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1. 06:23 AM - Still married? (Oscar Zuniga)
2. 07:07 AM - Re: Still married? (Scott Knowlton)
3. 07:13 AM - Re: Still married? (TOM STINEMETZE)
4. 07:25 AM - Re: Still married? (CozyGirrrl@aol.com)
5. 02:17 PM - Re: Re: Wing Building (Rick Holland)
6. 04:40 PM - Re: wing building (at least that's how this thread started out) ()
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Next July 7 I will have been 40 years married to the same woman... the girl I met
while riding skateboards (the ORIGINAL ones) in about 1967. But what I didn't
know until later in our relationship was that I had actually met her while
we were both in diapers... our parents were friends even before we were born.
I can still remember her cute, toothless little smile and crisp white diaper
as she lay there in her crib (I am a year older than she is ;o) and I'm sure
we shared a warm bottle of milk over the flicker of the night-light in her bedroom
those many years ago. Or maybe it's just my over-active imagination.
My wife Jay has asked me not to jump out of airplanes so I never have, and although
she has ridden with me one time in Air Camper 41CC, her idea of a real airplane
is the turbo Seneca that I had the fortune to take some dual instruction
in, many years ago. That or the King Air that she rode in one time. My Pietenpol
is not a serious airplane to her.
She has always had exactly 1/2 of our 2-car garage in which to park her car. I
can't remember the last time I had enough of "my" half of the garage in which
to park my car, and I think parking a car in the garage is a waste of good shop
space.
Jay does not like to read instructions, fix things, or try to understand anything
with a lot of parts to it. That's my job. The thought of flying on instruments
is terrifying to her and she will not sit and listen to the perfect logic
of an ILS approach or how a GPS works. However, she never gets lost while driving
in a strange city and I do, plus she will stop and ask for directions instead
of driving 15 miles in the wrong direction like I do when I'm lost.
She does not understand the attraction of flying an airplane off of grass, and
thinks it's scary to leave the pavement. She does not like the smell of avgas
or hot motor oil, much less a huge cloud of blue smoke from starting up a R985,
so I listen to my "Round Engines" CDs with the headphones on. I can take her
to airshows, but only if the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, or other loud jets
are flying. She loves loud, fast jets while I migrate to the round engine area.
We have our arrangement and it seems to have worked just fine through thick and
thin. I thank God for sending me the perfect woman to go through life with,
and I thank my wife for putting up with a less-than-perfect man for all these
years. "Low and Slow Forever" is taking on a whole new meaning as she and I work
our way through life!
Oscar Zuniga
Air Camper NX41CC
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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Oscar! Well put! I read the posts last night on this string and began to
feel that my own marriage of 22 years was slightly lopsided in aviation pas
sion. Your words set me at ease. I think it is fantastic to see William W
and his wife both passionately involved in small airplanes but I don't fin
d myself wishing I were in a similar relationship. My job as a pilot, hobb
y of building a piet and ownership of a little Stinson are all things that
I truly enjoy yet I expect no participation from my loved ones. To hang th
at expectation on anyone is more likely to bring grief than happiness.
My shop is a one car garage that I can toil in while the family sleeps or i
s at work or school. I do my job as an airline pilot just like anyone else
who goes off to work and when I fly my Stinson, it is usually a quality fa
ther and son experience. My wife has yet to fly in my plane; in fact she h
as not even seen it. BUT there is ample time in my life to share the thing
s we do enjoy - which are many. I don't see an aviation hobby for a marrie
d person as anything more than golf, hockey, duck hunting or Monday night f
ootball.
I know most people on this list share the passion of flying and I am certai
n that most have a rock solid relationship with their spouse. The aviation
induced divorce syndrome (AIDS) is a myth that has been used since the Wri
ght Brothers and is simply a place to hang the blame when two people don't
stay together.
Scott Knowlton
> From: taildrags@hotmail.com> To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com> Subject: P
ietenpol-List: Still married?> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:20:15 -0500> > -->
Pietenpol-List message posted by: Oscar Zuniga <taildrags@hotmail.com>> >
> Next July 7 I will have been 40 years married to the same woman... the gi
rl I met while riding skateboards (the ORIGINAL ones) in about 1967. But wh
at I didn't know until later in our relationship was that I had actually me
t her while we were both in diapers... our parents were friends even before
we were born. I can still remember her cute, toothless little smile and cr
isp white diaper as she lay there in her crib (I am a year older than she i
s ;o) and I'm sure we shared a warm bottle of milk over the flicker of the
night-light in her bedroom those many years ago. Or maybe it's just my over
-active imagination.> > My wife Jay has asked me not to jump out of airplan
es so I never have, and although she has ridden with me one time in Air Cam
per 41CC, her idea of a real airplane is the turbo Seneca that I had the fo
rtune to take some dual instruction in, many years ago. That or the King Ai
r that she rode in one time. My Pietenpol is not a serious airplane to her.
> > She has always had exactly 1/2 of our 2-car garage in which to park her
car. I can't remember the last time I had enough of "my" half of the garag
e in which to park my car, and I think parking a car in the garage is a was
te of good shop space.> > Jay does not like to read instructions, fix thing
s, or try to understand anything with a lot of parts to it. That's my job.
The thought of flying on instruments is terrifying to her and she will not
sit and listen to the perfect logic of an ILS approach or how a GPS works.
However, she never gets lost while driving in a strange city and I do, plus
she will stop and ask for directions instead of driving 15 miles in the wr
ong direction like I do when I'm lost.> > She does not understand the attra
ction of flying an airplane off of grass, and thinks it's scary to leave th
e pavement. She does not like the smell of avgas or hot motor oil, much les
s a huge cloud of blue smoke from starting up a R985, so I listen to my "Ro
und Engines" CDs with the headphones on. I can take her to airshows, but on
ly if the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, or other loud jets are flying. She lov
es loud, fast jets while I migrate to the round engine area.> > We have our
arrangement and it seems to have worked just fine through thick and thin.
I thank God for sending me the perfect woman to go through life with, and I
thank my wife for putting up with a less-than-perfect man for all these ye
ars. "Low and Slow Forever" is taking on a whole new meaning as she and I w
ork our way through life!> > Oscar Zuniga> Air Camper NX41CC> San Antonio,
TX> mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net> >
===> > >
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| Subject: | Re: Still married? |
> "Low and Slow Forever" is taking on a whole new meaning as she and
I work our way through life!<
>Oscar Zuniga Air Camper NX41CC>
Oscar:
Amen to that one. When God sends you a good woman - she's worth a lot
more than even an Air Camper! My wife and I were married 33 years before
I got this insane urge to build and fly (37 years now) and she's been
supportive all the way. Over those years she has been quietly there
through countless airshows, sunburn, heatstroke, cranky kids, etc., etc.
and is always the first one to see an add for the next one. Did I mention
that she does not like to fly? However, she was willing to take a flight
with me in a 152 shortly after I earned my Private (in 2007) and is ready
to go up again if the weather and plane availablility will just get
together. No, she didn't understand the sky diving - expecially when I
took the boys with me. And, no, she really doesn't understand the need to
"build your own," but that doesn't stop her from coming out to the shop
and helping from time to time. She definitly does not like the smell of
spar varnish or T-88. If I can somehow figure out how to let her quilt in
the front "pit" then she will probably love the Piet just like me.
Tom Stinemetze
soon to be N328X or N328TX
(I just love the sound of Tango X-Ray)
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| Subject: | Re: Still married? |
Dear Oscar,
Now that is a relationship to treasure and it works! What a great story you
two have.
You mean those skate boards with the small hard wheels that if they hit the
tiniest pebble you were going to take a dive? ouch
Regards, Chrissi
CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware
www.CozyGirrrl.com
Cozy Mk-IV RG 13B-turbo
Plans #957 Chapter? big pieces done, details, details
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In a message dated 6/13/2008 8:24:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
taildrags@hotmail.com writes:
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Oscar Zuniga <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Next July 7 I will have been 40 years married to the same woman... the girl
I met while riding skateboards (the ORIGINAL ones) in about 1967. But what I
didn't know until later in our relationship was that I had actually met her
while we were both in diapers... our parents were friends even before we were
born. I can still remember her cute, toothless little smile and crisp white
diaper as she lay there in her crib (I am a year older than she is ;o) and
I'm sure we shared a warm bottle of milk over the flicker of the night-light
in her bedroom those many years ago. Or maybe it's just my over-active
imagination.
My wife Jay has asked me not to jump out of airplanes so I never have, and
although she has ridden with me one time in Air Camper 41CC, her idea of a
real airplane is the turbo Seneca that I had the fortune to take some dual
instruction in, many years ago. That or the King Air that she rode in one time.
My Pietenpol is not a serious airplane to her.
She has always had exactly 1/2 of our 2-car garage in which to park her car.
I can't remember the last time I had enough of "my" half of the garage in
which to park my car, and I think parking a car in the garage is a waste of
good shop space.
Jay does not like to read instructions, fix things, or try to understand
anything with a lot of parts to it. That's my job. The thought of flying on
instruments is terrifying to her and she will not sit and listen to the perfect
logic of an ILS approach or how a GPS works. However, she never gets lost
while driving in a strange city and I do, plus she will stop and ask for
directions instead of driving 15 miles in the wrong direction like I do when I'm
lost.
She does not understand the attraction of flying an airplane off of grass,
and thinks it's scary to leave the pavement. She does not like the smell of
avgas or hot motor oil, much less a huge cloud of blue smoke from starting up
a R985, so I listen to my "Round Engines" CDs with the headphones on. I can
take her to airshows, but only if the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, or other
loud jets are flying. She loves loud, fast jets while I migrate to the round
engine area.
We have our arrangement and it seems to have worked just fine through thick
and thin. I thank God for sending me the perfect woman to go through life
with, and I thank my wife for putting up with a less-than-perfect man for all
these years. "Low and Slow Forever" is taking on a whole new meaning as she
and I work our way through life!
Oscar Zuniga
Air Camper NX41CC
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)
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| Subject: | Re: Wing Building |
Looks comfortable but doesn't leave a lot of room for cars.
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On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 1:50 AM, Catdesigns <Catdesigns@att.net> wrote:
>
> Dang it! I forgot the attachment.. so here it is. Cut me some slack, its
> 12:48am and I have been up since 6:30am. That reminds me, I have to get up
> in 5 1/2 hours. I should got to bed.
>
>
> [quote="Catdesigns"]
>
> There has been a recent addition to the garage and my children and I have
> been enjoying it way to much. (See attached, it's the blue thing). And
> some of you wonder why it is taking me so long to get this thing done...
>
> Chris Tracy
> Sacramento, Ca
> Website at http://www.WestCoastPiet.com (http://www.WestCoastPiet.com)
>
>
> > ---
>
>
> --------
> Chris Tracy
> Sacramento, CA
> WestCoastPiet.com
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187527#187527
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Rick Holland
Castle Rock, Colorado
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| Subject: | Re: wing building (at least that's how this thread started |
out)
Time: 06:55:42 PM PST US
From: "Dick Navratil" <horzpool@goldengate.net>
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wing Building
Billy
Just remember that it's not a good idea to use T-88 on 2x4 wall studs. You
will use way too much glue.
However, when buying 2x4's you can look for a reddish coloring in some
boards with a fine grain, those being douglas fir and put them aside for
airplane parts.
Dick N.
Thanks for the handy advice, Dick. Now I just have to try to remember not to
use the flooring adhesive or liquid nails construction adhesive while building
my ribs! And I have certainly been on the lookout for those nice straight-grained
fir 2x4's at every trip to the home-improvement stores... Soon I'll be
ready to start ripping some capstrips for the ribs.
Billy McCaskill
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