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The Family of
Maurice (Pete)
& Anne Coates
invite their friends,
relatives and neighbours
to an
Open House
in honour of their 50th
Wedding Anniversary at
249 Marlborough St.
Sun.June 3
2-5 and 7-9
No gifts please
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BRYAN
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June 1,1979
Huron Park
Annex
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Featuring This Week
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he said.
Once the Taylor is com
pleted, the resident of
Carling street has plans to
begin construction of a two
seater of his own design,
Homebuilts must meet
rigid specifications as set
down by the department of
transport with Helm citing
the requirement that each
batch of glue which he uses
must be tested prior to use.
Once in the air the low
wing craft will have about a
two hour cruising range.
Dale Lamport of Crediton
has been constructing his
homebuilt at his mother’s
residence in Crediton. At
present Lamport commutes
Only tools found in a well
equipped homeworkshop are
needed, pointing to his
circular saw.
Asked why he decided to
build rather than buy the 27
year veteran of the aircraft
industry in both England and
Canada said “I’ve always
been nuts about aircraft.”
Helm said he could have
probably afforded to buy an
aircraft but he found
building to be a good way to
wind down from a day’s
work. When the plane takes
to the air next year, Helm
said he expects to have spent
no more than $3,000 on the
project.
Helm and son Richard did
some exacting measuring from his Brantford residence
before they decided to begin
construction in the
basement, There’s a quarter
of an inch between the
fuselage and the door which
prevents any wall removal,
The one craft which is
furthest from flying is the
Taylor monoplane owned by
Ron Helm of Exeter.
Helm who’s head of the
engineering department at
Bell Aerospace at Grand
Bend began construction of
the diminutive British
designed one seater in 1977.
The Taylor is only 21 feet
long, has an empty weight of
410 pounds and will be
powered by a 45 horsepower
Volkswagen engine con
verted for aircraft use.
Helm said he chose the
Taylor because of space
limitations. In addition, the
Taylor is a forgivable air
craft but does have aerobatic
capabilities.
This is one of the
planes to construct
stated, . with the
constituents being
spruce for the frame and
aircraft grade plywood.
manufactured about five of
the units with clocks
mounted in the centre.
The Cuby is also the air
craft which has caught the
fancy of Elmer Rowe of Hay
township who along with Ron
Riley is constructing a super
version in his garage.
Rowe says he hopes to
have his metal framed Cuby
which will be powered by a
115 horsepower Lycoming, in
the air in 1981.
A plane whose expected
flying date is a little less than
a year off is the Coot owned
by George Dobbs of Exeter.
Dobb’s aircraft is
somewhat on the unique side
as it is amphibious, uses five
different materials in its
construction and has a rear
mounted engine.
Construction on the Coot
began in August of 1976 and
has progressed to the point
where Dobbs has applied the
orange and white paint job,
Dobbs said he decided to
build because he couldn’t
afford the ■ cost of a
manufactured amphibian.
“I wanted a plane which I
could fish and fly out of,”
Dobbs said of the aircraft
which is 23 feet long, has a
wing span of 37 feet and
which weighs 1,200 pounds
empty.
The plane’s frame is
composed of sitka spruce
with a fabric covering for
most of the body and wings.
Aluminum and fiberglas are
also employed. “Its really a
hodge-podge,” Dobbs said of
his craft.
The plane will be powered
by a 150 horsepower
Lycoming engine which sits
on a bench in a corner of the
Dobbs garage on Wellington
street.
For this enthusiast the
thrill of flying was somewhat
in the background with
Dobbs obtaining his pilot’s
licence a year after con
struction on the Coot had
begun.
The owner of Dobbs Motor
Sales says he’s derived a
great deal of satisfaction
from the plane’s con
struction. He added once he
retires he’ll quite likely
begin another craft.
While most people irrthe
Times Advocate's coverage
area could be considered
down to earth people, there
are several individuals who
separate themselves from
“Mother Earth” on many an
occasion.
Among those gentlemen
who take to the skies in
pleasure aircraft are five
individuals who have built or
who are in the process of
building their own plane.
Jake Marks, Elmer Rowe,
George Dobbs, Ron Helm
and Dale Lamport are
among the many North
Americans who have taken
over a corner of the family
garage or basement to
construct a conveyance that
will take to the air.
Jake Marks a machinist
with McKerlie-Millen in
Exeter chose as his plane to
build the kit version of the
time honoured and time
proven Piper Cub.
The Cuby, as it’s known in
its home built reincarnation
took Marks from November
of 1975 to August of 1977 to
build in his garage, south of
Exeter.
The Cuby which is
powered by a 100 horsepower
Continental engine is a two
seater which weighs 796
pounds. The plane has a
wingspan of 36 feet which
Marks says is large for
aircraft of its size. The top
speed is 100 miles per hour.
Marks says he chose the
Cuby over other homebuilts
because it was a proven
design and “I like Cubs.”
A pilot for the past eight
years, Marks said he decided
to build an aircrafat because
he “likes to build things.”
Another advantage which
building your own has is the
high cost of purchasing an
aircraft built by one of the
manufacturers. Marks
placed a value of $15,000 on
his aircraft.
When asked to compare
the pleasure which
derived from building
craft and from flying
Marks said there was
equal amount of satisfaction
derived.
Making reference to the
number of nights and af
ternoons which he spent in
his garage, the machinist
said with a smile “You have
to have a patient wife.”
The Cuby is a stable air
craft, Marks stated and he
demonstrated that fact to
this reporter on a 30 minute
flight over Hensall and
Exeter. The Cuby has what
Marks calls forgivable
handling characteristics
which means the craft is
comparatively easy to fly.
Marks said he’ll probably
build another craft in a few
year’s time.
As an off-shoot his plane
building activities, Marks
has started to manufacture
wooden props for homebuilts
and in the process,becomes
only the
Canada
service.
Marks
seven props so far on a
copying machine of his own
manufacture.
The props which are
fashioned out of maple, birch
or oak cost $200 which
compares very favourably to
the $700 cost for a metal
propeller.
Most of the props have
been sold to Other
homebuilders in the area.
Each prop takes between
15 to 20 hours of work, he
said.
In addition to the “Real”
propellers, Marks
easier
Helm
main
sitka
via aircraft to work
weekends on his craft.
With out fear of con
tradiction, one could say
these are four men who are
definitely going places.
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PLANE TALK — On most Wednesday evenings a group of homebuilt aircraft builders can be
found at the farm of Elmer Rowe in Hay township. Discussing the construction of Rowe's super
Cuby in the foreground, are (left-right) Jake Marks, Ross Smith and Rowe. T-A photo
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Helm,
The craft has been built entirely in Helm's basement woik'-hop.
T-A photo
TRIAL FITTING
some of his instruments.
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2:30 P.M. - Baby Show
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