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12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas our Panther Builder and Designer decided he wasn’t going to be left out of the fun! Here is a note from Dan and a few photos, flying Paul Salter’s Corvair powered Panther LS. Autopilot coupled, 3.0L Corvair Purring @ 70% power, temps and pressures perfect, smooth as glass @156 […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 8

On the eighth day of Christmas our builders shared with us….Engine Options David Christensen from Brigham City, UT, Panther Tri-Gear SN086, UL Power sent us this note: Thanks SPA for the great kit and service. The rear fuselage went together very fast. Moved on to the forward fuselage. Just got it attached to the tail cone. […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas 2018 – Day 2

On the second day of Panther Christmas our builders brought to us – Janson Kinsley’s Panther. Janson purchased his Panther from the original builder – Buddy Henson. Janson loves flying his Panther around the skies of NE Florida and has done an outstanding paint job. Take a look at the photos he sent over.

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 7

Builder Tim O’Laughlin and his wonderful wife Peggy have been busy on their Panther. Tim and Peggy have a hangar at Haller Airpark and Tim flies his RV4 on a regular basis. Tim is a retired Navy A6 and A7 pilot, and later an Airline Captain. He is going to use a rebuilt Lycoming O-320 […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 6

Builder and flyer Tony Spicer from Wilmington, NC has been flying his Panther for a few months now. Tony was one of our “Beta” builders – helping us develop the instructions and assembly procedures as well as any part modifications that needed to be done. Tony’s Panther is powered by a Jabiru 3300 and a Whirlwind […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 5

On the 5th Day of Panther Christmas our builders sent to us – FFFFFFIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEE GGGGOOLLLLDDDEEENNN RRRRIIINNNGGGGSSS! Wait…..no….that isn’t right. Builder Barry Cole sent over a note about how he really enjoys the camaraderie of building. He has been finishing up another cool project (see below at the Avid Magnum) and now has some more time […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 4

On the 4th day of Christmas our Panther Builders sent to us – Beautiful views!!! Here is a note from builder Rick Holland from Castle Rock, CO Rachel Attached some photos of my progress on my Panther. Have the fuselage on the gear and have a ways to go with it. Tail, wings and fuel […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas 2018 – Day 3

On the third day of Panther Christmas our builders sent to us…. Tom Kodey is a new Panther builder, SN104, from Port Orange, FL and he has been a busy guy over the last month. Tom picked up his kit from us in November and he is well on his way. Here are some photos […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 3

Here are some photos from Panther builder SN059 Ryan Fiscus from Fort Worth, TX. Ryan is a first time builder and he has been enjoying his Panther building process! Here is what Ryan has to say about his build: “I don’t have too many photos of “me and the panther” but here are a few […]

12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 2

On our second day of Christmas our true love gave to me – Two Turtle Doves and a Panther in a the Mountains for Me! Check out this amazing shot of Will Mensink’s Panther with the mountains in the background. Will’s Panther is one of my personal favorites – mostly because it reminds me of my first […]