"Wow Steve that’s amazing. I never thought I’d see another one of those. I would absolutely get a hold of Erika Air Parts of Lock haven. They were wonderful to work with. I won’t say that it was cheap, but they did a beautiful job.…"
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Porterfield Tachometer
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I found this old tachometer at a fly in at Hood River back in September. I sent it off to Air Parts of Lock Haven for restoration. They did an absolutely beautiful job! I would recommend them to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Shayne on Saturday.
NC27249er's 85th Birthday
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Greetings fellow Skinny Boid fans. Last Saturday 8-23-2025, was the 85th birthday of our Porterfield. The day happened to coincide with the August Fly Day at The Heritage flight Museum at Skagit…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Shayne Aug 30.
Wingcam
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Hello Porterfield Friends. Recently I’ve been experimenting with different GoPro camera placements on our Skinney Bird. Attached (hopefully) are some examples. Ours is certainly a joy to go skyward…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Porterfield Aug 26.
A 65–8 taper crank vs flanged crank
Hello, our Porterfield came out of the factory as an LP 65 (Lycoming engine) During the restoration, it was re-powered with a Continental A65–8 with a tapered crankshaft. The new airworthiness…Continue
Started Apr 10
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"That’s a fantastic find Mark! I have one but the angle drive wore out. I found a Stewart Warner at Oshkosh and hoping my local instrument people can make 1 out of the 2. (P.S. I’m from down under Australia)"
Porterfield Tachometer
I found this old tachometer at a fly in at Hood River back in September. I sent it off to Air Parts of Lock Haven for restoration. They did an absolutely beautiful job! I would recommend them to anyone for instrument overhaul. Not sure what else they do, but I believe they offer other services as well. I had no idea there were instruments that had the Porterfield name on the face plate like Piper did with the Cubs. Anybody out there seen this before?See More
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"This photo is my favorite of the day. It has my sweet wife Suzi looking on, as her Porterfield rests at the event. Suzi's grandfather was the original owner back in 1940 with a co owner. Sometime in 1941, they sold the aircraft and Suzi's…"
"the Porterfield looks right at home there."
"cool pictures, thanks for sharing , Tom"
NC27249er's 85th Birthday
Greetings fellow Skinny Boid fans. Last Saturday 8-23-2025, was the 85th birthday of our Porterfield. The day happened to coincide with the August Fly Day at The Heritage flight Museum at Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS), where my wife Suzi and I volunteer. The museums executive director Greg Anders, son of Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, was gracious enough to offer for us to park our airplane in the museums hanger during the event. We were very honored! It was a very special and memorable…See More
"Thank you Steve, she’s a real charmer! If more “P patch“ airplane pilots would try a Porterfield, they wouldn’t go back to their Cubs ha ha."
"Fantastic photos Mark! She’s a beautiful looking bird! Thank you for sharing!"
A 65–8 taper crank vs flanged crank
Hello, our Porterfield came out of the factory as an LP 65 (Lycoming engine) During the restoration, it was re-powered with a Continental A65–8 with a tapered crankshaft. The new airworthiness certificate was signed off by an FAA representative with the continental engine installed. (previous airworthiness certificate was lost). I have an opportunity to purchase a relatively low time A65-8F with a flanged crankshaft. In the type certificate data sheet, it doesn’t show the F model as approved…See More
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"That’s a cool hat, Gary! Pretty sure you could sell that hat to other Porter fielders. Of course there’s not too many of us…"
"Thank you for the update on this Mark.
I also have an A65 running a wood 72/42 prop and noted in some old literature that it called for a 72/44. I’m in the process of selecting a new prop and concerned about climb performance with a 44,…"
"I put a small arrow (actually more like an inverted 'V') on the panel close to the altimeter bezel that points to the barometric pressure on the altimeter dial. This is only accurate to around 0.1 or 0.05 inHg but given the…"
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- About Me:
- My wife and I are the proud owners and caretakers NC27249, #738, a 1940 LP65 (with a Continental 65). This airplane was purchased new by my wife’s grandfather who owned it until about the time the war started. My wife’s father was able to reacquire it in the early 90s in need of restoration. It sat for many years, and was finally restored to pristine conditions in 2015. It’s so cool that my wife and I both get to fly her grandfathers airplane.
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LP 65 hub caps
Hello, I've heard that L5 Hub caps will work on the Porterfield. Anybody have any ideas of others that might? I think they would look sharp on our old girl. Thanks Mark NC27249
Posted on July 24, 2017 at 1:42pm — 1 Comment
Landing Gear Rubber
I recently replaced the landing gear rubber on our 1940 LP65. The old ones were cracked and sagging and in dire need of replacement. I talked with Leroy Blum about this via the telephone, and he was very informative. I acquired the rubber stock from L.A. Rubber at a reasonable cost. On this website, I found a link to a photo of the original blueprint showing the proper dimensions (diameter, square hole size, and radius of corners) Near our airport, Arlington Municipal (AWO), I found an… Continue
Posted on October 12, 2015 at 10:22pm — 1 Comment
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- At 10:44am on July 11, 2015,
Mark Shayne said…
- By the way ours is an LP65, NC27249
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