Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: KTS5TA6(at)wmconnect.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Texas Air Camper Pilots & WannabeesI have membership cards for all the Texas folks who own or are building or wanting an Air Camper. If you want to join this prestigious group (membership fee is a bottle of Corona beer at the next meeting, but if you don't make the next meeting, no problema, we can waiver the fee and send your card muy prontoanyway.) Send me your snail-mail address as and I'll put your membership card in the mail to you. We'll figure out the Corona hand-off some other time.The new Texas group was kind of formed on Sunday during a moment of enlightenment when Chuck Gantzer flew his Pietenpol over Terry Bowden's Tick HillAir Field. "Wow" us wannabees said, as we gazed up into the sun when Chuck flew over. (Maybe looking into the Texas sun is what provided the moment of enLIGHTENment? Regardless, this was a good group of folks to meet and everyonehad a great time. Terry and LeAnn cooked up a great round of burgers and proved thatTexas Hospitality (and Bowden burgers) can't be beat.Oh, yes... Our newly formed group will be extending HONORARY membership cards to folks who reside outside of Texas. For grumpy people (Texans and non-Texans), we extend ORNERY membership cards. However, Grumpy people need tobe nominated by either an HONORARY member of our prestigious group or a real Texan.Membership fee for an ORNERY member is a case of Corona.(Chuck was the first non-Texan indicted in our group, I mean INDUCTED into our (sorry Chuck) I didn't mean to suggest you ran into trouble with the law down here. We have room in our organization for everyone, even grumpy folks andthose who actually have been INDICTED.We hope to be working on some kind of annual event for a Fly In down here (none of our members know anything about it yet cause I just made it up) in theHeart Of Texas (HOT as in sweat) Texas Air Camper Organization.By the way, a blank space on the membership card is suitable for attaching a picture of your mug in your leather helmet, scarf and goggles, so people will think you are a real-live barnstormer. We encourage members to laminate their prestigious membership cards once they arriive. (Remember, the card is free but bring a Corona to the next meeting so we can properly indict you I meaninduct you.Membership cards will be mailed to y'all if and when I get back from Wisconsin.Sterling BrooksKnot-2-Shabby Airport & Texas Longhorn Cattle Ranch5TA6, San Antonio Sectional(NOTAMS... Land At Your Own Risk, fresh/moist cowchips on runway. Bring your own soap & water)________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Count me in, SterlingI'm a wannabee, with a mostly completed fuselage in my garage in Austin,Texas, and an A-65 and mostly completed torque tube and control sticks inGreenville, Texas. I bought an old house a few months back and that's slowedme down a bit, but not for long. As far as the Corona goes, I'd like to makethe motion that a Shiner Bock (brewed here in the heart of Texas) beaccepted in lieu of. Send my card to:Ken Chambers11503 Hunters LaneAustin, Texas 78753And may I recommend that TACO members drop in on my Dad, Russ Chambers, anytime they pass through Greenville, Texas? He's got an aircraft partsbusiness (mostly hardware and Stits these days) located at Majors Field.It's just a few miles off I-35. He always has three or four homebuilts onhand and he loves to talk airplane. Call in advance at 903-455-3113 beforeyou stop by to make sure he's not out flying his "new" 1946 Culver Cadet. Ken _____

Original Posted By: Doc Mosher