Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
Man, now that the tail section is getting completed it's really starting to geteven more fun... Building something from plans out of God given materials can'tbe beat! I haven't flown a plane for over two months and frankly don't missit much.. I'm having too much fun working on the Piet. I took the advice ofsome who've said, "build to build, don't build to fly" and "spend some time onit each day". It's amazing the momentum you can build when you just spend someamount of time on your project each day, even if it's just studying the plansto see how to make your next move. I find it motivational to set small goals... I set the goal of completing the'end spinach' over the winter... certainly not difficult to achieve if you getat it each day. By spring I should be able to get to finishing up the oddsand ends of the fuselage over the summer and then get at making the center sectionand ribs... I really wasn't looking forward to starting the wing but afterseeing Dick Navratrils project(s) I see just how fun it looks to build. He'seven said that the building of the wing goes by way too fast.I say all of this for those who need some encouragement, motivation or just wantto read something that's more personal and less technical. The people on thislist make it a phenomenal tool! Thanks for all the discussion on the horizontalstab. Sorry for the ramblings but it's nearly 2:00 am and I can't get my mind off ofthe piet. Ain't building great!Tom BrantBrooklyn Park, MN________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:54:50 -0800