Original Posted By: "TOM STINEMETZE"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Douwe flies Re-Piet for the first time!I don't think I've ever read a first flight story that has had such a rich historyof the builder staying withthe program thru thick and thin with such a storybook ending of accomplishing yourgoal Douwe. You meetpeople at Brodhead who are camped and have photos of their first few wing ribs,you see them yearly andthey give progress reports. 10 years later you hear a story like yours and itjust is such a cause for celebrationand satisfaction even for everyone--new builders and even people whose 1st flightwas years and years ago. You did it right Douwe just like Gary Boothe in taking your time, getting it right,and especially in taking your timein getting ready by taking a good amount of training in tailwheel airplanes likethe Cub you flew before hadwhich helped make your 1st flight a non-event...just the way we like to hear aboutit. A total standing ovationfrom this infidel in Ohio.Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:23:17 -0500