Pietenpol-List: My Story
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 1999 4:29 pm
Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
I started building when my first daughter was seven. Her interesest was suchthat she joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. She is now 17 and has herglider's licence. She is currently working on her Private Licence and ishoping for a carreer in Aviation, be it the Military or Commercial. SheLanded a Pietenpol (Jim Armstrong's of Brussels Ont. fame) by being talkeddown with no help from Jim when she was 12. She did this even before I did.Today she went to the Dehavilland Aircraft Company for a tour andintroduction to their flight simulator arranged by the cadet squadron. Herinstructor (read mentor) invited her on a regular sceduled flight (a bankrun) in the north. She was able to sit in the left seat of a Cessna Caravanand perform most of the flight duties except radio and log the hours sinceher pilot in command was a certified flight instructor. I now have another daughter that is seven and is also showing signs ofbeing bitten by aviation. She can't wait untill all the testing is done onmy bird so she can get in the air. Whilst I was building she was alwaysbeside me wanting to help,and certainly was helpful with the refreshments. Icertainly hope all this effort pays off for my daughters.two weeks to count down,Domenic (C-GDCB)________________________________________________________________________________
I started building when my first daughter was seven. Her interesest was suchthat she joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. She is now 17 and has herglider's licence. She is currently working on her Private Licence and ishoping for a carreer in Aviation, be it the Military or Commercial. SheLanded a Pietenpol (Jim Armstrong's of Brussels Ont. fame) by being talkeddown with no help from Jim when she was 12. She did this even before I did.Today she went to the Dehavilland Aircraft Company for a tour andintroduction to their flight simulator arranged by the cadet squadron. Herinstructor (read mentor) invited her on a regular sceduled flight (a bankrun) in the north. She was able to sit in the left seat of a Cessna Caravanand perform most of the flight duties except radio and log the hours sinceher pilot in command was a certified flight instructor. I now have another daughter that is seven and is also showing signs ofbeing bitten by aviation. She can't wait untill all the testing is done onmy bird so she can get in the air. Whilst I was building she was alwaysbeside me wanting to help,and certainly was helpful with the refreshments. Icertainly hope all this effort pays off for my daughters.two weeks to count down,Domenic (C-GDCB)________________________________________________________________________________