Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]"
Pietenpol-List: new subject lines
Pietenpol-List: Aluminum Wing? Re: Apology
Original Posted By: "Steve Glass"
Well, "BikeMike", I propose that you add a fourth category... the "Type D" person. I'm one of those.Type D people take the work that a Type A, B, or C builder has done and then go fly it! Call it "cutting in line", "taking a shortcut to success", or "cheating" ;o)I'll tell you what though- building these airplanes is what keeps my life fun and interesting, and flying them is like actually going to heaven instead of just dreaming about it. Very, very rewarding. I like to tweak this and that, customize a few things, think about improvements and mods, and that's part of the educational process of experimental aircraft. And perhaps to put all of this aluminum wing and alternative engine stuff in perspective (but not to throw me out of my comfortable Type D world of building on someone else's success), I would remind folks that "a life lived without risks is not worth living". That may end up being my epitaph, but I'll have a smile on my face when I go down.Low 'n' slow forever!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Live Search Maps find all the local information you need, right when you need it. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag2&FORM= ... __________
Well, "BikeMike", I propose that you add a fourth category... the "Type D" person. I'm one of those.Type D people take the work that a Type A, B, or C builder has done and then go fly it! Call it "cutting in line", "taking a shortcut to success", or "cheating" ;o)I'll tell you what though- building these airplanes is what keeps my life fun and interesting, and flying them is like actually going to heaven instead of just dreaming about it. Very, very rewarding. I like to tweak this and that, customize a few things, think about improvements and mods, and that's part of the educational process of experimental aircraft. And perhaps to put all of this aluminum wing and alternative engine stuff in perspective (but not to throw me out of my comfortable Type D world of building on someone else's success), I would remind folks that "a life lived without risks is not worth living". That may end up being my epitaph, but I'll have a smile on my face when I go down.Low 'n' slow forever!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Live Search Maps find all the local information you need, right when you need it. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag2&FORM= ... __________