Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson

Original Posted By: "Mike B."

Original Posted By: VAHOWDY(at)aol.com
Hello, Pieters;Before I add my two cents to the building discussion, my thanks to those who responded on the Ft. Lauderdale help. I've got a room booked and will be in sunny Florida this Sunday afternoon.As far as building, I had sets of building plans, magazines, articles, details, books, catalogs, and ideas in my stash of airplane stuff from the time I actively started flying in 1970-71 until I actually first cut wood on my first project in 1998 (my little "Flying Squirrel"). What a fool I was! I thought I had to have thousands of dollars, a hangar, complete set of shop tools, complete set of building skills, good lighting, an engine, and unlimited time in order to build an airplane. After I finally quit waiting for perfect conditions and just jumped into it, I found out that you can start someplace -anyplace- and build a part at a time or an assembly at a time. You can learn skills as you go. You can acquire or borrow tools as needed. You can grow into spaces as you need them. But that first whiff of wood through the table saw or planer (or that first fiberglass layup) will change your life forever, if you're destined to be a homebuilder. I greatly regret having wasted all those years sitting in my reading chair all those evenings, looking at drawings and building tips and details and catalogs... instead of just going ahead and doing it!There is no schedule you have to follow. There is no cost of admission. There are no prerequisites... except a love of airplanes and a desire to fly.Don't wait... don't wait... get started-!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.netDont worry if your Inbox will max out while you are enjoying the holidays. ________________________________________________________________________________