Staib served as a flight instructor during the Second World War at Chanute, Kansas flying PT-14s.
Staib designed and built five different "LB" (Little Bastard) aircraft and a helicopter, of which several had the title "world's smallest" at their time of construction.
[2] The LB-2 is a single engine low-wing, open cockpit monoplane with conventional landing gear.
LB-2 was the considered the "World's Smallest Monoplane" when built to take the title from Ray Stits 8 ft (2.4 m) span aircraft.
Cliff Baker operated the aircraft one more season, suffering a broken back after a high-speed incident.