Letter to Homebuilders: Dale Findlay BD-5 Accident

Dear BD-5 Homebuilder,
We have some good news and some bad news to report from Stow, Massachusetts. Our dealer, Dale Findlay, became the first person to complete and fly his BD-5 homebuilt aircraft. He made the first flight on January 22. The aircraft was equipped with a 650cc engine and everything performed beautifully. He made the other flights, accumulating three hours flying time, when on February 1, after flying over 20 minutes on his fifth flight, he ran out of gas on the right tank and was forced to make a landing in a small open fie...