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1. 04:05 PM - anniversary celebration (Oscar Zuniga)
2. 04:45 PM - Re: anniversary celebration (Gordon Bowen)
3. 05:26 PM - Re: anniversary celebration (Amsafetyc@aol.com)
4. 05:50 PM - directions (B McCraw)
5. 06:09 PM - anniversary celebration (Oscar Zuniga)
6. 06:25 PM - Re: directions (Jim Lathrop)
7. 07:11 PM - Re: anniversary celebration (AMsafetyC@aol.com)
8. 09:15 PM - Re: anniversary celebration (Graham Hansen)
9. 09:34 PM - Flying to Brodhead & Baraboo (Rcaprd@aol.com)
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| Subject: | anniversary celebration |
I celebrated my 38th wedding anniversary by flying the Piet this afternoon.
About 45 min. in the air... flew over to Castroville, topped off with fuel,
and then went out to inspect deer hunting blinds, hay fields, and how high
the buzzards were flying to find lift today.
Young man at Castroville watched me on final, had his eyes on me all the way
down the runway, all the way in the taxiway up to the pumps, and walked up
to the airplane to help me fuel. Said it was a very nifty plane but what
was it? "Pietenpol". "PIETENPOL?! Really? This is a Pietenpol? Hey,
it's neat!" He was covered with grease and was obviously one of the
"wrenches" at the aerial applicator's hangar right by the pumps.
I started to hook up the ground clamp and unreel the fuel hose and a golf
cart came whizzing up. The gent knew it was a Piet and wanted to take a
look. When I was done refueling, he immediately walked over to prop the
airplane for me and I could tell he knew what he was doing. She fired up,
away I went, and everybody watched. Everybody loves these airplanes.
Oh, and I guess I'd better mention that I love my wife, too! Starting on
Year 39 ;o)
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
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website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | Re: anniversary celebration |
Congrats Oscar,
38 yrs is a long long time. Your wifey must be a very patient and
understanding person. If only any one of my several better halves could
have been so, ain't got 38 years of bliss, but still got the airplane. On
getting attention at the fuel pumps: this winter was taxiing up to get fuel
when some kids that were going to the commerical flight school of Emery
Riddle in Daytona were fueling. They all wanted to get pics with them and
my Piete, so they could show their cronies real aviation, didn't hurt that I
had my leather hat, leather jacket and motorcycle goggles. Dream-on Waldo
Pepper. They all had their nice right seat trainee shoulder boards, white
shirts, blue pants, etc. flying single trainer with all the bells and
radios, next stop a 737. Probably never know what it's really like to fly.
Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 3:01 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: anniversary celebration
> <taildrags@hotmail.com>
>
> I celebrated my 38th wedding anniversary by flying the Piet this
> afternoon. About 45 min. in the air... flew over to Castroville, topped
> off with fuel, and then went out to inspect deer hunting blinds, hay
> fields, and how high the buzzards were flying to find lift today.
>
> Young man at Castroville watched me on final, had his eyes on me all the
> way down the runway, all the way in the taxiway up to the pumps, and
> walked up to the airplane to help me fuel. Said it was a very nifty plane
> but what was it? "Pietenpol". "PIETENPOL?! Really? This is a
> Pietenpol? Hey, it's neat!" He was covered with grease and was obviously
> one of the "wrenches" at the aerial applicator's hangar right by the
> pumps.
>
> I started to hook up the ground clamp and unreel the fuel hose and a golf
> cart came whizzing up. The gent knew it was a Piet and wanted to take a
> look. When I was done refueling, he immediately walked over to prop the
> airplane for me and I could tell he knew what he was doing. She fired up,
> away I went, and everybody watched. Everybody loves these airplanes.
>
> Oh, and I guess I'd better mention that I love my wife, too! Starting on
> Year 39 ;o)
>
> Oscar Zuniga
> San Antonio, TX
> mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
>
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| Subject: | Re: anniversary celebration |
Congrats Oscar! Great story. You gotta love them Piets. Seems kinda strange that
I am building one and have never had a chance to fly or fly in one.
Maybe at broadhead, I hope.
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
To:pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: anniversary celebration
I celebrated my 38th wedding anniversary by flying the Piet this afternoon.
About 45 min. in the air... flew over to Castroville, topped off with fuel,
and then went out to inspect deer hunting blinds, hay fields, and how high
the buzzards were flying to find lift today.
Young man at Castroville watched me on final, had his eyes on me all the way
down the runway, all the way in the taxiway up to the pumps, and walked up
to the airplane to help me fuel. Said it was a very nifty plane but what
was it? "Pietenpol". "PIETENPOL?! Really? This is a Pietenpol? Hey,
it's neat!" He was covered with grease and was obviously one of the
"wrenches" at the aerial applicator's hangar right by the pumps.
I started to hook up the ground clamp and unreel the fuel hose and a golf
cart came whizzing up. The gent knew it was a Piet and wanted to take a
look. When I was done refueling, he immediately walked over to prop the
airplane for me and I could tell he knew what he was doing. She fired up,
away I went, and everybody watched. Everybody loves these airplanes.
Oh, and I guess I'd better mention that I love my wife, too! Starting on
Year 39 ;o)
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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Pieters: Can anyone give directions to the Gatherin'. Or maybe just an
address so I can Googlemap it. I'll be coming up thru Chicago.
Thanks, Bill M.
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| Subject: | anniversary celebration |
>Seems kinda strange that I am building one and have never
>had a chance to fly or fly in one.
Well then, how about this: I had never seen one, never flown in one, bought
one without ever seeing it or meeting the builder/owner in person, and
didn't get to fly it till two years later anyway! Don't worry... that first
Piet flight is well worth the wait.
If you're going to Brodhead, I hope you get a ride in one though.
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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Google map Airport Road, Brodhead, WI.
Jim
On 7/7/07, B McCraw <bmccraw@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> Pieters: Can anyone give directions to the Gatherin'. Or maybe just an
> address so I can Googlemap it. I'll be coming up thru Chicago.
>
> Thanks, Bill M.
>
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| Subject: | Re: anniversary celebration |
Oscar,
You got me beat!
John
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| Subject: | Re: anniversary celebration |
Oscar,
Today (July 7th) my wife and I celebrated our 38th anniversary, too. I
didn't go flying today, but flew my Pietenpol as recently as July 5th (and a
nice flight it was).
Actually, I have been flying my Pietenpol almost as long as we have been
married: 37 years this coming November 15th.
I hope you and others can enjoy flying their Pietenpols for as long as I
have mine.
Cheers,
Graham Hansen (Pietenpol CF-AUN)
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| Subject: | Flying to Brodhead & Baraboo |
In a message dated 7/7/2007 7:27:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
Amsafetyc@aol.com writes:
Seems kinda strange that I am building one and have never had a chance to fly
or fly in one.
Well, John, lets go fly on Friday the 21st, at Brodhead !! How much do you
weigh ? I'm probably going to fly up to Baraboo on Saturday morning, to check
out all the Tailwinds up there. Then fly back to Brodhead for the campfire
and Guiness on Saturday evening.
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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