Pietenpol-List: translating from Spanish
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:25 pm
Original Posted By: Owen Davies
Jim wrote->I found someone with an electronic copy of the Tigre manuals, and>Oscar Zuniga said he or his cousin could translate them to English.Yes, and I started with the magneto manual (probably the one that interests Jimthe least!) and it isn't too difficult. It's a labor of love as well as a wayto keep Dr. Alzheimer at bay. They say that keeping one's mind challenged andengaged helps stave off "senility". My Dad, all but one of my uncles and aunts,and various other of my family members have all slipped into Alzheimer'sclutches. I can't keep him away forever, but it sure is fun keeping my mindand body engaged in fun stuff like airplanes, engines, and trying to fly! Jim,if you have the patience to wait for me to translate the documents, I'm surehaving fun keeping Alzheimer outside my hangar doing it.And like they say about losing your memory, you meet new people every day... eventhose you've known all your life ;o)Back to inline inverted engines, I have a friend up in the Portland, Oregon areawith a Bucker Jungmann but his has a pancake engine. The inverted inlines arecertainly more interesting, but -dang- can they be expensive to find, operate,and repair.Oscar ZunigaOwner & pilot of traditional, pure-bred Pietenpol Air Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:05:09 -0500
Jim wrote->I found someone with an electronic copy of the Tigre manuals, and>Oscar Zuniga said he or his cousin could translate them to English.Yes, and I started with the magneto manual (probably the one that interests Jimthe least!) and it isn't too difficult. It's a labor of love as well as a wayto keep Dr. Alzheimer at bay. They say that keeping one's mind challenged andengaged helps stave off "senility". My Dad, all but one of my uncles and aunts,and various other of my family members have all slipped into Alzheimer'sclutches. I can't keep him away forever, but it sure is fun keeping my mindand body engaged in fun stuff like airplanes, engines, and trying to fly! Jim,if you have the patience to wait for me to translate the documents, I'm surehaving fun keeping Alzheimer outside my hangar doing it.And like they say about losing your memory, you meet new people every day... eventhose you've known all your life ;o)Back to inline inverted engines, I have a friend up in the Portland, Oregon areawith a Bucker Jungmann but his has a pancake engine. The inverted inlines arecertainly more interesting, but -dang- can they be expensive to find, operate,and repair.Oscar ZunigaOwner & pilot of traditional, pure-bred Pietenpol Air Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:05:09 -0500