I took my family and a friend to see this film during the SSA Convention in Reno. It was great to see a popular animated film, or any film for that matter, that explains and extols the virtues of the three things that made Richard Schreder's HP-series homebuilt sailplanes possible:

* The smooth surfaces made possible by flush riveting

* The exquisite luxury of extruded aluminum shapes

* NACA wing profiles with the graceful curves of mackerel bones

Not everything in the film was literally biographical or historically accurate. But I thought its liberties fell well within the realm allowed by poetic license.

Thanks, Bob K.