Pietenpol-List: new member/selecting the Pietenpol
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:15 pm
Original Posted By: "catdesign(at)intergate.com"
Anthony wrote->My dad got me Air Camper plans for Christmas, as well as a few other>homebuilding goodies (all 5 Flying & Glider Annuals!). I'm not sure>what plane I'm going to buildI'm going to go out on a limb here, not having my own F&G Annuals here in front of me. I daresay that of all the designs that you'll find in the Annuals, there are none that have as many flying examples as the Pietenpol, and none that have as much current builder support. Try to find a "Gere Sport Builder's List" or a "Buhl Bullpup Support Group"! Try to find a "Longster Fly-In" or... well, you get the idea.But seriously (since I'm sure you weren't just referring to the designs covered in the old Annuals), if you compare the Piet to other classic designs like the Hatz, the Pixie, the Heath, or the Fly Baby, or even many of the commercial classic replicas, you'll find that the Piet is an honest and rugged design as well as being practical to build and very well recognized in the homebuilt community. It has classic lines, realistic utility, and meets the main criterion that you should have at the top of both your building and flying checklists: it's FUN!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:26:04 -0600
Anthony wrote->My dad got me Air Camper plans for Christmas, as well as a few other>homebuilding goodies (all 5 Flying & Glider Annuals!). I'm not sure>what plane I'm going to buildI'm going to go out on a limb here, not having my own F&G Annuals here in front of me. I daresay that of all the designs that you'll find in the Annuals, there are none that have as many flying examples as the Pietenpol, and none that have as much current builder support. Try to find a "Gere Sport Builder's List" or a "Buhl Bullpup Support Group"! Try to find a "Longster Fly-In" or... well, you get the idea.But seriously (since I'm sure you weren't just referring to the designs covered in the old Annuals), if you compare the Piet to other classic designs like the Hatz, the Pixie, the Heath, or the Fly Baby, or even many of the commercial classic replicas, you'll find that the Piet is an honest and rugged design as well as being practical to build and very well recognized in the homebuilt community. It has classic lines, realistic utility, and meets the main criterion that you should have at the top of both your building and flying checklists: it's FUN!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:26:04 -0600