COBA is the official organization for Canard enthusiasts. Combining the Central States Association (CSA) newsletter with the EZ.org community, the Canard Owners and Builders Association (COBA) is represented by it's membership base, website, this Podcast, Newsletters and canard gatherings and events. We are run and managed by a team of canard builders and owners who want to strengthen the Rutan-inspired aircraft community.
Membership is $42 per year, and includes the quarterly CSA newsletter mailed to your address as well as full access to the resources of CanardOwners.com.
Welcome to the fourth episode in season 5 of Canard Cast, produced by Terry Fulwider! We have a special treat for you in this episode, our first Velocity owner and builder! Steve Cabiroy served in the Navy spending his first 12 years as a mechanic running the nuclear propulsion system on a submarine. His next assignment was as a supply corps officer where he was involved in towing the battleship USS Wisconsin as well as the USS Lexington aircraft carrier. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant after 21 years of dedicated service. Steve started his company, Net Trek Inc, in 1997 and still runs it to this day. In 2007 he and his wife, Susan, designed their current home to be high performance, or as some would call Green. It has zero energy bills! Steve and Susan began building their Velocity XL RG kit in January of 2016 and finished in December of the same year. He began building the Velocity a second time in 2019, but we’ll let Steve tell you about that in his own words. N735D is hangered at kilo foxtrot yankee Juliet in Virginia. Steve and Susan live near Richmond, Virginia and have two daughters and three grand children. Let’s get to the story of Steve Cabiroy and N735D, his beautiful Velocity XL RG.
List of 3D printed parts (https://1drv.ms/f/c/5e5f661715504e99/IgCZTlAVF2ZfIIBe-AMAAAAAARr_WTVkgbLKQJx6_ra9ctI)
Steve's YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@cabiroy)
Cover photo by Mark Riley
8 Apr 2026
Ryszard Zadow - Berkut N9041H
Ryszard Zadow, known also as Richard to many, was interested in flying from birth. Fanned by aviation stories retold by his parents and watching crop dusters deftly maneuver above the orange groves, in his childhood home state of Texas, Ryszard continues to pursue his lifetime passion for flight.
Ryszards mother and father supported his interest in aviation. He remembers one notable adventure in which his father brought him to a Confederate Air Force air show when the CAF was still based in Harlington, TX.
When Ryszard was 15, a local celebrity named Al Cisneros, hometown hero and school alumni was visiting the students and signing autographs at St Joes (Go Bloodhounds). Encouraged by his mother to go speak with the decorated Vietnam War veteran and Blue Angel pilot. Al signed Ryszards program.
Ryszard moved up through the cadet ranks in the Civil Air Patrol and persevered toward earning his pilot license by any means possible. He built time at Weiser Air Park and solo'd at the David Wing Hooks Airport in Houston in his late teens. He earned his private pilot license while attending University at Texas A&M where he helped found the A&M Skydivers club and personally flew jumpers. Ryszard joined the Army National Guard and earned a commission in January 1983 with the Navy. Among his many accomplished roles for the military, Ryszard flew as a Radar Intercept officer on F-14 Tomcats and eventually completed his career as an A-4 Adversary instructor.
He left the Navy after Desert Storm in the early 1990's and accepted a position as a pilot for TWA and later Southwest Airlines. To his great delight, Ryszard one day found himself on the flight deck of a Southwest 737 flying with his childhood hero Al Cisneros! Ryszard remains close with Al to this day and describes him as an Uncle.
Ryszards Canard experience goes back almost as long as his career. In 1983 Ryszard purchased the MILLETT VARI-EZE N930L. Many years later, he had the opportunity to purchase the Cozy Jet N722 "Kerosene Dreams" built by Greg Von Richter and flew it on a return to Oshkosh. These days he’s slumming around in a Berkut N9041H named the Mississippi Queen.
Ryszard’s commitment to the Rutan canard community runs deep. In 2014 Ryszard established the 501c3 organization known as the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience (pronounced "raa-fee" for short). In his own words, Ryszard: "founded RAFE to spread the word about the mission and tell the story of the dedication, the commitment and the spirit poured into the aircraft designed by Burt Rutan and built by the Owners."
With primary bases of operation in Ellington, TX and Covington, TN, Ryzard recently retired from Southwest Airlines and now dedicates himself to the development of RAFE full time. He lives on a house-boat in Key-mah, TX, mostly because he wasn't able to find a suitable aircraft to live in, yet.
Visit RAFE on the web! https://www.rutanaircraftflyingexperience.org/ (https://www.rutanaircraftflyingexperience.org/)
9 Feb 2026
Ary Glantz - LongEZ
Welcome to the second episode in season 5 of Canard Cast, produced by Terry Fulwider! Today’s conversation is with Long EZ builder and internet blogger, Ary Glantz. Ary took his first flight at the age of 13. That flight ignited a passion that took him through Embry Riddle University where he graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering. After graduation he worked with Cessna and Bombardier before landing his dream job with NASA. He currently works at the NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia where he lives with his wife and three year old son. Ary’s Long EZ build started in 2013 and has been documented in great detail on his blog. His blog is one of the great resources available to the new canard builder, essentially a step by step guide to building a Long EZ. Enjoy Terry’s much anticipated conversation with Builder, Blogger, and Engineer, Ary Glantz!
http://aryjglantz.com (http://aryjglantz.com)
https://www.youtube.com/@aryjg (https://www.youtube.com/@aryjg)
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