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Fitting the Slick K4334 conversion kit, I had to add a small blister in the top coul to make clearance for number 4 spark plug.

Started by Steve Ahrens

Perry's Porterfield Parts proffered on Barnstormers

PORTERFIELD PARTS AVAILABLE • PARTS FOR SALE • Limited Porterfield parts for sale. Inquire by email with your needs. • Contact Perry Chappa…

Started by Andy Gelston

Oshkosh Bound

I'll be there, but 41VT won't.  The Franklin 90 has a chipped exhaust valve and I ran out of time to get it replaced, so I'm driving the we…

Started by Andy Gelston

8081 (N37733) in her new home

I finally got my new bird home yesterday, June 6th, which is the anniversary of it’s first flight in 1941. I had to have a borrowed right m…

Started by Steve Ahrens

Joe Rankin

Hello, while going through the owner history of our Porterfield NC 27249, I see that it was owned for a brief period in 1956 by John W Rank…

Started by Mark Shayne

Club member featured in Air & Space Magazine article

Unfortunately, the article isn't about her Flyabout project... https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/petrels-strange-journey-180970…

Started by Andy Gelston

Porterfield Club newsletters from fifty years ago, available here

Half a century ago, Bob Schindler restarted the Porterfield Club and mailed out newsletters to its membership.  Member Bill Skinner went th…

Started by Andy Gelston

American Eaglet

I saw an American Eaglet posted on Facebook. Interesting pictures.... NC597Y $15K Location: San Antonio https://www.facebook.com/commerce/…

Started by Bill Skinner

Collegiate at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

If you do a search for them on YouTube, you'll see all of their videos, like these: https://youtu.be/q6S8Byj9JgM and https://youtu.be/Cd0oc…

Started by Andy Gelston