Original Posted By: jcmjones
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: SA Piet>Hello all:>>John Greenlee wrote:>>I bet one built that fast and that cheap wouldn't want to be parked>next to>>Michael C's.>>>John>>>Actually, why not. The 2 airplanes represent different builders who>are>putting different things into their hobby and getting different things>out>of it. Some of us look at a 400 hour low cost airplane and think 'wow,>it>must be emberassing to take that thing out in public.'>>Others look at an extremely nice example that sparkles like the jewel>that it as and think 'wow, he must have spent a fortune and a ton of>hours, I'll bet it's really heavy.'>>This is a lot of the reason why homebuilt aviation attracts such a>diverse>and rich group of people. There is room for us all.>>P.S. Some of my postings are mistaken as diatribes because I come>across as pretty heavy sometimes, but this is not meant to be one.>>Randy Stockberger>Corvallis, OR>>>-----Original Message----->>From: Paris Wilcox >>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 10:44 AM>>Subject: SA Piet>>>>>>>Did anyone else see that piet on Sport Aviation this mo? Built in>400>>>hrs for a total cost of 2250! That must be nice!>>>Paris>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________