Keep the Skinny Birds Flying Safely
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.
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.
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
Greetings fellow Porterfield admirers. Back in March, Andy posted about an LP-65 on Barnstormers. The ad called it a "warbird" because it was transferred to the Defense Plant Corporation (DPC) in…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brett Lovett Jun 25, 2024.
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