On Saturday we happened to see a "car show" in a little town (Adair, OK) a few
miles from our home. So we stopped to check it out.
Well I start talking to this fellow with a beautiful 1940's flathead Ford truck.
I mentioned that I was going to paint my airplane some of the same colors he
had used on his truck. I told him it was going to be "A" powered and he asked
if I was building a Pietenpol. Out of the blue.....I could NOT believe it.
I soon discover he knows a lot about airplanes. In fact, his son flys for FedEx.
I asked him if he was a pilot also and he said no but his last name is Stinson
and he's been around airplanes all his life. I should have asked more about
that....
He told me about an article in the October 2009 Flying Magazine that has a picture
of a Pietenpol. It's a small article but interesting to see a Pietenpol illustration
at the start of the article....
Anyway, check it out: http://www.flyingmag.com/unusualattitudes/1805/why-im-not-a-junior-leaguer.html
Jim in DC....looking forward to getting home this weekend to work on my Pietenpol!!
