joe, the C-2 and me. Butch left and Joe helped me put the airplane back in the hangar. Max con­ gratulated me, not so much for the flight but for letting him out of the truck. Joe left to go to work and I put everything back in its place and then loaded Max back into the truck. I sat in the pickup for a short moment, just thinking what my father would say to me now. I could almost see his face Walter H. Quast­ smiling and hear him saying, "The kid "My father and teacher. Because of him, I am now the steward of the C-2." did all right!" • VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25 An information exchange column with input from readers.

by Buck Hilbert (EAA 21, Ale 5) P.O. Box 424 Union, IL 60180

On our recent West Coast trip, Dorothy and I were having dinner with Bob, "Red Baron" von Willer and Lor­ raine Kivi at their house near Gillespie Field at EI Cajon, California. People down around San Diego know the Red Baron for his enthusiasm and drive. He's past president of the Fleet Club, has done yeoman duty as a volunteer and docent for the San Diego Air Museum and is a constant helping hand to any antiquer of otherwise aviator who will ask him. His phone bill must look like the national debt. 26 JUNE 1989 He had a little bad luck last year, ayem because Dorothy and the rest of flyin ' suit and a nice down-filled , losing a battle with a scaffold on the the ladies would ride down in the sup­ weather beater jacket. All of the stuff job and broke both arms above the port van and they needed about a two­ was king-size too, so there was little elbow. He was out of service and hur­ hour head start. The plan was for a struggle getting suited up. tin ' real bad but managed to rehabili­ Saturday arrival at Ensenada, RON Getting the Fleet fueled came next. tate himself by working on airplanes. down there, stay until the last minute We topped it off with lOOLL ... Would He spent about all his time in "Glue on Sunday and plan our trip home to you believe it? IOOLL in a Kinner? He Alley" (a row of T-hangars occupied clear U.S. Customs at Brown Field, added a liberal dose of TCP and a by antiquers, builders and such), work­ arriving back at Gillespie before dark. couple of pretty good doses of Marvel ing on his Fleet and Lorraine's Com­ Friday was wet, rainy and nasty all Mystery Oil to ensure overhead lube mandaire project. This despite the fact day. I had doubts that we'd even be and to throw off the lead . You know that he has only about 90 percent able to go. Then a cold front pushed it worked! The Kinner was very hard movement in his right arm and about through, everything froze that night starting but once it did, it ran smoothly 15 percent in his left. Wanta see some­ and Saturday dawned CA VU. The and without any sign of a bellyache. thing funny and yet heartbreaking? forecast was for a high of about 48 And now we waited. Bill Allen was Watch Bob try to put on his helmet and degrees and brisk winds. "Freeze­ coming over from Montgomery in his goggles when he can' t even touch he dried" was all I could think about. Stearman. We waited. The ladies had tip of his nose. I have nothing but ad­ We arrived at 08:30. Von Willer long-since departed as scheduled at miration for this guy . Instead of feeling must have been there hours before we nine o'clock. I was getting warm so I sorry for himself because he can't fly , were because he had the Fleet out and began de-suiting. Armin Holle was on he recruited me to be his safety pilot was giving it the last minute once-over. the phone filing the multiple-plane while we flew down to Ensenada for His normal preflight reads like my re­ flight plan and getting authorization Mexican Aviation Day. cent "Spring Breakout" article - ex­ from the Mexican Customs people. I If I'd known he was trying to bribe cept that he has the added responsibil­ brought him a cup of coffee which he me with that filet dinner, I'd have told ity of two wings and a bunch of wires. promptly spilled all over the push-but­ him to save it. All he had to do was He was polishin ' and fussin' and ton phone. Ed Lockhart's ask! About six years ago, I'd flown greeted us with the word that the coffee RampTrampChamp was ready, John with him in this same Fleet 7 to the was "on" over in Armin Holle's hang­ Domer's Mong Sport homebuiIt bip­ Marana Fly-in . This Model 7 has orig­ ar, next door. About that time, some­ lane was ready, Holle's Starduster Too inal tube and fabric wheel fairings. It one else showed up with Dunkin's "fat was ready and we were ready. Where also has a Kinner B-54 engine which pills" and the bull session began. was Bill Allen and his Stearman? is the smoothest of that B-5 series. It' s It WAS cold! You don 't expect 30­ The coffee was coming through so I a delight to fly. Bob has it equipped degree weather in San Diego. When ducked around the corner to the rest with intercom and a battery operated we got up that morning , my brother-in­ room. When I came back there was transceiver so ingress and egress at Gil­ law's front-yard fountain was frozen Bill Allen and everyone was waiting lespie and crossing the border were solid. The Red Baron, realizing that for me. Bill's.is one real dressed up easy - but I'm getting ahead of my­ we weren't prepared to fight the tem­ Stearman, all white and trimmed in in­ self. peratures had somehow accumulated ternational orange. Very pretty and With all the sweet talk out of the what I'd call ideal cold-weather gear. sporty. Bill himself was togged out in way, we made concrete plans . I was to He set me up with an extra sweater, a the neatest winter flying garb I've ever be at Glue Alley no later than nine genuine reproduction Air Force-type seen. This guy knows how to go first class. We all got underway about 10:30 with the Fleet leading, followed by the Champ (no radio), the Mong (also a norad) the Starduster and the Stear­ man. After run-up , we departed in pairs and headed south over the moun­ tains and under the traffic inbound to Lindbergh. We passed right over Brown Field and Tijuana International in Mexico. The famed Baja Coast was beautiful. Our flight plan that Holle took so much time and trouble to file with FSS turned out to be SNAFU and we had to do it all over again in the air. The Mexicans were expecting us , though, and we cleared by radio. No sweat. One thing I've got to touch on ... this is real neat. The homebuilts and the Stearman all have smoke systems. After the mishap between the Cessna and PSA going into San Diego, most of the homebuilders equipped their machines with smoke.Yes smoke. Von Willer cleanln' and pollshln'. Hilbert freezln' and complalnln'l Now when they want to be seen, they VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27 squirt a little smoke. You know, "Star­ duster 711 Mike Hotel three miles southwest, landing." (squirt) "Stardus­ ter on downwind" (squirt). Instant rec­ ognition, and there is no doubt as to his position. Well, the Mong, the Stearman and Holle's Starduster are all smoke equipped so we had no trouble keeping them in sight. They'd squirt about every eight minutes and that, friends, saves a lot of eyeballing! The Champ and the Fleet, being standard category airplanes don't have smoke. Almost wish they did. About 50 minutes into the flight, we saw Ensenada. There was quite a bit of Mexican chatter on the radio and when we got a word in, we were told that there were skydivers in the area ­ cleared to land. We lined up on down­ wind and then asked the tower for a John Domer's 1984 Mong Sport. low pass. Right in the middle of the pass, the whole place was suddenly full of jumpers. No problem! They landed in front of the crowd and we flew by as everyone waved and cheered. The crowd really liked the simultaneous arrival. We weren't so sure. I love the Mexican FAA. After land­ ing, we were met by the head man and his briefing went like thi s, "Welcome to Mexico! We are very happy you came and brought your airplanes. Now GO FLY, but don't hurt nobody!" And that's the way it went for the two days. The jumpers jumped. The Starduster, Stearman and the Mong did aerobatics and rat-raced. And I flew rides in the Fleet. I flew an assortment of Mexican FAA people, airways traffic and con­ trol tower people, the base comman­ dant and anyone else the Red Baron Armin Holle's Starduster Too. lined up . There was no language bar­ rier here. We were all aviators and used the same sign language. Rides in the Fleet brought promises of great re­ wards if we ever came to their offices or airports. I'll tell you, it was almost like the old Swallow tour all over again. I flew out that tank of IOOLL and got some 80. The Kinner never missed a beat. Finally with the wind blowing a real brisk 25 knots and the cold getting to everybody, we broke it off, tied down the airplanes and went off to our motel at Mission San Ysabel. Talk about con­ fusion, 25 skydivers and all us aviators - by now a pair of T-6s had arrived, too. We all adjourned for Tecate Time which sharpened our appetites and it was back to the base (14 in a van) for the dinner sponsored by our hosts . Those poor cooks never did get food Bill Allen and his Stearman, (finally) ready for take-off. out on the tables, but they did break 28 JUNE 1989 out the beer and everyone got happy. Back to town. We lost a guy (one of the Warbirds, wouldn't you know it) and only had 13 in the van. Then we spread out to see the town. It was one continuous cruise night, cars bumper to bumper, horns blowing and stereos going full bore. Baja buggies, four-wheelers , taxi cabs - Hey man, this is Tijuana brass and everybody is happy! It was cold, though, so we headed back to the hotel and were glad to get there. Sunday dawned bright and cold. Bill Allen found us a real nice restaurant and with his command of the language we were treated like royalty. I've sel­ dom had better food anywhere and their coffee was great. Back at the airport the crowd was much smaller than yesterday after­ Von Willer's Fleet Model 7. noon. The jumpers were at it again and the Mexican Air Force Shorts was run­ ning them up about every 20 minutes. It was too cold for open cockpit stuff, but the three smokers went up and did a little formation flying and aerobatics. When it warmed up, I started flying passengers again, this time some of our own people. We all sat and watched the R.C modelers fly their machines and then we had another go at it. Finally, about two o'clock we made preparations to leave, but they wouldn't let us go! The T-6s dusted off the area and flew some formation passes between jumpers. Holle did some smoker aerobatics and so did the Mong Sport. Finally, we were called up to the speaker's stand and they pre­ sented Holle, our spokesman, a beauti­ ful appreciation plaque. We thanked them, formed up and headed out. The Fleet has the original fabric-covered wheel pants. The Customs people at Brown Field were courteous and, at the same time, very adamant about that $25 fee. Von Willer and I were the last to clear and the RampTrampChamp flew with us back to Gillespie. We landed just as dusk was falling and the nine of us headed for a warm Chinese dinner right near the airport. As we talked and dined, the warmth of friendship and the sense of having really done some­ thing began to creep in. We all went home with a tired but very happy feel­ ing. And that ended the Mexican A via­ tion Day excursion. I can't say enough about the hospitality shown us and the enjoyable time we had. I'd like to go back next year. Are you reading me, Baron von Willer?

Joyce Northcutt, Joanne Hall, Joanne Beeson, Bill Allen (profile), Bill Dutton, Armin Holle Over to you, and Buck and Dorothy Hilbert. Buck • VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

The following is a partial li sting of neW members who have joined the EAA Raymond L. Moreau Donald Powers Antique/Classic Division (through Jan­ Slidell , Loui siana Green Bay , Wi sconsin uary 12 , 1989) We are honored to wel­ John M. Morss Robert M. Praker come them into the ori ganization Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts Scottsdale , Arizona whose members' common interest is James M. Morton Susan Pross vintage aircraft. Succeeding issues of Nonh Cape May, New Jersey Merzalben , West Gennany VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain Xen Motsinger Reginald L. Pulley additional li sti ngs of new members. Cayce, South Carolina Lancaster, California Larry La Magdeleine William E. Marsh Karl Muller Wayne Rakittke Plainfield , Illinois Lawrenceville, New Jersey Kloten , Switzerland Rolling Meadows, Illinois Paul E. Larsen Richard Martin Clifton Murray Jan Odiorne Randle Spring Hill , Florida San Marcos, California Cl inton , Ohio Mocksville , Nonh Carolina Jean Lavallee Jim Mason Joseph J . Nicholas Robert C. Rawlings Pointe des Cascades, Quebec Upper Lake , California Altamonte Springs, Florida Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan William W. Lee Bill E. Masters C. R. Nickle Aldo Rebsamen Tavernier, Florida Rochester, New York Garl and , Texas Wil, Switzerland David H. Leipf Robert A. Mather Mary Noack William D. Remington Cranston, Rhode Island Ponce Inlet, Florida Camarillo, California Glendale, Arizona Ralph Lerch Thomas A. May Stephen Nugent Dennis Rexroad Boone, Nonh Carolina San Diego , California Durham, New Hampshire Taylorville, Illinois J . R. Leuthauser Robert G. Maybee John D. O' Brien Jon Rider SI. Louis , Missouri Royal Oak , Michigan West Newton , Pennsylvania Millville, Pennsylvania Lucien Levesque James McCabe Steven P. Ohnigian Donald L. Riggs Ville De Laval, Quebec Markle, Indiana Boulder, Colorado Asbury , New Jersey K. Eugene Levings Howard J. McCann, Jr. Thomas W. Olson George Riley Marion , Ohio Fallston, Maryland San Antonio, Texas Banlett, III inois John H. Lewis H. C. McDermott Sharon Lee Ormosen . Roger L. Ringelman Cascade , Virginia Boca Raton, Florida Yuba City, California Holmen, Wisconsin Stephen J. Lingl Sandy McKenzie Michael E. Osborn Peter M. Ripley Rochester, New York Obrien, Florida Crowthorne, Perks, England Sackville, New Brunswick Donald Linn Kenneth McLaughlin Roland Othnin-Girard David Roberts Aston, Pennsylvania Nashua, New Hampshire Sevres, France Mentor, Ohio Mark E. Logan Tim McManus Mike S. Panner Kenneth A. Robinson Springfield , Vennont Ponland , Oregon New Hannony, Indiana Chomedey Laval , Quebec Duane E. Logsdon W. R. Meister Donald E. Patterson David J. Rockefeller Alva, Oklahoma Mississauga, Ontario Plymouth , Minnesota Newbury Park , California Ronald G. Lovenberg Ralph E. Merkle David A. Paul Christopher T. Rogine Howell, New Jersey Orlando, Florida Amarillo, Texas Rhinebeck, New York Hermon D. Lowery David G. Migura Jeffrey M. Pedersen Paul C. Romine Pekin, Illinois Del City , Oklahoma York, Pennsylvania Indianapolis, Indiana Forrest Lucas Devery S. Miller Byron Penrod Charles L. Rooks Plentywood, Montana MI. Laurel, New Jersey Brazil , Indiana Fon Wonh , Texas Frederick E. Ludtke Jerry A. Miller Bert Pertuit David B. Rossetter Freeland , Washington Conyers, Georgia Jackson, Mississippi Boulder, Colorado Richard Mac Vicar Paul B. Millett Norm J. Pesch Jim Rossides Middletown, New York Claremore, Oklahoma Miami, Florida Claverack , New York William G. Maclaughlin George L. Minor Gary L. Peters Geoffrey Roth Fon Plain, New York SI. James , Missouri South Deerfield, Massachusetts Sedona, Arizona Frank A. Machin Michael D. Mitchell Gary J. Phillips TomL.Rowe Paradise Valley, Arizona Nashota, Wiscons in Laurel, Maryland Rock Island , Illinois Joseph T. Madziarczyk Anton Moehrke Andrew J. Phillpotts Ed J. Russell Alsip, Illinois Newton , Massachu setts Papakuna, Auckland , New Zealand Tustin , California Fred N. Mair Terry A. Monteith Larry Philyaw Michael Russell Keller, Texas Orion, Illinois Pontiac, Illinois Galway, New York Tony Marchese Rudolph A. Monteleone, Jr. Don Pierson Arthur H. Ryan Wilmington , Illinois Haines Fall s, New York Denton , Texas Farmington, Michigan Henry E. Marotzke Lee Montgomery Thomas E. Pittman Randall R. Ryan Rosemount , Minnesota Central ,Alaska Appomattox , Virginia Southfield, Michigan •

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Cash for reasona­ Lycoming, 761 SMOH, TTAF 663. Com­ rotary, model 9N, 165 hp. Has two mag­ ble price running with log. Also, any parts for pletely rebuilt 1984, all new parts. Stits cov­ netos and propeller hub. No oil pumps or Aeronca L-16. Ed Jarnagin, 8125 S.w. 205 ering, excellent STOL, standard airworthi­ carburetor. Excellent cosmetic condition. Terrace, Miami, FL 33189, 305/232-8936. ness certificate. Flying regularly, never dam­ Min. bid: $10,000. 1917 Siemens & Halske (6-2) aged. No electric. $8,500. 616/867-3862, 11-cylinder rotary, model SH3, 160 hp. Has 616/832-5532 (work). (6-1) two magnetos and carburetor. Oil pump mis­ Wanted - Anzani engine, any condition, for sing. Excellent cosmetic condition. Min. bid: Bleriot project. 805/942-0428. (6-1) Antique "Little" Stinson - 1940 Modell 0, $8,000. Ca 1929 Hispano Suiza V-12, 650 in very good condition. Inquiries to Spring hp. Engine is complete (no exhaust man­ Wanted: Call air A2, A3 or A4 basket case or House Aviation, R. R. 1, Box 38, Widgeon ifolds). Six carburetors, two magnetoes. Ex­ flying. Harold Buck, Box 868, Columbus, Road , Williams Lake, BC, Canada V2G 2Pl , cellent cosmetic condition. Min. bid: $6,000. Georgia 31902,404/322-1314. (7-2) phone 604/392-2186. (7-2) Ca 1917 Lawrence 2-cylinder opposed, model A3. Complete with timer and Zenith Piper PA22-108 Colt - 1962 remanufac­ carburetor. Probably never run. Excellent EAA AVIATION tured 1988lbasic airplane/ALPHA 200. Ask­ cosmetic condition. Min. bid $800. Note: All ing $10,000/will consider "project" in trade. engines have been in the museum's collec­ OPPORTUNITIES POB 2431 , Oshkosh, WI 54903-2431. (8-3) tion for many years; their mechanical condi­ FOR YOUTH tion is unknown. All museum collections ob­ jects offered for sale have been subjected to PLANS: a rigorous review and have been determined to be either duplicates, in poor condition, or POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol ­ out of the scope of the museum's collecting unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying. Big, areas. In all cases this determination has roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot. VW been made by the appropriate curator, a staff power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise collections committee, the President, and setting. 15 large instruction sheets. Plans­ the museum's Board of Trustees. Funds $60.00. Info Pack - $5.00. Send check or realized from the sale of collections objects money order to: ACRO SPORT, INC., Box are restricted to the acquisition of new ob­ 462, Hales Corners, WI 53130. 414/529­ jects for the collections or the conservation PARTICIPATE IN THESE SPECIAL 2609. of existing collections. The above engines EAA ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED will be sold by sealed bid. Send bids by June EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG PEOPlE! 30, 1989 to Sarah Lawrence, Chief Regis­ "'II EAA YOUTH MEMBERSHIP ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane cap­ Full EAA Member benefits for only 518 annuall¥ able of unlimited aerobatics. 23 sheets of trar, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Vil­ "'II EAA PROJECT SCHOOLFLIGHT clear, easy to follow plans includes nearly lage, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI Building real airplanes In schools and youth groups. 48121 . Inspection is by appointment only. 100 isometrical drawings, photos and "'II EAA SCHOlARSHIP PROGRAM exploded views. Complete parts and mate­ Contact Sarah Lawrence or Larry McCans Providing support for those seeking aviation related rials list. Full size wing drawings. Plans plus at 313/271-1620. (6-1) educations. "'II EAA AIR ACADEMY 139 page Builder's Manual - $60.00. Info An intensive hands-on summer aviation experience Pack - $5.00. Super Acro Sport Wing Draw­ at the EAA Aviation center In Oshkosh. ing - $15.00. The Technique of Aircraft MISCELLANEOUS: "'II EAA AIR ADVENTURE DAYS Building - $12.00 plus $2.50 postage. Send A on&day, hand"",,n aviation workshop for young people presented at sites across the nation by EAA check or money order to : ACRO SPORT, Super Cub PA18 fuselages repaired or re­ Chapters and clubs of the Academy ot Model INC., Box 462, Hales Corners, WI 53130. built - in precision master fixtures. All Aeronautics. 414/529-2609. makes of tube assemblies or fuselages re­ EAA Air Academy programs are supported by the AVEMCQ Insurcnce Co. paired or fabricated new. J. E. Soares Inc., FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: ~ Chuck larsen. EdUCOfIon Director 7093 Dry Creek Road, Belgrade, Montana EAA Aviation foundation EAA WlttmonAlrfield 59714, 406/388-6069, Repair Station D65­ ENGINES: ~~~~~ eF~~ 21 . (c/12-89)

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THE PARAMOUNT Type Certificate Number 265. One T he history of aviation records many AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Cabinaire (NC 17M) participated in attempts to design the "foolproof' by Robert F. Pauley the September 1930 Ford Reliability airplane. This one was the product of Air Tour with Walter Carr as pilot. It the designer of the most famous The Paramount Aircraft Corpora­ finished in 15th place in a field cf 18 airplane in the world. The photo is tion, Saginaw , Michigan was created entrants. That same Cabinaire, sin 7, from the EAA library collection, date by Joseph Edward Behse, who learned still exists and is now being restored in and location unknown. Answers will to fly as a military pilot in World War I Florida. be published in the September 1989 and who served as an Air Corps fly­ In 1930, Behse hired Ralph issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Dead­ ing instructor after the war. Behse Johnson, an aeronautical engineer line for that issue is July 10, 1989. came from a wealthy family that from the Detroit area to design a new That neat little floatplane in the owned the Modart Corset Company in "sporty" airplane for Paramount. This March 1989 "Mystery Plane" column Saginaw. In 1927, the business was new design was known as the drew some interesting answers. Roy sold to the Gossard Company and as a Paramount "Sportster." It was a low­ Oberg of Rockford, Michigan writes: result of the sale, Behse was in a finan­ wing airplane with two-place, side-by­ "It's a Paramount Sportster, built in cial position to pursue his aviation in­ side seating and powered with a 11O-hp Saginaw, Michigan in 1930. The pic­ terests . He formed Paramount on Au­ Warner engine. Behse felt that there ture was taken on the Saginaw River gust 28, 1928 and named himself as was a need for a floatplane in the Great at Bay City, Michigan. Walt Carr, de­ president and treasurer. For chief en­ Lakes area, so it was equipped with signer of the Paramount Cabinaire gineer, he hired Walter J. Carr, a well­ EDO floats. However, it also could be didn't have anything to do with the known Michigan pioneer aviator who used as a landplane with optional Sportster. I remember him telling me had built several airplanes of his own wheels. once he was glad he wasn't associated design in the Saginaw area. The Sportster was of conventional with it, for while it looked good, its For Paramount, Carr designed a 1930s construction and had a 29-foot flying qualities left a lot to be desired." four-place, single-engine cabin biplane wingspan and a length of 22 feet. The Answers were also received from known as the "Cabinaire." Between color scheme was light yellow with Robert F. Pauley, Farmington Hills, the years of 1928 and 1930, a total of black trim and the registration number Michigan (see accompanying story); nine were built. They were powered was 495K. Stanley T. Pileau, Holland, Michigan; by a variety of engines ranging from The first flight of the Sportster was Robert C. Mosher, Royal Oak, Michi­ the 1l0-hp Warner to the 165-hp made on April 10, 1931 by Stanley E. gan; and R.C. Duckworth, Alma, Wright J6-5. On November 2, 1929, "Dutch" Hammond, a local Michigan. the Cabinaire was awarded Approved barnstormer pilot. It flew beautifully 34 JUNE 1989 The Paramount Sportster on the Saginaw River. Walter Carr's Paramount Cabinaire. according to his comments. The very weeks. On May 16, 1931 Behse took took off smoothly, climbed steeply next day it was taken by truck to De­ the airplane to the Saginaw River near into a brisk wind to about 150 feet, troit, where it was placed on display at the Milwaukee power plant to make entered a right banking turn and dove the National Aircraft Show, held from some demonstration flights. The first straight down into the water, hitting April 11 to April 19. The sporty ap­ flight proved uneventful when Behse about 30 feet from the river bank. pearance of this new Paramount gave Lester Grove, one of his flight Behse and Merritt were killed instantly airplane attracted much attention and students, a short ride. On the second and the airplane was a total loss. Behse later reported that he had taken flight of the day, Behse went up with And so, only 36 days after its first several orders at the show. 25-year-old Whitney Merritt, an air­ flight the Paramount Spotster, Joe After the show was over, the Sports­ craft mechanic who worked at Behse, Whitney Merritt and the ter was returned to the factory at Paramount and had helped build the Paramount Aircraft Corporation came Saginaw where it remained for several Sportster. Shortly after 4:00 pm, they to a violent end . •

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