COBA CanardCast
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -COBA is the official organization for Canard enthusiasts. Combining the Central States Association (CSA) newsletter with the EZ.org community, the Canard Owners and Builders Association (COBA) is represented by it's membership base, website, this Podcast, Newsletters and canard gatherings and events. We are run and managed by a team of canard builders and owners who want to strengthen the Rutan-inspired aircraft community.
Membership is $39 per year, and in includes the quarterly CSA newsletter mailed to your address, and full access to the resources of CanardOwners.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rutancoba/support
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Episodes
Ken Miller N6KD MILLER/ROLLE Long Eze
February 05, 2024 20:47 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLong EZ builder and canard driver Ken Miller chats about his experiences with host David Williford. Ken is an A&P with an I/A and has extensive experience with Canard aircraft. Ken was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado in May of 1951 but considers himself a Texan having moved to Hartley, Texas in the Panhandle with his family when he was just a baby. Ken is a middle kid with two older brothers and one younger sister. The oldest brother earned his pilot’s license. Ken worked at his fathers...
Lochie Ferrier N656TE Ostroth Cozy MK IV
June 01, 2023 03:09 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBLochie Ferrier is a young test pilot who lives in Oakland, CA with his lady friend Cassidy, an accomplished pilot in her own right, as well as their Canard type-rated Labrador, Kane. His Cozy Mark IV N656TE built by Dr. Thane Ostroth is based at Hayward Municipal KHWD. Born in Armidale, Australia, Lochie moved to Canberra (Kan-brugh) Australia when he was 12, and then later to the United States in 2014 to attend college at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earn...
Antonio Becerra N48AD Rose Cozy MkIV
May 01, 2023 04:07 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBToday we have a special interview. We were able to record some conversations immediately following a pilot’s debriefing immediately following his first flight in a Cozy at Mojave Air and Spaceport. We will also get to listen in to his report home to his wife after is successful solo. Antonio Becerra is a Director and Cinematographer from Oregon. Antonio fell in love with photography as a 12-year-old who learned the art of developing photos from his father. He later earned a Master’s Degree...
Sarah Williford and her Dad N909EZ StaggerEZ: What is it like to have family fly with you?
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBGood Day and thank you for joining us for CanardCast, Episode 2 of Season 3! This is an interview from a different perspective in which we get to see a little of the canard experience from the viewpoint of our kids. In this interview, 24 year old Sarah Williford and her Father David Williford reminisce over some past father-daughter canard moments with the StaggerEZ N909EZ including memories of past flying lessons, animal runway incursions, "turns around a point" lessons, weight and balanc...
David Williford N909EZ Wright StaggerEZ
April 01, 2023 04:30 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, we will get to know your CanardCast host David Williford and his aircraft N909EZ a little better. David Willford joined the Canard Owners and Builders CanardCast team as Host last season. David is now the care taker, pilot and restorer of a very special three place pusher canard with unique staggered seating arrangement as well as a dizzying array of builder enhancements based at McKinney National KTKI. StaggerEze, built by Steve Wright, won Grand Champion Plans Built at Su...
Formation Flying CanardCast May 2022
June 05, 2022 21:44 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBOn this edition of CanardCast, I have the distinct pleasure of interviewing not one, but two great canard drivers and canard instructors! Mr. Jim Springer is not only an amazing canard aviator, but has now organized the first sponsored, Canard Formation Flying Clinic! This clinic was just held a couple of weeks ago. With lot of help from others, I can tell you this formation flying clinic was a sterling success. In addition to Jim, I’m also talking to Sir Ryszard Zadow. He is President of t...
The Bahama Bash 2022
May 16, 2022 22:35 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBOn this addition of CanardCast, we depart from our usual format of interviewing someone for you and instead, just present you with a conversation that took place the large comfortable guest area at the Fernandez Bay Resort on Cat Island with a cool breeze flowing thru and the white sand and surf just steps away. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rutancoba/support
Evan Winick N40TD Brusehaver Cozy Mark IV
April 04, 2022 13:45 - 25 minutes - 24 MBToday’s guest is new to the Canard Community. Evan Winick is a cautious IFR pilot who bravely negotiates the legendary New York City Airspace regularly in IMC condition. Since he received his pilot license in 2005 out of Queen City KXLL, Evan flies 150 hours a year on business as well as making several trips to Florida. He hopes to reduce his flight time to 75 hours a year because his 2006 Thomas Brusehaver built Cozy MKVI is about twice as fast as the Piper Arrow he’s been slogging back and...
Bill James N95BJ Rutan Model 33 VariEze
February 01, 2022 01:49 - 33 minutes - 31 MBBill James’ flies a highly refined example of Burt Rutan’s VariEze. He built the airframe per-plans, and his innovations enhance the efficiency and “operational friendliness” of his high-performance aircraft. He has owned a Cessna 120, a Berkut, and now flies the VariEze N95BJ and an Experimental Category Kolb M3X. Bill grew up near San Antonio, Texas. He flew Marine helicopters, worked cattle with helicopters, did some commercial helicopter and fixed-wing work, and instructed on the Boeing...
Mark Shinnick Rutan Model 40 Defiant
January 01, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBOn the third Saturday of each month, Mojave Spaceport Museum hosts the Plane Crazy Fly-In where we bumped into Rutan Defiant owner Mark Shinnick. In his early 60's Mark retired from a career in Financial management and now provides pediatric medical support as a registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with a Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (RRT-NPS). Mark is helping to stop Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) through his involvement in the systems development of a Benign Infant Stimulator, a no...
Gary Hertzler the Propulsion Master N99VE VariEze
December 01, 2021 07:38 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBGary Hertzler currently lives in Mesa Arizona but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended college at the General Motors Institute of Technology earning his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree in 1966. Following graduation he had a short stint with McDonnell-Douglas doing design work on the F4 Phantom. While at McDonnell-Douglas he obtained his private pilot’s license. In 1967 the Vietnam war was raging on in Southeast Asia. The U.S. military draft was in effect. Gary was facing th...
Gary Hertzler the Propulsion Master VariEze N99VE
December 01, 2021 07:38 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBGary Hertzler currently lives in Mesa Arizona but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended college at the General Motors Institute of Technology earning his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree in 1966. Following graduation he had a short stint with McDonnell-Douglas doing design work on the F4 Phantom. While at McDonnell-Douglas he obtained his private pilot’s license. In 1967 the Vietnam war was raging on in Southeast Asia. The U.S. military draft was in effect. Gary was facing th...
Ken Swain VariEze N4ZZ and Defiant N16FW
November 03, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBGood day and thank you for listening to the first episode of Season Two! My name is David Williford. Our first guest can only be described as a seasoned command pilot. Ken Swain has more than 30,000 hours flying everything from the biggest C5 Galaxy to the smallest Rutan VariEze. Ken lives in rural North Central Illinois an hour and a half from Chicago, where he supports his second career as a Captain for United operating out of Chicago O'Hare. Ken’s aviation career started with Air Force ...
Ken Swain N4ZZ VariEze and N16FW Defiant
November 03, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBGood day and thank you for listening to the first episode of Season Two! My name is David Williford. Our first guest can only be described as a seasoned command pilot. Ken Swain has more than 30,000 hours flying everything from the biggest C5 Galaxy to the smallest Rutan VariEze. Ken lives in rural North Central Illinois an hour and a half from Chicago, where he supports his second career as a Captain for United operating out of Chicago O'Hare. Ken’s aviation career started with Air Force ...
Russ Meyerriecks
July 01, 2020 17:11 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBRuss Meyerriecks is a fellow Cozy builder who runs "Shop Night" a special video conference call series for Rutan-Aircraft Builders within our community so that they can join in and talk about each others projects and shop setups. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rutancoba/support
Russ Meyerriecks Cozy MKIV N65TM
July 01, 2020 17:11 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBRuss is a very active and motivated Cozy Mark IV Builder. Based at Kilo Hotel Serria Victor near Huntsville, Alabama, he and his wife Kristy share their home with their two dogs in the shadow of the famous US Army Redstone Arsenal and US Space Camp for the past nine years. Russ’s early career accomplishments include connections to America’s space program where he participated in both the ThOR Project In Huntsville where Russ helped design technology to map lightning strikes from orbiting s...
Russ Meyerriecks N65TM Cozy MKIV
July 01, 2020 17:11 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBRuss is a very active and motivated Cozy Mark IV Builder. Based at Kilo Hotel Serria Victor near Huntsville, Alabama, he and his wife Kristy share their home with their two dogs in the shadow of the famous US Army Redstone Arsenal and US Space Camp for the past nine years. Russ’s early career accomplishments include connections to America’s space program where he participated in both the ThOR Project In Huntsville where Russ helped design technology to map lightning strikes from orbiting s...
Marc Zeitlin N83MZ Cozy Mark IV 2002
June 01, 2020 16:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBMarc (with a C) was born on the East Coast and now lives in California, not far the birthplace of the Rutan Canard revolution in Tehachapi. Marc operates his hand-built Cozy Mark four, November Eight Three Mike Zulu called Precious Time from a hanger he shares with the legendary Mike Melvill….. Marc shares his home with his beautiful wife and accomplished artist Deanie Zeitlin. Marc’s interest in aerospace stretches back to the second golden age of aviation in the early 1980’s. Among his ...
Damon Meyer N22AZ Cozy Mark III "Cloudz"
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBLong time Canard owner Damon Meyer tells us a little about his aviation story in this episode of the Canard Owners and Builders CanardCast. Today, Damon Meyer talks with us about his recent decision to transition from a long career in Information Technology to fly commercial jets. We also learn a little about his very efficient Cozy Mark III N22AZ also nicknamed Cloudz. Finally, Damon shares some details about his World Record flight from Coast to Coast in his Cozy and future plans. We hope...
Mike Beasley N835MS Rutan Model 61 LongEze Builder
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBMike Beasley is a retired Air Force aircraft maintenance officer. In 2006, after 20 years of service, he traded his uniform for a shirt & tie is currently a civil service acquisitions program manager at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, GA. He started his Long EZ project in 2001 while he was stationed in Germany and has since moved the project three times. He is almost finished with avionics and wiring and is hoping to start flight testing in the next few months. In October 2019,...
Mike Beasley Rutan Model 61 LongEze Builder
May 01, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBMike Beasley is a retired Air Force aircraft maintenance officer. In 2006, after 20 years of service, he traded his uniform for a shirt & tie is currently a civil service acquisitions program manager at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, GA. He started his Long EZ project in 2001 while he was stationed in Germany and has since moved the project three times. He is almost finished with avionics and wiring and is hoping to start flight testing in the next few months. In October 2019,...
Terry Schubert N9TS Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ 1986
April 04, 2020 21:34 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWelcome to our very first CanardCast! This episode features the former Central States editor of 30 years and owner of N9TS, the C.1.A world altitude record holding aircraft that he built. This Audio presentation is published to the public Podcast distribution RSS feeds so you may listen to these using any Podcast listening application you prefer. To learn more about podcasts, simply google search Podcasts. We hope you enjoy CanardCast brought to you by the Canard Owners and Builders Asso...
Canard owner Damon Meyer joins us from his home Downeast (Maine) to talk about his new career
December 01, 2019 02:15 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBLong time Canard owner Damon Meyer tells us a little about his aviation story in this very first test episode of the COBA Podcast. Damon talks with us about his recent decision to transition from a long career in Information Technology to fly commercial jets. We also learn a little about his very efficient Cozy Mark III N22AZ also nicknamed Cloudz. Finally, Damon shares some details about his World Record flight from Coast to Coast in his Cozy and future plans. This is our very first Podc...