Eric Hickey and his Durand Mk-V


This is first three pictures taken on 15 July 1987, one day after the great flood in Montreal from the previous day. These photos show Eric Hickey and his Durand Mk-V. Eric was airing out his wings because his basement had gotten damp from all the rain that poured down the day before. Eric had scheduled an open house on this date and I think I was the only other member from EAA266 to attend. Photos courtesy of Henry Ilnicki.

This aircraft is the only Durand Mk-V in the world that is mounted on floats, which Eric had built prior to starting the airframe.

Note the welded aluminum auxiliary fuel tank / seat back that Eric incorporated into his vehicle.

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Fred Ades' Osprey

Fred Ades was building an Osprey in the 1990's. If you can fill in the blanks, please email the webmaster with the missing information, or anything else you can add to the story! Pictures courtesy of Peter Rochester from an "open garage" event...
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Fred Ades, Ron Hills and Bob Gairns ---------------------------- The Osprey instrument panel

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---------------The Osprey masquerading as a picture mount. ----------- Tom Forsythe, Fred Ades and Ron Hills. Tom is a past member of Chapter 266 during the time he was building his S-18 which he eventually sold and is now back to restoring classic cars.


Mike Lehman examining the handy work


Mike Lehman, Ron Uloth and M. Levesque

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Ziggy Berzins

Many of you will remember Ziggy Berzins, builder of a Sonerai2 and of a Cygnet. Ziggy was the absolute expert in VW engines. Both airplanes were VW powered. The Cygnet received the Reserve Grand Champion prize at Oshkosh in.1989. The Sonerai was test flown in the fall of 1977. By June 78 Ziggy had flown the restricted hours, 75 in those days.

In July he flew to Orillia to an EAA Canada convention and late July he was off to Oskosh. Nine hours to get there and six hours and forty fives minutes back, not a mechanical glitch. For many years Ziggy's Cygnet could be seen in Oshkosh by the control tower, as a Reserve Grand Champion the airplane had a guaranteed parking spot there.

Ziggy eventually sold the Cygnet and rebuilt a Piper Colt that he put in the Owner-Maintenance category. As a result of this move he can no longer fly to Oshkosh , but he is there every year.He now llives in Sarnia

Have a look at the article on Ziggy's Cygnet