Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Ken Beanlands
Pietenpol List Members: Three new Piets are being built in Raleigh, North Carolina! Myself and two other electrical engineers at BroadBand Technologies are pooling our skills to build three Improved Aircampers. We intend Corvair power and Cub-type landing gear. Right now we're studying the plans, scheming, and getting ready to purchase some wood. Let us introduce ourselves ... Glenn Robb 919-405-4773; I'm an avid woodworker who's been making fur- niture for about 7 years in a small basement shop. My shop is just big enough to build a wing-half or fuselage. I've got plenty of tools, and look forward to the ultimate woodworking project. With 65 hours, I've only been a private pilot for a month, but I plan to get some tail-dragger time in the next year. Our group is planning to stop by Broadhead and Oshkosh this summer. Mark Cassada 919-405-4767; In my youth I had dreams of rebuilding a car, building a house and building my own airplane. So far I've restored a 68 Camaro and contracted/built my own house. The Pietenpol will hopefully fulfill my next goal. I'm a 200hr pilot of which 70 hours are in a 1967 7ECA Citabria I just recently purchased. I'm hoping to learn a lot during the build of the Pietenpol. Hope to see you this summer. Bill Beerman 919-834-4660; I'm a private pilot with ~250 hrs. of cherished flying time. In my teens and twenties I lusted after MG sports cars of any type, and while my MGB awaits restoration, my passion has since grown for airplanes amd flying. I'm hoping to be able to convert my skills in automotive work and home rebuilding to those of an airplane builder. Mark and Glenn have promised to help me build a garage this summer to house some of our Pietenpol-building operations. I plan to hold them to it, no matter how buried they get in spruce and airplane dope! Regards, Glenn Robb (robb(at)bbt.com) Mark Cassada (mcc(at)bbt.com) Bill Beerman (wcb(at)bbt.com) ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Steve Eldredge
On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Glenn Robb wrote:> > > Pietenpol List Members: > > Three new Piets are being built in Raleigh, North Carolina! > > Myself and two other electrical engineers at BroadBand Technologies > are pooling our skills to build three Improved Aircampers. We intend> Corvair power and Cub-type landing gear. Right now we're studying the > plans, scheming, and getting ready to purchase some wood. Let us > introduce ourselves ...First, welcome to the list. Second, consider yourselves very fortunate. It's hard enough finding other interested builders on the internet. Finding 2 other guys interested in building the same type of plane and work together is amazing. I know that you'll get a great deal of enjoyment from the project. Actually, I'm building a highly modified piet with a steel tube fuselage and enclosed cabin. It was designed by Ron Mason and he calls it a Christavia but it's really a Piet...Honest SteveE...It's a Piet (OK, maybe it's not but I really love the Piet list). BTW, anybody want me to post a complete set of Christavia drawings to the list? Just Kidding!But seriously, the Piet list is made up of a great bunch of guys and it's certainly been inspirational to see members complete and fly thier ships. Hope to join them this summer.Ken________________________________________________________________________________