November 6, 2021 - Breakfast at Cambridge with F(x) and EAA Chapter members

My old friend F(x), my college roomate senior year, is in town and went flying with me. We flew to Cambridge and met up with a couple of guys from my EAA chapter.

From left to right: Alan, Ed, John, F(x). Alan flew over with John in John's RV-7 and has recently acquired an RV-8.

Ed flies this neat Varga 2150 Kachina.

In 1948, US aircraft test pilot/aircraft designer W.J. Morrisey produced a wood-and-fabric light aircraft, the 1000C (Nifty). In 1958 he reworked that basic design, giving it an all-metal structure and increased power. The aircraft is a cantilever low-wing monoplane with plain ailerons and two-position trailing-edge flaps, conventional empennage, fixed nosewheel landing gear, and tandem seating. Dual controls are provided as standard equipment. In 1958 The Morrisey Aviation Inc. company began building the re-designed aircraft. Two units were completed as the Morrisey 2000. A further improvement came with the Morrisey 2150, incorporating a 108 hp Lycoming O-235 engine. The company built nine aircraft by the end of 1959. The construction and design rights were then sold to Shinn Engineering Inc. which built 35 improved Shinn 2150A aircraft with a 150 hp (110 kW) Lycoming O-320-A2C engine, before ceasing production in 1962.

The 2150A design rights were sold in 1967 to used aircraft parts supplier George Varga who formed the Varga Aircraft Corporation. The Varga 2150A Kachina was built at Chandler, Arizona between 1975 and 1982. 121 2150A Kachinas were completed together with 18 examples of the Varga 2180 with a 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A2D engine. Ed has the O-360 version.

The pilot sits up high and has excellent visability.

Parked on the ramp at Cambridge. That's John's RV-7 in the background.

After a delicious breakfast at Katie's At The Airport restaurant, we followed Ed and the Varga north from Cambridge.

I took some aerial photos of his Varga.

It was a beautiful day for flying over the Eastern Shore.

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November 6, 2021 - Breakfast at Cambridge with F(x) and EAA Chapter members
My old friend F(x), my college roomate senior year, is in town and went flying with me. We flew to Cambridge and met up with a couple of guys from my EAA chapter. From left to right: Alan, Ed, John, F(x). Alan flew over with John in John's RV-7 and has recently acquired an RV-8.

Ed flies this neat Varga 2150 Kachina. In 1948, US aircraft test pilot/aircraft designer W.J. Morrisey produced a wood-and-fabric light aircraft, the 1000C (Nifty). In 1958 he reworked that basic design, giving it an all-metal structure and increased power. The aircraft is a cantilever low-wing monoplane with plain ailerons and two-position trailing-edge flaps, conventional empennage, fixed nosewheel landing gear, and tandem seating. Dual controls are provided as standard equipment. In 1958 The Morrisey Aviation Inc. company began building the re-designed aircraft. Two units were completed as the Morrisey 2000. A further improvement came with the Morrisey 2150, incorporating a 108 hp Lycoming O-235 engine. The company built nine aircraft by the end of 1959. The construction and design rights were then sold to Shinn Engineering Inc. which built 35 improved Shinn 2150A aircraft with a 150 hp (110 kW) Lycoming O-320-A2C engine, before ceasing production in 1962. The 2150A design rights were sold in 1967 to used aircraft parts supplier George Varga who formed the Varga Aircraft Corporation. The Varga 2150A Kachina was built at Chandler, Arizona between 1975 and 1982. 121 2150A Kachinas were completed together with 18 examples of the Varga 2180 with a 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A2D engine. Ed has the O-360 version.

The pilot sits up high and has excellent visability.

Parked on the ramp at Cambridge. That's John's RV-7 in the background.

After a delicious breakfast at Katie's At The Airport restaurant, we followed Ed and the Varga north from Cambridge.

I took some aerial photos of his Varga.



It was a beautiful day for flying over the Eastern Shore.








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