Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Barry Davis
FYI,I took the day off today to drive down to Edgewater, Fl. where Wynne (Corvair Authority) had his enterprise located. I visited him in Dec.and was impressed in the amount of equipment and knowledge he had on Piets and Corvairs in particular. When I heard that he was not responding to requests for info., or sending out copies of his conversion manual, I thought I'd just go down and find out what I could.Evidently he moved out of the hanger he was sharing with another av related business, (these guys had 8 Lancair IV's in one stage of completion or another) and only left the following forwarding address: William Wynne P.O. Box 29802 Port Orange, Fl. 32129 Ph. 500/677-3794I have the feeling that the guys I talked to knew where he was, but were protecting him from who knows who. One of them mentioned that he was possibly in Deland (due west of Daytona Bch) at the airport there. Maybe one day when I've got nothing better to due (since I can't make B'head/Oshkosh) I'll cruise down to Deland and look.It was really a shame, because he seemed to have a real interest in Piets (maybe even Gregas), and had a ton of 'Vair parts and engines.In the meantime, what are you guys with Corvairs, doing to convert them? I'd still like to go that route.Larry RaganJax, Fl.P.S. I have a copy of Wynne's original manual that ya'll are welcome to borrow. E-mail me and we'll work something out.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Mike Lund
Reeks of Lawyers to me. If thats the case, I wish him well "cleaning up"quick- Remember what they did to TEAMMike.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Patrick Panzera
Larry, I'd sure like a copy. I ordered a copy of Wynn's manual back inApril. I've got a Corvair 140 hp. So far its been taken to a machine shopand vatted and cleaned, cylinders honed and tollerances mic'ed, I've justtook the cylinders and the push rod tubes to be powder coated. Looks likeI'll buy most of my parts from Clark's Corvair Parts. Their catalog ispacked with good info. they'll send you a free catalog if you go to theirweb site at www.corvair.com and print off the catalog order form and fax itto them (fax: 1-888-625-8498)Duane Revennaughduaner(at)atl.mindspring.com>>FYI, I took the day off today to drive down to Edgewater, Fl. where Wynne (Corvair Authority) had his enterprise located. I visited him in Dec. and was impressed in the amount of equipment and knowledge he had onPiets and Corvairs in particular. When I heard that he was not responding to requests for info., or sending out copies of his conversion manual, I thought I'd just go down and find out what I could. Evidently he moved out of the hanger he was sharing with another avrelated business, (these guys had 8 Lancair IV's in one stage of completion or another) and only left the following forwarding address: William Wynne P.O. Box 29802 Port Orange, Fl. 32129 Ph. 500/677-3794 I have the feeling that the guys I talked to knew where he was, but were protecting him from who knows who. One of them mentioned that he was possibly in Deland (due west of Daytona Bch) at the airport there.Maybe one day when I've got nothing better to due (since I can't make B'head/Oshkosh) I'll cruise down to Deland and look. It was really a shame, because he seemed to have a real interest inPiets (maybe even Gregas), and had a ton of 'Vair parts and engines. In the meantime, what are you guys with Corvairs, doing to convert them? I'd still like to go that route. Larry Ragan Jax, Fl. P.S. I have a copy of Wynne's original manual that ya'll are welcome to borrow. E-mail me and we'll work something out.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Michael Hinchman
Duane wrote:> > Larry, I'd sure like a copy. I ordered a copy of Wynn's manual back in> April. Ditto.Pat________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Duane,Send me your snail mail address to lragan(at)hotmail.comLarry RaganJax, Fl>From: Duane >Reply-To: Pietenpol Discussion >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Subject: Re: William Wynne update>Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 10:15:43 -0400>>Larry, I'd sure like a copy. I ordered a copy of Wynn's manual back in>April. I've got a Corvair 140 hp. So far its been taken to a machine shop>and vatted and cleaned, cylinders honed and tollerances mic'ed, I've just>took the cylinders and the push rod tubes to be powder coated. Looks like>I'll buy most of my parts from Clark's Corvair Parts. Their catalog is>packed with good info. they'll send you a free catalog if you go to their>web site at www.corvair.com and print off the catalog order form and fax it>to them (fax: 1-888-625-8498)>>Duane Revennaugh>duaner(at)atl.mindspring.com>> >>FYI,> I took the day off today to drive down to Edgewater, Fl. where Wynne> (Corvair Authority) had his enterprise located. I visited him in Dec.> and was impressed in the amount of equipment and knowledge he had on>Piets> and Corvairs in particular. When I heard that he was not responding >to> requests for info., or sending out copies of his conversion manual, I> thought I'd just go down and find out what I could.> Evidently he moved out of the hanger he was sharing with another av>related> business, (these guys had 8 Lancair IV's in one stage of completion or> another) and only left the following forwarding address:> William Wynne> P.O. Box 29802> Port Orange, Fl.> 32129 Ph. 500/677-3794> I have the feeling that the guys I talked to knew where he was, but >were> protecting him from who knows who. One of them mentioned that he was> possibly in Deland (due west of Daytona Bch) at the airport there.>Maybe> one day when I've got nothing better to due (since I can't make> B'head/Oshkosh) I'll cruise down to Deland and look.> It was really a shame, because he seemed to have a real interest in>Piets> (maybe even Gregas), and had a ton of 'Vair parts and engines.>> In the meantime, what are you guys with Corvairs, doing to convert >them?> I'd still like to go that route.>> Larry Ragan> Jax, Fl.>> P.S. I have a copy of Wynne's original manual that ya'll are welcome >to> borrow. E-mail me and we'll work something out.>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: TomTravis(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Vision-Builder: William Wynne updateI spent a couple hours with William and Jim last night although I doubt William will remember. Jim is fairly cheerful but, like any pilot, tearing himself up running things over and over. I did get one thing wrong in my understanding and that is that William lifted the wing off and the fire blew up and blew him back about 30 feet. It was then Jim that got out and covered William who was in flames. They both really saved eachother. The ironic thing was that Jim pointed out that without a fire they would have been having lunch a half hour later as they didn't get hurt at all. William's face looks pretty good and is appearing to be 100% 1st degree in that area. He will probably heal quite handsomely as though he just had a face lift or dermabrasion. Legs and arms were grafted yesterday and it will be a while before results can be seen. He has to stay in compression bandages for a while to keep swelling down. They are really not allowing anything in the room. I understand that he can see flowers that are sent but access to the area is very sterile and only two people (that's his girlfriend Grace and 1 other right now for the most part) are allowed in with gloves and gowns. There really isn't any conversation but William does understand what is going on but forgets quickly. Jim is completely coherent and talkative. Jim will probably be out of ICU in a few days. Tony Arnaoutis who is our Vision builder that is doing the 4 place plane is a physical therapist who did a lot burn work over the years. He was able to look at the charts and talk to the staff. The outlook is good but they will both be in for a lot of therapy. There will probably be some sort of fund set up to help at some future date. Things are pretty well up in the air for what happens after the next few weeks. I will try to get back over toward the end of next week or on the weekend. I tried to convey everyone's messages although I have received so many that I just said that about 170 of the 186 Vision builders sent their best wishes. He asked me "which ones and what did they say?" It was very hard to see but our friends are on the way back. SteveI spent a couple hours with William and Jim last night although I doubt William will remember. Jim is fairly cheerful but, like any pilot, tearing himself up running things over and over. I did get one thing wrong in my understanding and that is that William lifted the wing off and the fire blew up and blew him back about 30 feet. It was then Jim that got out and covered William who was in flames. They both really saved eachother. The ironic thing was that Jim pointed out that without a fire they would have been having lunch a half hour later as they didn't get hurt at all. William's face looks pretty good and is appearing to be 100% 1st degree in that area. He will probably heal quite handsomely as though he just had a face lift or dermabrasion. Legs and arms were grafted yesterday and it will be a while before results can be seen. He has to stay in compression bandages for a while to keep swelling down. They are really not allowing anything in the room. I understand that he can see flowers that are sent but access to the area is very sterile and only two people (that's his girlfriend Grace and 1 other right now for the most part) are allowed in with gloves and gowns. There really isn't any conversation but William does understand what is going on but forgets quickly. Jim is completely coherent and talkative. Jim will probably be out of ICU in a few days. Tony Arnaoutis who is our Vision builder that is doing the 4 place plane is a physical therapist who did a lot burn work over the years. He was able to look at the charts and talk to the staff. The outlook is good but they will both be in for a lot of therapy. There will probably be some sort of fund set up to help at some future date. Things are pretty well up in the air for what happens after the next few weeks. I will try to get back over toward the end of next week or on the weekend. I tried to convey everyone's messages although I have received so many that I just said that about 170 of the 186 Vision builders sent their best wishes. He asked me "which ones and what did they say?" It was very hard to see but our friends are on the way back. Steve________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: John P Moyle
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off Topic: Vickers Vimy As of yesterday (18 July), the Vimy was groudned in Mesa. BMW has an injunction. They don't want the plane flying in the US with their engines. This news was given to me by the Mid Iowa EAA Chapter 456. Hope the legal eagles can keep it flying.Dr. Orville Lanham, Aviation History, Bellevue, Ne.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:45:41 -0700Subject: Pietenpol-List: William Wynne update

Original Posted By: Gary Gower
Subject: corvaircraft: William Wynne update===============================CorvAIRCRAFT===============================Friends,I spoke with Steve Rahm ( owner-visionbuilder(at)listserv.usm.edu ) ofAmerican AffordableAircraft ( http://www.visionaircraft.com/ ) earlier today. He's aclose friend of WW's andall but hanger mates.He has possession of William's mailbox key and for the moment, betweenhe and Kevin,they'll be filling orders, specifically Prop Hubs, Manuals, HybridStuds, and Points Plates.These items I know William has plenty of stock. Points Plates may getto be a drag, asWilliam has dozens of them, none of which have the nut plate riveted inplace, so fillingthese orders will mean that Kevin will have to assembly them beforeshipping. If you havethe ability to countersink the pre drilled holes, and squeeze 4 rivetsthrough 2 nut plates,when you place your order, request that the parts be shippedunassembled.William is getting better, but he's still not out of the woods. As Isaid to Steve, I'mgoing to treat William's condition as a "momentary setback" and try tokeep the momentumrolling, so when William is ready to get back to it, things will stillbe in place. Withthat in mind I'll reiterate my previous plea for orders to continue.Selling the manualand his specialty parts is his only source of income.On another note, I'm setting up a trust fund for William and his familyto, help offset someof their expenses. William's family is at his side, and although theironly concern is Williamgetting better, the reality of it is, it costs money to be away fromhome. I believe thatthey traveled from New Jersey to Florida, and it can't be cheap totravel at a moment'snotice, set up lodging, dine out, and have a rental car.I've received countless private e-mails from some very fineindividuals, expressing adesire to contribute in a financial way. Not knowing all the needs ofthe family right now,I figure that we can at least assist in such a way that William's familywon't need to worryabout running out of money during their out of town stay, or not havingmoney to fly backhome for a day or two to retrieve necessary items or take care of theirbusiness, not tomention any loss of income, etc. Our contributions can make thishappen for them.I'll have more specifics on the trust by tomorrow.I'd like thank everyone for their concerns, prayers, cards andletters.Keep them all coming.William's mailing address is:William Wynne C/OTampa General Hospital Room C-606P.O. Box 1289Davis IslandTampa Florida 33601Please send him a card or letter if you've not done so already.Thanks!PatAnd as usual, please forward this note to any and all applicable e-maillists.===============================CorvAIRCRAFT=============================== To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe corvaircraft" to"majordomo(at)usm.edu" For help send "info corvaircraft" or "help" to "majordomo(at)usm.edu"________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 12:39:06 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off Topic: Vickers VimyIn a message dated 7/19/2001 10:22:05 AM Central Daylight Time, LanhamOS(at)aol.com writes:> > As of yesterday (18 July), the Vimy was groudned in Mesa. BMW has an > injunction. They don't want the plane flying in the US with their engines. > Well, I guess they wouldn't want me to be driving with the BMW engine so I'll not bother them about a new car. Presently shopping and that one's off the list. Tom Travis________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: LanhamOS(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off Topic: Vickers VimyTom,I think MAYBE some real Americans are beginning to realize whats been happening to them, for many reasons, during the last 50 years. Time to get a little tough and spriited.Corky in La waiting for the South to rise again________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: John P Moyle
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: William Wynne update Thanks for the update. Will remember them in daily prayers.Dr. Orville LanhamBellevue, Ne.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 20:45:31 -0700Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fw: corvaircraft: William Wynne update

Original Posted By: Pat Panzera
G'day, all;Before I forward the latest little update on William Wynne (he got his Corvair engine running again), I want to report that I had a great visit with Ernie Moreno and got a good, close look at his Piet. I'm real close to handing him a check and getting a handshake, but having an 'expert' on Franklin engines give me some advice. The airplane is solid and clean, and well worth the asking price. I'll update the little web page I put up, if anybody else is interested in more photos (later today, or maybe tomorrow).Anyway, here is the info on William:

Original Posted By: Visionflyr(at)aol.com