Original Posted By: ADonJr(at)aol.com
does anyone need a tailwheel? I've got a spare oneRobert B.---steve(at)byu.edu wrote:>>> .>Anywho, enjoy building> and whichever design you choose they are just a LOAD OF FUN to> fly !!!! Right STeev EEE ???>> Mike C.> [Steve Eldredge]=A0>> Right!=A0 Just thinking about skipping out of work this morning todojust> that.=A0 During the Thanksgiving break I had great fun in the 60 de=gree> weather flying patterns till my rear got sore.=A0 Then I did somemore.=A0 About> sunset the wind picked up.=A0 It had been dead calm all day, but ondownwind> as the sun went down the wind kicked up to about 15kts right down t=he> runway.=A0 That is when the fun started.=A0 I had been practicing s=potlanding> for some future, yet unknown spot landing contest, and with theadded wind,> I decided to do short field full stop spot landings.=A0 I touched d=ownon the> numbers and hit the brakes and was dead stopped in less than 150'.==A0With> 5800' of runway left I did a short field take-off and was off befor=ethe> windsock.=A0 Feeling smug and happy I climbed right up to 200' befo=redeciding> that since I had the whole airfield to myself, I could try thatagain.=A0=A0> Well, I didn't bother turning or doing a pattern, I just chopped th=epower> and forward slipped back to the runway.=A0 It was a steep decent an=d awierd> angle with all the wind, but I plopped down again still withthousands of> feet of pavement left.=A0 I could have done it all agian, but it wa=sgetting> late, and I wanted to end happy.=A0 Which I did.>> "Oh what fun, it is to fly, in a 65 horse open cockpit pla--ine!"==A0>>Still the season!>>> Steve E.>>________________________________________________________________________________
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead 99'
Original Posted By: scherer2(at)airmail.net (Glenn Scherer)
Steve, et al,I'm still trying to find out what the dates for Brodhead '99 are. I'mplanning to return to Brodhead, (was there in '96 flying my "Rice-Rocket"[made by Honda]), this time in my '46 'Coupe. I hope it won't be too out ofplace among the Piets...it's a fun plane, too. If someone would post thedates, I would be most appreciative. See ya there!Don CooleyP.S. I too have Mike C's Piet as "wallpaper" on my PC. Sometimes I just sitand look at it, and daydream. Thanx, Mike!________________________________________________________________________________
Steve, et al,I'm still trying to find out what the dates for Brodhead '99 are. I'mplanning to return to Brodhead, (was there in '96 flying my "Rice-Rocket"[made by Honda]), this time in my '46 'Coupe. I hope it won't be too out ofplace among the Piets...it's a fun plane, too. If someone would post thedates, I would be most appreciative. See ya there!Don CooleyP.S. I too have Mike C's Piet as "wallpaper" on my PC. Sometimes I just sitand look at it, and daydream. Thanx, Mike!________________________________________________________________________________