Value, Versatility and Integrity

Subscribe to the Mailing List

Join 3,143 other subscribers

All Posts

Meet Panther Beta Builder Robert (Bob) Woolley

Meet Panther beta builder Mr. Robert (Bob) Woolley. Bob, and his lovely wife Sandra, have been friends and neighbors since.well forever. Dan started coming to Haller airpark, which we now call home, in 1985, and Bob was one of Dan’s mentors then. Bob is a retired Air Force pilot with time in fighter, trainer and…

Meet Panther Beta Builder Tony Spicer

Being a beta builder for the builder means you get to be the first set of builders for a design. That is great – right? What it also means is you get to work out all of the bugs, figure most of it out on your own and work with little or no plans. It…

Fuel Tanks, Canopy and Knowing Yourself

Today was a good day in the shop. Bob Woolley, beta builder of the Panther sport version, assisted me with fitting the second fuel tank skin. We followed Tony’s instructions and all went very well. The fuel tank skins are all pre-drilled by the CNC shop and pre-bent in house, so it was just a…

The Ugly Duckling

We all know one of the most appealing parts of the airplane is the cowling. When we started the Panther project one of the main goals was to design a sexy airplane. All of the design work showed exactly what we wanted, but making it happen was another thing. Time is money, and fiberglass work…

Subscribe to the Mailing List

Join 3,143 other subscribers