Pietenpol-List: just 14 more months
Posted: Wed May 26, 1999 12:37 am
Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
A BIG Thanks, to everyone who has been responding to my pleas. Really!!!It hasbeen an extremely exciting and informative 2 weeks.....I haven't crammedthis much since I was a YOUNGER kid. I had the receiver surgicallyremoved this afternoon and I may have to take out a loan to pay my phonebill. Anyway, I received the plans yesterday afternoon (Thanks Don) andJean Peters says he will ship my spruce on Friday. I have decided to usethe Australian Hoopwood plywood and have ordered the "Structan" gluefrom Cottonport, La. This is the glue I asked y'all about this weekend.While looking for a shop yesterday, I happened upon a man (ratted out byhis neighbors)that "has been building planes for better'n 50 years",they say. Wow! What a stroke of luck. After a thorough interview I agreed to take him on as a technical advisor. This interview of course was very lengthy and thourough as I eagerly listened to hours of facts,advice and stories of things that occurred decades before I was born. Once, as I was wiping the drool of my lap and pulling my eyebrows backdown into place, the phone rang again and the solid threats fromladyfolk caused us to terminate the interview. What the heck, thereshould be 24 hours in tomorrow too! Right? So, There it all is 'cept forthe kicker. I didn't find a shop...but after great discussion and mysons blessing, we decided to build the entire plane in our living room.We have no ladyfolk at home and we entertain mostly across the lane atthe main house anyway......so.....I get an AIR CONDITIONED shop!Preparations in Texas, DannyMac________________________________________________________________________________
A BIG Thanks, to everyone who has been responding to my pleas. Really!!!It hasbeen an extremely exciting and informative 2 weeks.....I haven't crammedthis much since I was a YOUNGER kid. I had the receiver surgicallyremoved this afternoon and I may have to take out a loan to pay my phonebill. Anyway, I received the plans yesterday afternoon (Thanks Don) andJean Peters says he will ship my spruce on Friday. I have decided to usethe Australian Hoopwood plywood and have ordered the "Structan" gluefrom Cottonport, La. This is the glue I asked y'all about this weekend.While looking for a shop yesterday, I happened upon a man (ratted out byhis neighbors)that "has been building planes for better'n 50 years",they say. Wow! What a stroke of luck. After a thorough interview I agreed to take him on as a technical advisor. This interview of course was very lengthy and thourough as I eagerly listened to hours of facts,advice and stories of things that occurred decades before I was born. Once, as I was wiping the drool of my lap and pulling my eyebrows backdown into place, the phone rang again and the solid threats fromladyfolk caused us to terminate the interview. What the heck, thereshould be 24 hours in tomorrow too! Right? So, There it all is 'cept forthe kicker. I didn't find a shop...but after great discussion and mysons blessing, we decided to build the entire plane in our living room.We have no ladyfolk at home and we entertain mostly across the lane atthe main house anyway......so.....I get an AIR CONDITIONED shop!Preparations in Texas, DannyMac________________________________________________________________________________