Original Posted By: leonstefanhutks(at)webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
Howard Wilkinson wrote:> > Were I to fly a lovingly hand crafted aircraft> to Oshkosh I don't think I would be really excited about having it> pawed by the "unwashed millions".This year I was one of the sweating millions, walking miles onmy tongue to see lovely aircraft like Piets, Pazmany Storch,BD-5 and other aliens like a jet-Waco. > Thankfully everybody was flocking to Burt Rutan's glass workshopsRutan will be the Pietenpol of the eighties. My best souvenir are flights in a Stampe, where one hour flight was followed by 4 hoursin the Renault engine, but I confess I prefer to fly a LongEze rather than a Nieuport replica (aerodynamics has somewhat progressed in between). And in my opinion, a carbon copy of an antique new though it was in its time cannot really be called Experimental.I hope the legend aircraft like the Piets, Flying Fleas, Jodels, Rutancanards will still be built with love in 100 years, but I know I was born in THE century where a 50,000 years dream became reality, soI love everything that flies, from RC models to the Burtan Perseus.In french fly'ins there is now always clannishness and contempt, this is very sad and dishonors aviation. This was not the case when I learned flying 40 years ago.Claude________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: J.Q. Public and homebuilding
Pietenpol-List: Re: J.Q. Public and homebuilding
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
This is the same thoughts I have when I look at all of the RV builders! Great aircraft, but too close to store bought. Why spend all that time and energy and NOT end up with something like a Piet!>His words were "What a waste of time they are. Why spend all your time and >money on a plane...________________________________________________________________________________
This is the same thoughts I have when I look at all of the RV builders! Great aircraft, but too close to store bought. Why spend all that time and energy and NOT end up with something like a Piet!>His words were "What a waste of time they are. Why spend all your time and >money on a plane...________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: J.Q. Public and homebuilding
Original Posted By: Ken Beanlands
You certainly waste a LOT more money than with a Piet ;-)KenOn Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Joe Krzes wrote:> This is the same thoughts I have when I look at all of the RV builders! > Great aircraft, but too close to store bought. Why spend all that time and > energy and NOT end up with something like a Piet!> > >His words were "What a waste of time they are. Why spend all your time and > >money on a plane...> > Ken Beanlands B.Eng (Aerospace)Calgary, Alberta, CanadaChristavia MK 1 C-GREN________________________________________________________________________________
You certainly waste a LOT more money than with a Piet ;-)KenOn Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Joe Krzes wrote:> This is the same thoughts I have when I look at all of the RV builders! > Great aircraft, but too close to store bought. Why spend all that time and > energy and NOT end up with something like a Piet!> > >His words were "What a waste of time they are. Why spend all your time and > >money on a plane...> > Ken Beanlands B.Eng (Aerospace)Calgary, Alberta, CanadaChristavia MK 1 C-GREN________________________________________________________________________________