Pietenpol-List: Seat belts/harnesses/Deke Slayton Museum Piet
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:45 am
Original Posted By: Rick Holland
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Seat belts/harnesses/Deke Slayton Museum PietThanks for excellent tips, Greg C. The Bingelis books are excellent, of course (I wouldn't try to build an airplane without them), and you provided tipsvery specific to the Piet -- many thanks again! Here's an update on the Piet recently put on display at the Deke Slayton Museum in Sparta, Wis.: According to a follow-up article in today's La Crosse Tribune newspaper it was built by Raymond Schwarz of Glenview, IL. Took him sevenyears to finish in the 1980s. The article also lists nine other people from Monroe County, Wis., who had built Piets over the years. My only complaint is that, like too many museums, they hung it from the ceiling -- how can young people (or other builders) get up close and really see it if it's hanging froma 20 or 30-foot ceiling? Perhaps they have a floor space issue, but I would feelbad if they hung it up to "get it away from the kids." BHP would feel bad, too. My 2 cents...Have a great day! Fred B. ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:58:04 -0700
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Seat belts/harnesses/Deke Slayton Museum PietThanks for excellent tips, Greg C. The Bingelis books are excellent, of course (I wouldn't try to build an airplane without them), and you provided tipsvery specific to the Piet -- many thanks again! Here's an update on the Piet recently put on display at the Deke Slayton Museum in Sparta, Wis.: According to a follow-up article in today's La Crosse Tribune newspaper it was built by Raymond Schwarz of Glenview, IL. Took him sevenyears to finish in the 1980s. The article also lists nine other people from Monroe County, Wis., who had built Piets over the years. My only complaint is that, like too many museums, they hung it from the ceiling -- how can young people (or other builders) get up close and really see it if it's hanging froma 20 or 30-foot ceiling? Perhaps they have a floor space issue, but I would feelbad if they hung it up to "get it away from the kids." BHP would feel bad, too. My 2 cents...Have a great day! Fred B. ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:58:04 -0700