Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Great read (non Pietenpol)> > Found a book grandpa gave me along with all of his Pietenpol logs and info..> "Wager With The Wind" the Don Sheldon story, a great book about a young man whodecided Alaska was his place, and came to learn bush flying once > he got there! I am only 1/4 way into the book, and so far I have > gone from really really wanting to fly my T-Craft to alaska, to I > WILL fly my T-Craft to Alaska! (I would fly the Pietenpol there, > but the open cockpit might get a bit cold!)> > --------> www.vansaviation.com follow my Piet rebuild there!> > almost dissasembled, getting ready to order all AN hardware and SS > cable> > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 929#333929> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:25:43 -0600Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: "Gboothe5"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)At the risk of being off-topic, I want to brag a little bit. Myseventeen year-old son, Kevin, successfully passed his privatepilot checkride this afternoon. Other than a few hours at thebeginning of the training process, all of his hours, includingthe checkride, were in our 1957 PA22/20-150 Piper Pacer.Apparently it had been awhile since the DE had given acheckride in a taildragger.So Kevin is well on his way to being a Piet driver -- okay, there'sthe connection to the list -- as soon as we finish building it.Cheers, Ken________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)At the risk of being off-topic, I want to brag a little bit. Myseventeen year-old son, Kevin, successfully passed his privatepilot checkride this afternoon. Other than a few hours at thebeginning of the training process, all of his hours, includingthe checkride, were in our 1957 PA22/20-150 Piper Pacer.Apparently it had been awhile since the DE had given acheckride in a taildragger.So Kevin is well on his way to being a Piet driver -- okay, there'sthe connection to the list -- as soon as we finish building it.Cheers, Ken________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)Congrats to your son Ken! You must be a very proud father. And to do it in aPacer is an extra feather in his AND your cap! Bit of a twitchy bird on landingand roll out compared to many of the longer fuse more docile taildraggers outthere. My son did about 12 hours on our Stinson with me doing the training. You can probablysee where this is going. Father son training never ends well. At 16he's taken an aviation sabatical in favour of girls and snowboards. Perhaps itsthe many years I dragged him to Brodhead and Oshkosh... I'm still terribly proud of the lad and his zest for life but I hear stories likeyours and am a tad envious of your situation. Aviation is always more funwhen you can share with friends and family. Scott KnowltonSlow builder, Burlington ON. -----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)Congrats to your son Ken! You must be a very proud father. And to do it in aPacer is an extra feather in his AND your cap! Bit of a twitchy bird on landingand roll out compared to many of the longer fuse more docile taildraggers outthere. My son did about 12 hours on our Stinson with me doing the training. You can probablysee where this is going. Father son training never ends well. At 16he's taken an aviation sabatical in favour of girls and snowboards. Perhaps itsthe many years I dragged him to Brodhead and Oshkosh... I'm still terribly proud of the lad and his zest for life but I hear stories likeyours and am a tad envious of your situation. Aviation is always more funwhen you can share with friends and family. Scott KnowltonSlow builder, Burlington ON. -----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Kudos to Kevin!! If flying is his passion, I hope he always keeps at theforefront as he looks for a career!Gary Boothe-----Original Message-----
Kudos to Kevin!! If flying is his passion, I hope he always keeps at theforefront as he looks for a career!Gary Boothe-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
Hi Ken,Congratulations to you and your son. This is a real accomplishment that will help him in all his endeavors going forward in life, not to mention a life-long shared love and attachment to his father. Not too many people have this gut-level determination to finish a difficult goal. Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
Hi Ken,Congratulations to you and your son. This is a real accomplishment that will help him in all his endeavors going forward in life, not to mention a life-long shared love and attachment to his father. Not too many people have this gut-level determination to finish a difficult goal. Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
TMI! The full text strings (everything between the begin URL and end URL declarations)didn't even work on my computer. These pared down strings will open thetwo pages.Leather Aviation Cap - Brownhttp://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/001804 ... -Gauntlets, Brown Deerskinhttp://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/002041 ... ------Bill FrankRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:08:44 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
TMI! The full text strings (everything between the begin URL and end URL declarations)didn't even work on my computer. These pared down strings will open thetwo pages.Leather Aviation Cap - Brownhttp://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/001804 ... -Gauntlets, Brown Deerskinhttp://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/002041 ... ------Bill FrankRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:08:44 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
RE: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Don't think anyone will fault you for being a proud papa!Gary-----Original Message-----
Don't think anyone will fault you for being a proud papa!Gary-----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Very cool, Ken. By introducing him to aviation at this age, you've ensuredhe'll never be rich.At least, not rich in money. But he'll be rich in knowledge and spirit.Jack PhillipsNX899JP "Icarus Plummet"Raleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
Very cool, Ken. By introducing him to aviation at this age, you've ensuredhe'll never be rich.At least, not rich in money. But he'll be rich in knowledge and spirit.Jack PhillipsNX899JP "Icarus Plummet"Raleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
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Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
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Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: "Scott Knowlton "
Send him out here to BC. I know there's at least one here.The Citabria I'm currently renting is a trainer andthere's quite a few folks, young and old(er) trainingon it. I'll ask Bob, the tail wheel guy about it nexttime I see him. I've met one guy who is also an exair cadet having learned, as I originaly did in '60,in the Fleet 80 Canuck. Although he's a few yearsyounger than I.Clif> >> Good observation Ken. I teach only tailwheel instruction in Canada. I > have a student right now who is finishing up his Recreational Pilot Permit > (akin to the sport pilot permit in the US). Now I need to find a > designated flight test examiner willing to sit in the back seat of a PA 11 > without electrics and radios. Its darn near impossible. That's where we > are right now in aviation. The tailwheel is close to extinct!________________________________________________________________________________
Send him out here to BC. I know there's at least one here.The Citabria I'm currently renting is a trainer andthere's quite a few folks, young and old(er) trainingon it. I'll ask Bob, the tail wheel guy about it nexttime I see him. I've met one guy who is also an exair cadet having learned, as I originaly did in '60,in the Fleet 80 Canuck. Although he's a few yearsyounger than I.Clif> >> Good observation Ken. I teach only tailwheel instruction in Canada. I > have a student right now who is finishing up his Recreational Pilot Permit > (akin to the sport pilot permit in the US). Now I need to find a > designated flight test examiner willing to sit in the back seat of a PA 11 > without electrics and radios. Its darn near impossible. That's where we > are right now in aviation. The tailwheel is close to extinct!________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: JOSEPH SWITHIN
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)Send him out here to BC. I know there's at least one here.The Citabria I'm currently renting is a trainer andthere's quite a few folks, young and old(er) trainingon it. I'll ask Bob, the tail wheel guy about it nexttime I see him. I've met one guy who is also an exair cadet having learned, as I originaly did in '60,in the Fleet 80 Canuck. Although he's a few yearsyounger than I.Clif> >> Good observation Ken. I teach only tailwheel instruction in Canada. I > have a student right now who is finishing up his Recreational Pilot Permit > (akin to the sport pilot permit in the US). Now I need to find a > designated flight test examiner willing to sit in the back seat of a PA 11 > without electrics and radios. Its darn near impossible. That's where we > are right now in aviation. The tailwheel is close to extinct!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:24:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)Send him out here to BC. I know there's at least one here.The Citabria I'm currently renting is a trainer andthere's quite a few folks, young and old(er) trainingon it. I'll ask Bob, the tail wheel guy about it nexttime I see him. I've met one guy who is also an exair cadet having learned, as I originaly did in '60,in the Fleet 80 Canuck. Although he's a few yearsyounger than I.Clif> >> Good observation Ken. I teach only tailwheel instruction in Canada. I > have a student right now who is finishing up his Recreational Pilot Permit > (akin to the sport pilot permit in the US). Now I need to find a > designated flight test examiner willing to sit in the back seat of a PA 11 > without electrics and radios. Its darn near impossible. That's where we > are right now in aviation. The tailwheel is close to extinct!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:24:40 -0700 (PDT)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)
Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)It'll be a long trip Cliff but maybe necessary. -----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet driver (slightly off-topic)It'll be a long trip Cliff but maybe necessary. -----Original Message-----