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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

Defense Plant Corporation
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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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Mark Shayne replied to Mark Shayne's discussion NC27249er's 85th Birthday
"Maybe this time the photo will load."
Aug 30
Mark Shayne replied to Mark Shayne's discussion NC27249er's 85th Birthday
"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…"
Aug 29
Tom Porterfield replied to Mark Shayne's discussion NC27249er's 85th Birthday
"the Porterfield looks right at home there."
Aug 26
Tom Porterfield replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Wingcam
"cool pictures, thanks for sharing , Tom"
Aug 26
Mark Shayne posted a discussion

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
Aug 26
Mark Shayne replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Wingcam
"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."
Aug 17
Steve Ahrens replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Wingcam
"Fantastic photos Mark! She’s a beautiful looking bird! Thank you for sharing!"
Aug 15
Mark Shayne posted a discussion

Wingcam

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 and back in time with. See More
Aug 12
Mark Shayne posted a discussion

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
Apr 10
Mark Shayne commented on Gary Baca's photo
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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…"
Apr 10
Steve Ahrens replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Propeller for CP 65
"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,…"
Dec 31, 2024
Lance Fisher replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Altimiter
"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…"
Aug 20, 2024
Mark Shayne posted photos
Jun 29, 2024
Steve Sharpe and Mark Shayne are now friends
Jun 28, 2024
Brett Lovett replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Defense Plant Corporation
"Oh, and troop gliders were hardly considered obsolete on June 7th, 1944.  They were used extensively as a part of Operation Market Garden in September 1944 and Operation Varsity in March 1945.  A few were even used in the Pacific theater,…"
Jun 25, 2024
Brett Lovett replied to Mark Shayne's discussion Defense Plant Corporation
"Sorry.  I typo-ed DCP twice.  I noticed it too late to edit.  It should be DPC in all cases, for Defense Plant Corporation.  "
Jun 25, 2024

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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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