Jake Erwin

DeMotte, IN (45 minutes south of Gary)
Minimax 1100R 377 Rotax (Needs some cosmetic work but flyable)

Just waiting to get back to fly it.

Charlie Radford, Lansing, KS  (20 m nw of Kansas City)

Built an Airbike in 1998 and flew it for several years

Currently flying a Sonex from Hoelting airport at Basehor, KS

phil Jackson

minimax sport 91

rotax 447

north wales

uk

Bob Nafe  24 miles south of Raleigh, NC, USA.  MiniMax 1030 with Rotax 277.
Still enjoy flying and doing modifications.

Bud Bradley Sacramento CA.  

I started out building the 103 mini but have to decided to go with a hi-max.  Bad knees may make it somewhat difficult getting in an out of mini max....

Ricardo Alayza
Cañete, Peru.  South America

Phil C. Vergara
Ozamiz City
Philippines

Maiden
https://youtu.be/lyt8J0FGNMc

Andy Garrett
Haysville, Kansas (suburb of Wichita)
I hangar at the legendary Selby Aerodrome
I fly the very Airbike that Charlie Radford build and pictured above (5th owner). It is one of the best examples of the type that I've ever seen. N447AB
Rotax 447

Recent photo:

Tom Hall. Sylvia, Ks.
Pipeline and underground gas storage operator, welder, farmer.
Have a V-max, purchased from the one and only, Mr Bill Bailey, a member of this board.
Also have a Z-max 1300 under reconstruction.
And a new still in the box 1100-R with a 447 Rotax.
Also have an old original Bengston Gismo Gyroplane under restoration, for static display only.
Also own and fly a Cessna 150.
All hangered at the old Roberts airfeild north east of Sylvia, Ks.
Humm,,, I think I need a bigger bird cage,,!

Hey all my name is Caleb Schmidt I am currently building a 1550 with a full vw the project is from '92 and I bought it in 2011. I live in Cincinnati Ohio and fly a Cessna 150 I am soloing as a student pilot.

Caleb: You're not too far from Bill See I think. You should check him out for some tailwheel time once you get thru with that C-150.

Quoted from PUFF

Caleb: You're not too far from Bill See I think. You should check him out for some tailwheel time once you get thru with that C-150.

Thanks puff. I definitely will be getting my taildraggers endorsement as soon as I can. I'll try to contact bill to see where he is.

Hello from New Mexico, I love this thread and wish it was a sticky. It is a good way to get too know people. I do not have a aircraft project at this time, but am building the bench. I hope to built a 1550V with VW power. I have 2 street rod projects at this time so work will be slow.
David Sword 575 437 8344 swordeandd@hughes.net

Thank you very much. Maybe someday I can post a picture of Max.

Darrel Watson - living and building my AeroMax at an air park just west of Elbert, CO.  I'm sure that there are other Lonesome Buzzards in Colorado - we need to get together and check on progress.

Jeff from colorado No plane yet but looking at getting one this summer once I get my house finished.

Curt, Athens, Tn.

Multiple business owner.

I have my own hanger and runway on my property. Hoping to lengthen my runway to 1k2 feet this summer and build more hangers to rent in the next two years.

Between my father and I we own several planes:

PA-17 Vagabond
7AC Champ
Kolb SlingShot 582 mod 90
FlightStar IISC 582 mod 90
(2) Quicksilver MX's 447's
(2) Quicksilver Sprints 447 and a 503
Quicksilver Sprint II 582 mod 99
(2) Quicksilver Sport II's 582's mod 99

I might have more, I can't remember. LOL

I'm starting my Airbike II and two Quicksilver Supers this summer.

We also experiment with different two cycle oils, 670's, converting Ducati to Nippondenso, Chain redrives, Mikuni carbs and converting single plug heads to duel.

HARLESS GREEAR .........Coeburn, Va.

Retired

N1208W...Experimental...1400 Himax built in 1996.. put 1200 hours on a Zenoah engine and now have converted to a V-max using a 4A084-3... Total time on plane 1400+ hoours..

Curt, I worked at Watts Barr in the early 90's, were you flying then??

Quoted from Harless Greear

Curt, I worked at Watts Barr in the early 90's, were you flying then??

I was taking lessons at McMinn in the early 90's. I sure do miss Nancy the airport manager. In the mid to late 80's I was a teenager and would ride my bicycle to the airport from North Athens just to be where the action was. If anyone was washing anything, I would politely ask to help in hopes of getting a ride while they were knocking the water back off. Most didn't, but some did and I never forgot the ones that did even tho many of them are gone now. Nancy took care of me like I was one of her own and every now and then she would let me take a ride in an open seat, especially if she noticed I had worked hard to no avail. She knew I didn't even have money for a coke back then but I always seemed to get one and a ride around her. Unfortunately, Nancy passed in bad weather over the mountains. To this day I don't miss an opportunity to give back and give a ride or two. (Sometimes all day long at fly-ins.) I know what it meant to me and I like to think it means the same to others that have received a ride from me.

Sorry to get so far off the subject.

No sorry chaindrive, what a nice story. Now when you give a ride to someone, you enjoy twice as much as anyone else.
I also enjoyed during my early years walking to a dirt runway where crazy pilots flew stearman cropdusters.
Later that practice dissapeared when crops changed, but the seed was already planted on me. Many years later I was able to realize my dream when a small UL club was created near LIma, the capital. Private flying in Peru is as rare as riddings camels in the US... and I'm not kidding you.

Sent back Harless.

Thanks Ricardo, That's a great story and picture. Maybe we should start a "Your first aviation experience story?"

[quote=30]HARLESS GREEAR .........Coeburn, Va.

Retired

N1208W...Experimental...1400 Himax built in 1996.. put 1200 hours on a Zenoah engine and now have converted to a V-max using a 4A084-3... Total time on plane 1400+ hoours..

Dang Harless, You're another hero I need to bow too. First Charles Lindbergh, Then Paul and now you. Send a picture and I'll see if the Postal Service will make a commemorative stamp in your honor.
Dick

Bert Shivers
Hull, TX
Tandem Air Bike w/HKS - purchased
Trying to get ready to fly off the 40 hr. at Kountze, TX - Hardin County Airport

Flying it some now, Feb & March 2015.

Jessie Meeks
Tiplersville, MS
Building a 1100R

BobN (Bob Nafe) Duncan Junction, NC (central NC) Fly out of Sawyer's Field in Erwin, NC.  MiniMax 103  #228 with lots of mods due to rough landing and rebuild. Engine is 277.

Ed Woerle here, from Memphis ( the home of Elvis, the Blues, the pyramid and unbeleivable barbeque). Also the birthplace of the supermarket I'm a UFO (Ugly, Fat, Old), regularly flying my '65 Cessna T-41A or my '60 Piper PA-23-160 Apache. Started my AirBike in '99 but got sidetracked. Now am in process of buying the almost completed 'Bike of a deceased friend. I am an A&P/IA/DME.

Welcome to the Board Ed!  You have quite a background in aviation, glad to learn that you are resurectig the AirBike project you started long ago. Git 'er done, we gotta keep 'em flying!

Paul D. Fiebich
a.k.a. AirBike Ace

Bret from Northern California. I have a hanger in Elverta / Roseville, Ca area called Freedom Field. (flyfreedomfield.com) {I'm working on the website. It's in Re-Construcion mode but some of the pages do work.} The field has two grass runways. I have a Himax 1700R built in the 90's. I have acquired it in the last year and have converted from Rotax 277 to Rotax 447 with a GPL starter. New parts that were missing and fresh Lexon. I plan to do the turtle deck and front deck and cowl for better looks and a full instrument panel.

Marshall Lowry- I am in no the Florida split  between TLH and SGJ.  building a 1550 V-max.  Shooting for first flight late summer / early fall.

Denis Therrien
Burlington, On, Canada
aka: Great White North

Just ordered plans for Jordan Lake Aero for LS Airbike, can't wait to Get started.
I plan on using a Scott Cassler 45hp 1/2 VW engine on it and it will be painted in Canadian Cessna L19 Birdog Scheme.
I would love to talk to any body who is currently building or already flying with a 1/2 VW in there Airbike.
This is a great Forum, keep up the good work.

Thanks

Denis