Homebuilts & First Flights

EAA Chapter 186 Members’ Completed Homebuilts & First Flights

1963
Bill Phelps – “Lil Spitfire” – December
Wes Ettridge – Goodyear Racer

1964
Herb Jones & Carroll Adams – Baby Ace – January
Bill Conn – Pitts Special – March

1965
No first flights

1967
Connie Marsh – Smith Miniplane – November

1968
Chapter 186 Volunteers – Sunshine Girl III – restored Donated to EAA Museum – Oshkosh, WI
Boynton Hagaman – Pitts Special – January
Horst Kleinsorg – EAA BiPlane – February

1969
No first flights

1970
Earl Meyers – Pitts – 1970

1971
No first flights

1972
No first flights

1973
Jimmy Propps – Fly Baby

1974
Harry Grabisch – Starduster II

1975
Mel Martin – Fly Baby – January

1976
Tom Ryan – Wichawk – October

1978
Howard Smith – PL-4 – April
Earl Meyers – Starduster II

1979
Bob Woodall – VariEze – July

1980
Fred Wimberly – VariEze – June
Bob Chapman – Lazair – June

1981
Rick Lambert – BD-5 – July

1982
Dick Koehler – KR-2 – May
Dave Maitland – Vector 610 UL – April

1983
Ray Shepanek – Phantom Vector 600 UL

1984
Red Morris – LongEze – April
Dave Maitland – Phantom UL – August

1985
Don Ervin – Glasair TDI

1986
No first flights

1987
John Martin – Variviggen – November
Jim Kelly – Maxair Drifter
Mike DeHate – Lancair 320
Ray Shepanek – Avenger UL

1988
Dale Ross – Kitfox – January
Don Tisdale – Hyperbipe – March
Doug Steen – Quickie
David Schnetzler – LongEze – September

1989
Charles Ufkes – Dragonfly – June
Bill Dalton – RV-4 – June
Bob Last – Quickie-200 – March
Leroy Day – Volksplane II – October
George R. Smith – Rotorway Exec – October
Jerry Eastman – Gyroplane – August

1990
No first flights

1991
Dutch Schnetzler – Glasair III – October
Joe Peoples – LongEze – July

1992
Dale Ross – Fisher 303 Ultralight – September
Paul Sponseller – Glasair RG – September
Dewey Davis – Cozy 24DL – September

1993
No first flights

1994
John King – Kit Fox IV-1200 – June
L. Bahl – RANS-S-12 – June

1995
George R. Smith – Lancair I 0320 – September
Jim Willess – Rans S-12 – October

1996
Dale Ross & Jerry Eastman – Pulsar XP – August
Jim Willess – CGS Hawk UL – July

1997
Dale Ross & Jerry Eastman – Kitfox-3 – November
Jim McConnell – BD-4 – May
Steve Rothert – LongEze – May

1998
Dale Ross & Jerry Eastman – Skyraider Ultralight – April
Ray Comley – Lancair 320 – November
Lew Clement – Rans S-6ES – August
Ed Anderson – RV-6A – September
Lewis Clement – Rans S-6ES – August
Bobbi Boucher – RV-4 – January
Bobbi Boucher – Beaver RX550 UL – September

1999
Kurt Rommel – Mustang II – April
Robert Schumaker – Glasair IIF RG – July
Michael Harter – Kitfox Classic IV – February
Tim Lewis – RV-6A – December
Michael Logan – Kitfox

2000
Suzanne Logan – Pulsar – January
Jim Heidish – Flightstar Spyder – October
Robert Brooks, Sonerai 2L – October
Carl Hoffman – Velocity RG Elite – June
Richard Helms – Lancair – March

2001
Robert Kilby & Roger Kilby – Zenith 601HDS – January
Curtis Hinkley – RV-8 – February
Bill Harrelson – Lancair 320 – April
Tom Kane – Pulsar XP – July
Paul Montgomery – RV-6A – April
Jim Burkholder – Zenair – November

2002
Jack Davis – Velocity Elite RG – February
John King – Kit Fox 6 – May
Jim Riggins – Long-Eze – August
Jim Good – Air Cam – February
Craig Moen – RV-8 – September

2003
Steve Jaluski – GlaStar – March
Rod Linde – RV-8 – April
Rich Herndon – Zenith Super Zodiac – April
O.C. Baker – KIS TR-1 – November
Charlie Conti – Kitfox III – October

2004
Harry Crosby – RV-6 – November
Joe Hart – RV-8 – December
Rick McBride – RV-8 – October
Jon Weiswasser – RV-8 – July
Michael & Patti Witte – RV-7 – October
Bobby Vaughan – RV-8 – N25BV – December 12

2005
Monty Rogers – GlasStar – N733MR – April 4
Jim White – Lancair 4P – N427JR – August 6
John Clark – RV-9A – N6699 – September 24
Stephen Sorenson – Defiant – N57KS – October 23

2006
Loyd Peterson – Kolb Mark III Extra – N46520 – January 22
John Prendergast – RV-7A – N5025G – March 16
David Reel – RV-8A – N4032Q – March 28
Robert Brooks – RV-8 – N908RV – April 16

2007

Dave Abrahamson – RV-7 – N98DA – April 22
Michael Hasz – Glasair Sportsman 2+2 – N98WT – September 30

2008
Scott Bradley – Glastar – N414SJ – June 6
Bob & Judy Pastusek – Lancair IVP – N437RP – June 9
Richard Helms – Lancair IVP – N49BX – July 25
Ralph & Laura Hoover – RV-7A – N527LR – October 10

2009
Jim Oldham – Zodiac 601XL – N3131C – January 3
Craig Laporte – Whitman Tailwheel – N174LF – April 9
Greg Clawson – RV-7 – July

2010
Jeff Davidson – Zodiac CH601-HD – N601T – March 7
Tim Lewis – RV-10 – N31TD – March 20
Doug Nebert – RV-10 – N62DN – August 12
Bill Foster – Murphy Elite – N136WF – August 25
John Eastabrooks – GlaStar – N171JV – November 14

2011
Tim Nash – RV-10 – N452RV – July 4
Rick McBride – Rans S-7S Courier – N523J – January 15
Don Burton – Long EZ – N506DB – July 27, 2008

2012
Marty Heller – RV-7 – N62HR – May 26
Bill Harrelson – Lancair IV – N6ZQ – October 27
Bill Gullickson – Aeronca Champ 7DC – N1241E-November 21

2013
No first flights

2014
John Trollinger – RV-10 – N798HJ – May 20
Amit Ganjoo – Sonex – N212AG – June 30

2015
Todd Stovall – RV-10 – N728TT – May 3
James S. Clark – RV-7A – N997RV – November 27

2016
No first flights

2017
Glenn Shields – RV-12 – N849GS – Feb 6
Dennis Crider – RV-12 – N928AC – Feb 22