Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Isn't that cool? I wonder what kind of mileage they got before having to changedrums? Ha ha!--------Mark - working on wingsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:32:24 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still marching tothe goal line
Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still marching to
Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still marching to
Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still marching tothe goal line
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still marching tothe goal line
Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: I have to really wonder where else?Where else, what other place, board or forum other than church, red cross or other benevolent organizations has anyone seen such a demonstration of commitment? I suspect that if you searched the Red board, the Blue board and the Purple Board along with every other matronics forum board, you would never find anyone getting close to suggesting such an idea where the members dig into their pockets to help another member. I know flying is expensive as a hobby , an occupation and a mode of transportation, I know that because of the expenses associated with it pilots are inherently cheap. The serious truth if you want to fly you got to have cash so everything goes on theback burner to afford to fly its the addiction like being any other wonder where and how to get the next fix. So being a cheap pilot is an important to continuing to be any kind of pilot. Right here we have a collection of cheap donkey pilots saving change, soda pop bottles, washing machine wringer and sofa coins to buy glue, cable, wood, gasoline motor oil saw blades and most importantly a healthy supply of band aids. Knowing those things how does one pry those highly sought after and prized nickels pennies and dimes out of the hands of a Piet builder who's heading to the candy story with his coins to buy the sweets of the next assembly?I have no idea but as you see its been happening hour by hour for the past 2 days. I am confident Markle is going to keep the Piet. We got 900.00 to go its amazing but it does touch each of us ion our own unique way to wonder how and why but more to celebrate what we have accomplished.As individuals we can and are building and will or have been successful in our builds one person, one Piet. One person can accomplish good things but many good persons can accomplish greatness with less effort than it takes to build a Piet. I would ask if anyone has see such a thing I would like to know about it, not for any other purpose than to become a part of that organization also.I salute you allJohn________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
Subject: Pietenpol-List: I have to really wonder where else?Where else, what other place, board or forum other than church, red cross or other benevolent organizations has anyone seen such a demonstration of commitment? I suspect that if you searched the Red board, the Blue board and the Purple Board along with every other matronics forum board, you would never find anyone getting close to suggesting such an idea where the members dig into their pockets to help another member. I know flying is expensive as a hobby , an occupation and a mode of transportation, I know that because of the expenses associated with it pilots are inherently cheap. The serious truth if you want to fly you got to have cash so everything goes on theback burner to afford to fly its the addiction like being any other wonder where and how to get the next fix. So being a cheap pilot is an important to continuing to be any kind of pilot. Right here we have a collection of cheap donkey pilots saving change, soda pop bottles, washing machine wringer and sofa coins to buy glue, cable, wood, gasoline motor oil saw blades and most importantly a healthy supply of band aids. Knowing those things how does one pry those highly sought after and prized nickels pennies and dimes out of the hands of a Piet builder who's heading to the candy story with his coins to buy the sweets of the next assembly?I have no idea but as you see its been happening hour by hour for the past 2 days. I am confident Markle is going to keep the Piet. We got 900.00 to go its amazing but it does touch each of us ion our own unique way to wonder how and why but more to celebrate what we have accomplished.As individuals we can and are building and will or have been successful in our builds one person, one Piet. One person can accomplish good things but many good persons can accomplish greatness with less effort than it takes to build a Piet. I would ask if anyone has see such a thing I would like to know about it, not for any other purpose than to become a part of that organization also.I salute you allJohn________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
One of the big things that helped me to decide to build a Pietenpol was this List.There's a genuine sense of friendship amongst the vast majority of the builders/fliers/dreamers/lurkers.I was a "lurker" for a while, and almost six yearsago, I decided to take the plunge. I ordered my plans, and I made my first"real" post to the List, asking some typical newbie questions. One of the firstreplies came offlist, from some guy named Jim Markle, who was living in Plano,TX at the time. He forwarded me a copy of his "Pietenpol Builder's Guide tothe Universe" (which he has since posted at Mykitplane.com), and offered tosend me some Pietenpol photos on a CD. I forwarded my address, and a few dayslater there was a package waiting in my mailbox containing three CDs full of photosand videos of Piets. Since that time, we've shared ideas, jokes (sometimesones that only he and I thought were funny), and a lot of Piet photos, andgot to meet in person a few times at Brodhead. I even sat through his vacuum-baggingdemonstration (over and over and over...).Jim's definitely one of the good guys, and he deserves to keep his Piet project(even if it has to get mothballed for a while), so as soon as I heard about Marklepalooza,I sent in my pledge. And now I see that my first impression aboutthis List couldn't have been more right. When you consider the fact that thePiet is often promoted as a very inexpensive aircraft to build, it only seemslogical that the average builder that would be drawn to the plane would probablybe described as "thrifty", and maybe someone who doesn't have a lot of "disposableincome". So it makes an even bigger statement about the character ofthis group that, in only two days the goal has already almost been met.So, lets push it over the top, and hit that target.Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
One of the big things that helped me to decide to build a Pietenpol was this List.There's a genuine sense of friendship amongst the vast majority of the builders/fliers/dreamers/lurkers.I was a "lurker" for a while, and almost six yearsago, I decided to take the plunge. I ordered my plans, and I made my first"real" post to the List, asking some typical newbie questions. One of the firstreplies came offlist, from some guy named Jim Markle, who was living in Plano,TX at the time. He forwarded me a copy of his "Pietenpol Builder's Guide tothe Universe" (which he has since posted at Mykitplane.com), and offered tosend me some Pietenpol photos on a CD. I forwarded my address, and a few dayslater there was a package waiting in my mailbox containing three CDs full of photosand videos of Piets. Since that time, we've shared ideas, jokes (sometimesones that only he and I thought were funny), and a lot of Piet photos, andgot to meet in person a few times at Brodhead. I even sat through his vacuum-baggingdemonstration (over and over and over...).Jim's definitely one of the good guys, and he deserves to keep his Piet project(even if it has to get mothballed for a while), so as soon as I heard about Marklepalooza,I sent in my pledge. And now I see that my first impression aboutthis List couldn't have been more right. When you consider the fact that thePiet is often promoted as a very inexpensive aircraft to build, it only seemslogical that the average builder that would be drawn to the plane would probablybe described as "thrifty", and maybe someone who doesn't have a lot of "disposableincome". So it makes an even bigger statement about the character ofthis group that, in only two days the goal has already almost been met.So, lets push it over the top, and hit that target.Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: this group is really incredible
> Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still
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> Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Markle Mania Continues Day 2 and still> marching to the goal line
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