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Pietenpol-List: Hello from Italy!

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Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hello from Italy!>Hi to all!>>Just joined the Pietenpol discussion List and I'd like to make a>brief introduction... My name is Andrea, 31, and I'm from Italy. I'm>a hobby model retailer and I've been an aeromodeller for the past 26>years. My experience with homebuilding started when I was 17 and a>friend of mine asked me to help him in the restoration of his Super>Cub. I happily started what eventually would evolve in a 2000 hour>restoration on my part, plus 4000 hours on my friend. (a few months>ago this very airplane underwent his first 500-hour inspection).>Thereafter I started building my own creature, a Volksplane VP-1,>which made his first flight, after about 3000 hours of work, at the>end of July 1999 and is now going through its test flight schedule.>Now the workshop was supposed to remain empty, so to avoid this>undesiderable condition :-) another VP started taking shape a few>months ago (a friend decided my experience would have become wasted>so he made a hard sacrifice on his own allowing me to help him with>this construction :-) ), a Falco F8L is planned to be begun next year>and my father, who helped me 50/50 on my VP, is starting his own>Pietenpol Air Camper, and that's the very reason now I'm here with>you guys :-). I do hope both to find THE answer for all the questions>and to be helpful on my part for others.>>>SeeYa!>>Andrea Vavassori>>Volksplane VP-1 I-BYRA>First Flight July 25th, 1999>EAA #348037>CAP #1080>>Homepage: http://www.modelberg.com>I-BYRA homepage: http://www.modelberg.com/vp.html (under construction)>ICQ #15014472>snail mail: Via Moroni, 66>>________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: robert hensarling
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Hello from Italy!Don't know, but I'll take one!Robert Hensarling W5LBF>Wonder if Andrea sends out QSL cards?>>Gordon>KB6IE>>>----- Original Message ----->From: >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 2:31 PM>Subject: Re: Hello from Italy!>>>> Wow!!! My first e-mail to Italy. Welcome to the group Andrea Vavasson.>Good>> luck with your project and we will look forward to your participation.>>>> Don Hicks>>>>________________________________________________________________________________
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Hello from Italy!

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Original Posted By: Andrea Vavassori
Welcome AndreaYou have come to the right place to get help on your Pietenpol or anythingelse you may want to build. These guys on this list have a few hundred yearsof combined experiance.GordonIHA #02SAA #952EAA #0595215WebMaster IHARW1 Piet (Building)Mohawk MK IV (In Layout)Super Quickie (Re-Design)Others----- Original Message -----________________________________________________________________________________
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Hello from Italy!

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Original Posted By: Andrea Vavassori
Hello Andrea,Welcome to the group. What engine prop combination did you use on yourVP-1? How about the performance of the plane?John W-----Original Message-----
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Hello from Italy!

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Original Posted By: Replicraft(at)aol.com
welcome! sounds like you've got more experience thenall of us put together(just kidding)--- Andrea Vavassori wrote:> Hi to all!> > Just joined the Pietenpol discussion List and I'd> like to make a> brief introduction... My name is Andrea, 31, and I'm> from Italy. I'm> a hobby model retailer and I've been an aeromodeller> for the past 26> years. My experience with homebuilding started when> I was 17 and a> friend of mine asked me to help him in the> restoration of his Super> Cub. I happily started what eventually would evolve> in a 2000 hour> restoration on my part, plus 4000 hours on my> friend. (a few months> ago this very airplane underwent his first 500-hour> inspection).> Thereafter I started building my own creature, a> Volksplane VP-1,> which made his first flight, after about 3000 hours> of work, at the> end of July 1999 and is now going through its test> flight schedule.> Now the workshop was supposed to remain empty, so to> avoid this> undesiderable condition :-) another VP started> taking shape a few> months ago (a friend decided my experience would> have become wasted> so he made a hard sacrifice on his own allowing me> to help him with> this construction :-) ), a Falco F8L is planned to> be begun next year> and my father, who helped me 50/50 on my VP, is> starting his own> Pietenpol Air Camper, and that's the very reason now> I'm here with> you guys :-). I do hope both to find THE answer for> all the questions> and to be helpful on my part for others.> > > SeeYa!> > Andrea Vavassori> > Volksplane VP-1 I-BYRA> First Flight July 25th, 1999> EAA #348037> CAP #1080> > Homepage: http://www.modelberg.com> I-BYRA homepage: http://www.modelberg.com/vp.html> (under construction)> ICQ #15014472> snail mail: Via Moroni, 66> > > ________________________________________________________________________________
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Pietenpol-List: Hello from Italy!

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Original Posted By: Gary Meadows
Hi to all!Just joined the Pietenpol discussion List and I'd like to make abrief introduction... My name is Andrea, 31, and I'm from Italy. I'ma hobby model retailer and I've been an aeromodeller for the past 26years. My experience with homebuilding started when I was 17 and afriend of mine asked me to help him in the restoration of his SuperCub. I happily started what eventually would evolve in a 2000 hourrestoration on my part, plus 4000 hours on my friend. (a few monthsago this very airplane underwent his first 500-hour inspection).Thereafter I started building my own creature, a Volksplane VP-1,which made his first flight, after about 3000 hours of work, at theend of July 1999 and is now going through its test flight schedule.Now the workshop was supposed to remain empty, so to avoid thisundesiderable condition :-) another VP started taking shape a fewmonths ago (a friend decided my experience would have become wastedso he made a hard sacrifice on his own allowing me to help him withthis construction :-) ), a Falco F8L is planned to be begun next yearand my father, who helped me 50/50 on my VP, is starting his ownPietenpol Air Camper, and that's the very reason now I'm here withyou guys :-). I do hope both to find THE answer for all the questionsand to be helpful on my part for others.SeeYa!Andrea VavassoriVolksplane VP-1 I-BYRAFirst Flight July 25th, 1999EAA #348037CAP #1080Homepage: http://www.modelberg.comI-BYRA homepage: http://www.modelberg.com/vp.html (under construction)ICQ #15014472snail mail: Via Moroni, 66________________________________________________________________________________
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Wow!!! My first e-mail to Italy. Welcome to the group Andrea Vavasson. Good luck with your project and we will look forward to your participation.Don Hicks________________________________________________________________________________
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Wonder if Andrea sends out QSL cards?GordonKB6IE----- Original Message -----________________________________________________________________________________
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Gang, It never ceases to amaze me how like people tend to migrate to the same type of endeavors! I'll take a QSL too!Gary MeadowsWD5CWN________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: Gary Meadows
I once told my wife after talking her into me buying another radio, LookDear I will not ever have to spend lots of money after this because thisradio and hobbie will be my last.I think that was two years before selling the house to by the Hans Christian38TGordonKB6IE----- Original Message -----________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: Gary Meadows
Organization:You can say that again!Gerald ZuhlkeK9YYM----- Original Message -----________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By:> robert hensarling [SMTP:rhrocker(at)admin.hilconet.com]
Me too! Jack Phillips, KA5NXA> -----Original Message-----
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Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
> > Gang,> It never ceases to amaze me how like people tend to migrate to the same> type of endeavors!> > I'll take a QSL too!> > Gary Meadows> WD5CWN> ________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: leonstefanhutks(at)webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
> Subject: Re: Hello from Italy!> > Don't know, but I'll take one!> > Robert Hensarling W5LBF> > > >Wonder if Andrea sends out QSL cards?> >> >Gordon> >KB6IE> >> >> >----- Original Message -----> >From: > >To: Pietenpol Discussion > >Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 2:31 PM> >Subject: Re: Hello from Italy!> >> >> >> Wow!!! My first e-mail to Italy. Welcome to the group Andrea Vavasson.> >Good> >> luck with your project and we will look forward to your participation.> >>> >> Don Hicks> >>> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________________
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