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Pietenpol-List: Piet building in Plano
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet building in Plano
Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet building in PlanoJim,Don't worry about what anyone thinks when you're reporting events that lifts you. Do your thing and if it kicks you in the ass go ahead and float.Corky in La still on a big high________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet building in PlanoJim,Don't worry about what anyone thinks when you're reporting events that lifts you. Do your thing and if it kicks you in the ass go ahead and float.Corky in La still on a big high________________________________________________________________________________
1st Flight
Original Posted By: Mike
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: 1st FlightIn a message dated 10/4/2002 4:08:14 PM Central Daylight Time, bike.mike(at)verizon.net writes:Pieters, This nice letter from Mike says it better than I could have done. May I share it with you. And we have eight children.> > Corky,> > I know this may not carry much weight, being a lawyer's opinion, but I felt> kind of teary eyed reading your first flight message. I've never seen one> of my own creations fly... it's got to be a little like seeing your child> born.> I, for one, never had any doubts about the capabilities of your test pilot.> The flight you described was just textbook fine from the viewpoint of this> once-upon-a-time flight test engineer.> One highly regarded test pilot I know, who has flown upwards of 100> homebuilt 1st flights, says that you taxi-test slowly at first, then a> little faster, then finally the little bird will let you know it wants to> fly. You don't get to decide when that will happen.> > Mike Hardaway> > Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 14:07:50 -0700Subject: 1st Flight
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: 1st FlightIn a message dated 10/4/2002 4:08:14 PM Central Daylight Time, bike.mike(at)verizon.net writes:Pieters, This nice letter from Mike says it better than I could have done. May I share it with you. And we have eight children.> > Corky,> > I know this may not carry much weight, being a lawyer's opinion, but I felt> kind of teary eyed reading your first flight message. I've never seen one> of my own creations fly... it's got to be a little like seeing your child> born.> I, for one, never had any doubts about the capabilities of your test pilot.> The flight you described was just textbook fine from the viewpoint of this> once-upon-a-time flight test engineer.> One highly regarded test pilot I know, who has flown upwards of 100> homebuilt 1st flights, says that you taxi-test slowly at first, then a> little faster, then finally the little bird will let you know it wants to> fly. You don't get to decide when that will happen.> > Mike Hardaway> > Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 14:07:50 -0700Subject: 1st Flight