F RV-9A N937RK was built by Kandy and Ron Murray and flown for the first time in late 2004.  I can only hope to match their quality.  Their paint job came out fantastic and brings a smile to everyone who sees it.  (4/24/05)

E Here is a good example of what can happen if 17" of a propeller decides it doesn't like to fly along with the rest of the prop.  In this case the prop was an all aluminum Curtis Reed fixed pitch prop.  The picture was taken in 1995, I think,  the plane is a Waco UPF-7 piloted by Ed Delrosso.  Upon losing the engine he dove for the parking lot, bounced it off the berm in the background (note the weeds hanging from the right wheel), landed, and swerved between the light polls without damaging the plane.  The only thing holding the engine on the airframe was the battery cable and tack drive.  The airplane was flying the next summer with a new engine, engine mount, cowlings, and wood prop.  Ed's comment about the flight, "I felt s a small vibration, pulled the throttle back, looked up and realized the engine was gone, it happened that quickly.  The Waco was a little draggy with the engine hanging down there like that." or something along those lines.  The picture was taken by one of the NYC news agencies.  I can't remember which one and the picture I have is a proof print (which explains the poor quality) from the paper but it isn't labeled.

The NTSB took what remained of the prop for analysis.  Their conclusion, the failure was due to intergranular corrosion, not a nick.   In other words, there were no visible signs of an impending failure.  (9/5/05)

F KitFox Sport.  (4/11/06)

E EuroFox.  Complements of http://www.eurofox-usa.com.

 (4/11/06)

F This photo is of Tad Sargent's beautiful RV-7A.  It was taken while practicing formation flight somewhere over South Carolina.

The plane is powered by a 180 HP O-360 Penn Yann Aero.  It is equipped with a GRT EIS, Garmin 300XL, and a 320A transponder.  He is based in Charlotte NC and he and a close friend painted in his garage and did and OUTSTANDING job.  FYI, those nice stripes he has are paint, not decals.  (8/22/06)

E Although not an RV, this Stearman was restored to exacting detail by Michael Porter over 11 months and is owned by Michael and his father Andy.  It is the only surviving Stearman from the WAC's Avenger Field fleet.    (10/31/07)

F S.E.5 replica owned by Roland Gilliam and used in the movie "The Aviator".  This group of pictures were taken at 5NC3.  There is a VERY good restaurant located at 5NC3, which is worth trying out.  Permission is not required to land there to eat.  (2/02/08)

E This is the last remaining original Bessouneau WW 1 era hangar in the world.  Roland is trying to purchase it and relocated it to his airport.  His goal is to turn 5NC3 into a WW I aerodrome.  The picture was taken during the filming of "The Aviator"