Pietenpol-List: article about Ben and his new Pietenpol in Florida
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:21 am
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: article about Ben and his new Pietenpol in Florida Good article about you and you plane Ben and I'm reminded of how diverse a groupwe have out therewhen I read that Ben is a pharmacist. We have such a talented group of peopleout there professionallywho choose the simple, slow, and antiquated design of the Pietenpol. I know the following people who have or are building Pietenpols: A retired airline pilot who has every rating in the book and has flown everythingfrom Cubs to 747's and B-29's. A farmer. An accomplished dentist....several of them in fact.Engineers of all types.Fireman, policemen, investigators. Retired nuclear powerplant operatorsBusiness owners.Software, IT, and web design experts who talk in languages that make me feel likean illegal immigrant who just arrived.Retired USAF F-16 pilots.Active US Army helicopter pilots.Construction workers, electricians, pipe fitters, and highway construction tradespeople.Artists who live on houseboats.Retired airline pilots.....did I say that already ? Yes--because there are aBUNCH of them that choose Pietenpols. Young men in college or who have just gotten married. Aircraft manufacturing employeesFathers of kids who work on Richard Branson and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composite projects.Truck drivers.Active military personnel, Reservists, Guards, and retired Veterans of all branchesof the military.Attorneys and lawyers.....some of which have actually dispelled the commonly heldbad rap that most of them take. http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m 07&l=1&p=33________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: article about Ben and his new Pietenpol in Florida Good article about you and you plane Ben and I'm reminded of how diverse a groupwe have out therewhen I read that Ben is a pharmacist. We have such a talented group of peopleout there professionallywho choose the simple, slow, and antiquated design of the Pietenpol. I know the following people who have or are building Pietenpols: A retired airline pilot who has every rating in the book and has flown everythingfrom Cubs to 747's and B-29's. A farmer. An accomplished dentist....several of them in fact.Engineers of all types.Fireman, policemen, investigators. Retired nuclear powerplant operatorsBusiness owners.Software, IT, and web design experts who talk in languages that make me feel likean illegal immigrant who just arrived.Retired USAF F-16 pilots.Active US Army helicopter pilots.Construction workers, electricians, pipe fitters, and highway construction tradespeople.Artists who live on houseboats.Retired airline pilots.....did I say that already ? Yes--because there are aBUNCH of them that choose Pietenpols. Young men in college or who have just gotten married. Aircraft manufacturing employeesFathers of kids who work on Richard Branson and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composite projects.Truck drivers.Active military personnel, Reservists, Guards, and retired Veterans of all branchesof the military.Attorneys and lawyers.....some of which have actually dispelled the commonly heldbad rap that most of them take. http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m 07&l=1&p=33________________________________________________________________________________