Attendees profiles and scrapbook
(See scenes from the '05 BBQ)

(7/18/06 - List is up to date. If you don't see your name here, contact me.)

Roger Aspegren
Just finishing RV-9A with an Eggenfellner Subaru engine. About 2 weeks away from FAA inspection.

Marc Ausman
Albuquerque, NM RV-7, first flight on 4/16/06

Jeff and Sandy Barlett
Sharpsville, PA
RV 7A slow build. Working on the fuselage.


Jim Barrilleaux
Jim Barrilleaux and Gary Bennett are building a RV-8A QB at an Airpark called Alta Sierra located about 40nm north of Sacramento, CA. Have finished tail feathers and wings, hope to fly by early '07.

Robert Barrow
Building RV7A

Gordon and Donna Baxter
Repeat Offender. Built/flew #20274 RV-6 in 1992. Have RV-7 slow build #71985 wings/tail done, just started on fuse.Was at your BBQ last year and had a good time.

Jeff Beckley
Will be flying in from Des Moines, My son and I have a RV7-A in the oven. This is our second homebuilt project.

Rick Belsaas
Rapid City, SD Flying an RV-9A and building an RV 10. Painting stage. Chapter 39.

William Bennett
EAA187 AUSTIN , TX . BUILDIN 8A WORKING OF ENGINE

Rhonda Bewley
Monty, Allen and Rhonda are the owners of Barrett Precision Engines, Inc. in Tulsa, OK. Airplanes owned - 1958 Cessna 195 in restored condition, Model 12 (building.) Allen is planning on building an RV-8 (when it slows down!)

Bruce Bluhm
From Grand Island, Nebraska. Building RV-10 At firewall foreward. Builder 40449

Carey Bowman
I've finally decided on an RV10 for my cross country plane. First I have to build a Challenger on floats since I live in central MN and must have an economical seaplane! My RV build will start in about 5 years once finances and plane lodging are arranged. I'm getting involved now to learn all I can about RV people and the build process.

Glenn Brasch
From Tucson Arizona attending my 22nd OSH. RV-9A finishing kit.

Bill Brooks
Ottawa, Canada,
building a slowwwwwww build 6A

Mark Burns
RV-7A Fuselage. Flying to Oshkosh from Louisiana with a friend in his Decathlon.

L. Sherman Butler
L. Sherman Butler
2587 Brandon Dr.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402

Greg Carnforth
RV7 Slow builder, Live in Louisville, Ky. Wings, fuselage & canopy complete. Deposit at OSH for the powerplant?

Dan Checkoway
I'm not much of a social creature. I like to write, but I'm not much of a talker. Darwin convinced me to rear my head at this event. Would be good to shake hands with the folks with whom I've only exchanged e-mail.

James Clark
Jim Clark
19936 Lincoln Rd.
Purcellville, VA 20132

Tim Coldenhoff
Eggenfellner Subaru 2.5L powered RV9a N194TC has been flying for just over a year. This will be my first Osh. Yvette and I will be flying out of Goodyear, AZ (KGYR).

Bob Collins
Woodbury, Minnesota. Building an RV-7A and have been working steadily -- if not rapidly -- on it since 2001. I won't be doing as much cooking this year -- I wasn't all that great at it last year -- so hopefully I'll be able to sit and chat a bit. And, hopefully, it won't rain, because I've got no Plan B.

Bob Condrey
I'm building an RV-10 in the Omaha, NE area. Currently working through the finish kit.

John Cox
Airline Mechanic, former FAA Pilot Examiner, building RV-7 and RV-10 in Oregon.

Brian Dal Porto
I'll be flying in with my daughter from San Jose, CA. I'll be flying my Marquart Charger an open cockpit biplane. My wife is coming by noisy aluminum tube. We are staying at the UW Dorms. I'm Building an RV-7 and just about finished with my Fuse.

Brian Degenhardt
I'm from Adelaide, Australia & we're building an RV7A (mounting the engine)

David Domeier
Flying RV-7A N707DD Troy, Missouri

Paul & Edwina Eckenroth
I will probably stop just to see an assembly of 200+ RV builders

Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis, Newlenox, Il Building a RV-8, Flying a Rotorway Exec 162 right now.

Richard Emery
Bridgeton, MO.

STEVE FABISZAK
I'm building an RV-9A and am close to finishing the fuselage/starting the finish/FWF kit. I owned a 1953 Tri-Pacer for 9 years prior to starting the RV project. Kent owns the C-182 and is restoring a Luscombe. We're flying in from Utah arriving on 7/22.

John Fasching
11325 Hidden Hills Dr.
Salida, CO 81201

Kevin and Sandy Faris
Sandy and I have been finishing our RV-7 for the last year. We expect it to fly this fall.

Paul Foster
Australian-have built 6A with 400hrs ,currently building7A-unfortunately just buggered the 6 on a landing "incident"-nose gera collapsed and flipped over !!-both survived and need to finish 7a in a hurry!work as local GP[family doctor]

Terry Frazier
Building a 7A QB. Working on the Fus. in the garrage while waiting for completion of my new hangar at KHND. Slight potential that hangar delivery will preempt my attending OSH this year.

Larry Frey
From Highland, Il (near St Louis). Working on my 7A for 4 years now, probably will be the longest build time plane in history. TMX IO-360 ordered, Firewall kit being ordered, but still havn't done the drat canopy.

Peter Fruehling
I'm from St. Paul, MN and my wife and I just started our -7 Empennage last month. The wings are on order and the Tail number (N200PF) is reserved!

Roy Glass
Built an RV-6 over an 8-yr period, starting in Anchorage, Alaska, and finishing it in Portland, Oregon, in October 2005.

Jim Gore
I am #565 of the RV-10 builders. Flew in Vic Syracuse's 10 and bought the kit the next day!!

Al Grajek
From Lexington,Ky. Part of the Ohio Valley RVators. 2oo hrs in my 8A, Brand new 8 on its first trip (hopefully. Its still in paint)

Gary Haley
From Cypress, TX Dry Creek Airport (TS07) Building a RV-7 Just finished the Superior Build School

Ed Hamilton
Building an rv7a, just made big cut in canopy, from upstate New York, Brant Lake.

Rob Hanberg
Thanks for putting this on. I will be there with my friend Ardin Wright.

Jerry Hansen
The 3 guys from Trio Avionics

Jeff Haynes
Joel Haynes, Bozeman, MT. RV-7A should be flying in late June (without paint). Plan to fly it to Oshkosh and park in homebuilt camping section. Will be bringing a Citabria pilot buddy along.

Brett Herrick
Slowly making progress on an RV-6A. Currently working on attaching the wing tips. I'm located in Columbus, Indiana.

Jack R. Holland
From McLean, Il. Built and flying RV-7

Kevin Horton

John Huft

Ralph Inkster
Enjoyed your BBQ last year. Have been flying the wings off my RV-7A this last year, have visited Canada's East, West & North coasts, & this will make it 2 times to OSH for the RV. Progressing nicely on my other project, a plans built RV-6.

Gary Jasper
Sunny Pittsburgh Pa. RV-6 flying over 10 years. First quest RV-8 Second and third just have the RV smile.

Chad Jensen
Fifth 5th OSH for me and my dad, first RV BBQ, and looking forward to putting as many faces to names (screen names) as I can. See you all there!

Matt Johnson
From Fresno, CA and building an RV-7. Currently working on Fuse.

Dick Jordan
Finishing an RV 8A... In the "tweaking stage " and will apply for the airworthiness certificate this week (6/1)... Based at Pottstown Limerick airport.

Howard Kaney
Building an RV-9A in West Bend, WI, about 1 hr. drive from Oshkosh. Cochairing Aeromart with friends from Chapter 1158.

Bob & Sidney Kaufman
From Las Vegas, building RV-10, working on the engine and panel.

Ben Keen
St. Louis, MO RV-9 with the aft fuse starting to go together.

David Kewley
From nothern Ill. working on 7A hope to be airborne by OSH

Larry Klein
Currently residing and building an RV-10 in Monterey, Ma. Monterey is in the Berkshire Hills, (western Mass.) I have most of the sheet metal completed and starting to lay in the cabling. I am about one year away from flying.

Mike Klele
Riding the Motorcycle over from Michigan this year for a 10 day stay. I'll be finally moving the box with tail section out of the basement and into the garage this month. Will be building an 8. Have flown in a 7 and 6a.

Danny Lawhon
First time to Oshkosh, from Corpus Christi, Texas, building an RV9A firewall forward , waiting on prop, Dynon d180 to take to airport for the wing install, and all the little things ect.. First-time builder.

Lamar Lawson
I live in Harlingen, Texas. if you dont know where harlinen is, it is where mexico, the gulf of mexico and texas run into each other. Im building a RV7A in my garage. I have the tail and wings complete. I am fitting the canopy on my fuselage.

Gary Ludeke
Completed my RV-6A in October 2001. It took 9 years! Live in Eugene, Oregon. Based at Creswell (77s)

Daniel Maher
will start this fall...I promise:)

David Maib
David and Mary Maib. Eagan, MN. Just starting RV-10 project. David is a corporate pilot and Mary is currently taking flying lessons.

Harv Martens
Friend of Jeff Vaughan - who is building an RV

Rick McCraw
From Hinesburg, Vermont. Just starting work on an RV-7.

Jim McDonald
RV 10 builder x airfarce

Mark Mercer
I live near Washington DC,
I am building a RV 10, first time builder

Paul Merems
Mechanical Engineer RV-7A builder, second offender (RV-4 back in the 1980's). Owner of ExperimentalAero-designer and manufacture of the DRDT-2 (deep reach dimpling tool). Tucson, AZ

Todd and Tami Moeller
I am on my 3rd year working on an RV-7. I have been "finishing" my wings for a little over a year now.

Steve Moore
First-time builder of an RV-9 in Ellensburg, WA

Tom Moore
Flying 7A, Frisco, TX

Jeff Morgan
Building an RV 10. From Woodbury, MN

John Morgensen
Fernley, NV (near Reno) RV-9A Quick Build

Mark Navratil
I'm flying my new RV-8A (N2D) in from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This will be my 12th Oshkosh but first time to fly my own airplane to the Big Show. My 5-year-old son Skyler will be coming with me.

Bill Near
From Florida. Working on the finishing kit.Engine hung working on the cowling. Hope to be done late this summer.

Allen Oberting
I'm from Indianapolis, Indiana, and am building an RV-7. I have been involved with RV's for about ten years through my friend John Marshall who has built an RV-6 and Super RV-8 of his own, and has completed or assisted on many other RV projects for other builders.

Brad Oliver
RV-7 builder from Livermore, CA. Currently working on the tanks. Looking forward to meeting all of you.

Ron Olmstead
I am from Chandler Arizona. I am building a RV7A #72600. This is my first home build project.

Jeff Orear
From Peshtigo WI. Hope to fly my newly completed 6A into Airventure if I can manage to fly off phase 1 time by then. May have to wait for next year.......

Jamie Painter
From Atlanta, GA. Building an RV-7A. 90% done, 90% to go.

Tony Partain
Tony Partain
Partain Transport
Bend Oregon
RV7 116WT

Gary & Suzanne Patton
Mukilteo Washington building a 7A. Having a little building slowdown right now due to real work. About ready to cut the canopy

Jerry L. Petersen
Rom Rapid City, SD
Flying a 9A building a 10. Will be with build partner and another 9A pilot and a couple of spouses.

Mark Phillips

Terry Phillips
I am a retired engineer living in Montana. I am working on my PPL. If, and when I get done, I plan to build an RV-9A.

Stan Raskow
I'm from Glendale AZ. GEU. Have a RV6 and love it.

Mike Regen
RV-7A builder. Oshkosh will be just under 2 years on the project and I plan on having it flying by October. From Gaithersburg, MD which is just north of Washington, DC.

Bill Reining
My son and I are building an RV-10, currently assemblying the tail cone, with quick build wings and fuselage stored in my garage. We live in the San Francisco bay area. I'm recently retired - don't know how I ever found time to work!

Richard Reynolds
Have a RV-6A, N841RV, Norfolk, VA. Helping David Boone build a RV-10, Kit 40138

Mark Richardson
From Almonte, Ontario. Built an -8 and will be bringing it to Osh. 120hrs flying so far.

Rob Riggen
Living in Northern Vermont with my wife and two young children is the greatest thrill of my life. A close second is flying in small airplanes. I'm really excited to be attending this year and meeting many of you whom I've been communicating with on line.

John Roberts
My son Luke and I plan on attending the BBQ. We made the decision top build an RV7A last year at OshKosh and are currently working on the wings. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.

Jason Rouault
3175 Sagewater Ct.
Fort Collins, CO 80528

Randy Russell
RV9A finishing, and finishing, and finishing ... Eggenfellner 2.5 Subaru with Quinti Prop Controller

Larry and Lana Sallee
We live in Owatonna, MN. I'm retired and my goal is to build a RV-7A in the next few years.

Tad and TJ Sargent
From Huntersville, NC.

Michael Sausen
Building an RV-10 in Grandview TX at the moment. Will probably be relocating the project (and us) to WI sometime after Airventure though.

Mike Schipper
RV-9A builder/flyer & RV-10 builder

Don"Squeak"Schnarr
Live in Jasper,IN and building a RV-7A. Working on the Finishing Kit and Fuselage. 0-360 A1A ready to mount.

PJ Seipel
Building an RV-10 in Chesapeake, VA. Currently working on the fuselage.


Dave Setser
Home - Arlington/Boston, MA RV-7 fuel tanks in progress www.mightyrv.com

Dick Sipp
Built and sold RV4. Building RV10. Enjoy formation and group trips. Based in central Michigan 3BS.

Gary Slatt
Driving in from south central Pennsylvania,building an 7A for over 5 years. I'll be taking my plane to it's hangar in early July. Looking forward to my first trip to Oshkosh and meeting you all.

Frank Smidler
I have a slow build (12 yrs) RV-6 kit that I am working on the wiring. I have attended OSH since 1976 with only 4 or 5 yrs missed and am usually accompanied by my two boys.

Alan Smith
Building RV6 Wiring/Finish. Neosho MO KEOS

Dave Smith
I'm out of Spokane, WA, and coming over with my son and one of his friends. Currently working on the tail kit of an RV-10, and building a shop to put it together.

David A. Smith
From toronto ohio building a rv9a retired from titanium metals plant in toronto ohio

Gary A. Sobek
I'm not much of a social creature. I'm not much of a talker. Dan Checkoway convinced me to tag along.

Brian Sowell
Built RV-9A N9612S Finished June 05 Member EAA 983

Roger Steers
Three of us are building an RV-10 and my other two partners have built RV-8s powered by the Mazda rotary. From Calif. Thanks

Bill Swaim
Bill Swaim and wife Jean, from Bettendorf, IA. Presently flying (SEL VFR)a Cardinal RG out of Moline, IL and working on the RV7 almost daily. I am NOT retired or a programmer ;0) so am very limited by time and money. Was introduced to RV's at a local fly-in by Lyle Hefel, one of the premier RV builders (I think he's on #6?). Hope to finish mine in 2009.

Ron Snyder
I'm a retired airline pilot, living in Bernville PA. Presently on the finish kit of an RV-8 quickbuild. Enjoy flight instructing an golf. I'll be staying in the dorm all week an would be more than happy to help in any way I can

John Testement
We are building an RV-10 in Richmond VA. This will be our 1st project.

John Tierney
Salem, WI Building RV-7A, Slow Build Wings, waiting on Q-Build Fuse Volunteering at Sheetmetal Workshop at Airventure. Staying at Circle R campground.

Paul Trotter
Driving in from NY. I was at the BBQ last year and met a number of builders. A lot of fun.

Jeff Vaughan
RV7A project: working on canopy. Shop is in my barn in West Chester Pa.

J. R. (Rocky) Vodden
I am from Manitou Manitoba Canada, I have a RV-9A just completed in June, Waiting on inspection, but has not been i the air yet. Should have lots to share at OSh.

Chris Ward
First time RV-9A Builder from Fresno, CA (First time to Oshkosh too!)

Curtis Welge
Building RV-7QB, need engine and avionics. Live on airport (3K6) Shafer Metro East near STL.

Jim & Debbie Whitaker
We live in Lee's Summit Mo. Have three dogs(children). We are about to become empty nesters and plan to travel (alot)!!! The RV7 is in my opinion, the best combo of performance to meet the requirements.It is our hope to attain much knowledge from gatherings such as this, as well as making new friends.

Fred Williams
RV 10 builder. Empenage completed, working on slow-build wings.

Dalton Zeigler
This will be our third year in a row caming in the North 40 at OSH. We live in Easton, PA and I am building an RV-7. My website is www.deltazulu.net .