COBA CanardCast

Ryszard Zadow, known also as Richard to many, was interested in flying from birth. Fanned by aviation stories retold by his parents and watching crop dusters deftly maneuver above the orange groves, in his childhood home state of Texas, Ryszard continues to pursue his lifetime passion for flight. Ryszards mother and father supported his interest in aviation. He remembers one notable adventure in w...

Welcome to the second episode in season 5 of Canard Cast, produced by Terry Fulwider!  Today’s conversation is with Long EZ builder and internet blogger, Ary Glantz.  Ary took his first flight at the age of 13.  That flight ignited a passion that took him through Embry Riddle University where he graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering.  After graduation he worked...

Welcome to season 5 of Canard Cast, produced by Terry Fulwider!  Today, Terry speaks with Dave Berenholtz. Dave lives in Melbourne, Australia and is based at the Leongatha airport - YLEG.  He began flying gliders in 1986 just to have something to do.  Dave moved from gliders to a small gyrocopter and that is when his love of flying started to grow. Aviation fever truly took hold whe...

We continue our discussion about safety in part two of this important series. Marc Zeitlin and Izzy Briggs talk about landing gear, paint color, and the importance of understanding every system that is installed in your aircraft.

Safety is an important topic in all areas of aviation. Marc Zeitlin (Burnside Aerospace) and Izzy Briggs (BlackSky Composites) dive into typical issues seen with canard type aircraft and give their thoughts on a few recent incidents and what we can learn from them. Be sure to check back in December for Part 2 of this discussion!

We welcome Canadian native, Scott MacLean, producer of the YouTube Channel “Canard Boulevard” and owner of Cozy Mark IV N797DL. Among Scott’s aviation influences, his father was an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic who instilled a love of aviation in his sons. In 1991 Scott earned his multi, commercial, and instrument ratings. Scott’s interest in canard aircraft sparked at the 1998 Oshkosh airshow...

Steve Franseen is a third generation pilot and a 2nd generation canard pilot. He lives in Denver, CO with his wife and two kids and is based out of Rocky Mountain Metro airport. Steve first solo'd in June of 2011 and currently holds instrument and commercial ratings. He is working to add his commercial multi soon. Steve's daily flier is a beautiful Cozy mkIII which he uses for anything from cross...

 Today Izzy and I speak with Nate Mullins, founder of 3:23 Composites LLC. Nate grew up in Spokane, WA and spent his teen years building countless RC aircraft. He also formed a band and toured the country, eventually landing in Nashville, TN. Nate continued to chase the music business but also worked as a business banker. Here’s an interesting tidbit, he worked for the Hobby Lobby RC su...

Defiants have gotten quite a bit of press in the last year and CanardCast is continuing that trend as Terry interviews Vernon Asper, builder and owner of the Lycoming equipped Defiant N22VL based at KDKX in Knoxville. I met with Vernon last October at the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas as part of a gathering of Defiants. He had flown N22VL in to meet with five other Defiants we cobbled toge...

We continue season 4 with Izzy's conversation with Tyson Bradley. Tyson is a captain in the 36th Airlift Squadron of the United States Airforce and flies the C130J. He graduated from the Air Force Academy where he served as an instructor pilot in the TG16A and DG1000 sailplanes. Tyson has had the opportunity to fly many interesting aircraft since becoming a pilot including the T6, T38 , and a...

Today Izzy speaks with the founder of Jet Guys, Robert Harris.  Robert was "invited" to join the army early in life and then retired from Northwest Public after twenty years.  He has been an airframe and powerplant  mechanic for over 40 years.  Robert's canard journey began long ago when he built his Rutan VariEze.  He enjoyed the project so much that he started "The EZ Hangar," a company aimed at...

Terry Fulwider was born in Calamus, Iowa and grew up in Waco, Texas. Terry has two grown children with his wife Lynn, and they now care for two cats and two dogs. They married at the 8A1 Guntersville airport aviation museum in 2013. After developing his musical career in Nashville over 20 years, he now makes his home Albertville, Alabama since 2014 where he works supporting the IT infrastructure a...

Lochie 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...

Long 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 brother...

Today 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-o...

Good 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 pa...

In 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...

On 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 st...

On 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.

Today’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...

Bill 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 wi...

On 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 Syndrom...

Gary 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 Vietna...

Good 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 Cap...

Russ 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 ThO...