2005 – N220EZ – David Hanson – Vari EZ – Buffalo, NY – 0

David Hanson crashed the Varieze that he built for his brother after dirt contamination in both fuel strakes starved the engine and forced an off-field landing. David received minor cuts after the canopy shattered on roll-over. Read his account below. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News | Last flight of N220EZ […]

2005 – N199RS – Sid Knox – Velocity SE/RG – OK – 0

Bird Strike – Sid – “I was doing a night touch-and-go and was about at lift-off speed when appeared in the landing light, a bunch of Canadian Geese sitting on the runway. They tried to fly and had just gotten airborne as I plowed through the center of the flock. Rapid “thump…thump…” sounds. I was […]

False Rear Bulkhead

Well, we’re post-Oshkosh yet again, which is like caffeine to a homebuilder, and the flurry of work that it inspired has begun to settle back into the usual workman-like rhythm of the last 3 years. Thanks to the members of EAA974, the Cozy Grrrrlllls, Andy Millin, Rich Guerra, Keith Hallsten, and everybody else that made this trip so fun […]

Luggage Shelf, Part II

The instruction on the rear cover panel are pretty sparse, to say the least, basically saying that there should be one. I’ve decided to go with a “luggage shelf” directly on top of the fuel sump. On top of the whale-tail that has the end of the tube and bell-crank arrangement for the aileron […]

[Picture Album] 2005 Airventure Cup

Oshkosh preparations are in earnest today, but we found time to head up to south Dayton to check out the Airventure Cup racers. Click on the thumbnail for a bigger picture A Berkut Tim Frieze’s Cozy 3 # 15 VariEz #41 VariEz #99 Bill Stockman’s Velocity Elite Seawind #80 N80CC Rich Guerra’s Velocity XL N724X #24 Rich […]

Fitting Spinner

ELT installation proceeding, preparing for Oshkosh… Catto prop due after Oshkosh along with our move to the airport! Engine Controls installed, and oil door completed, and spinner fitting started.