Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By:>> Sayre, William G
Subject: Pietenpol-List: brakes& electrical>I would agree ->my field is a hard surface, and only a few of my possible local>destinations are grass strips.>As for the strobes - I'd be interested in finding small light battery>units. Being seen by other traffic is important even if you travel>faster than 65mph.>Case in point; I fly a Jodel (once owned many years ago by Mike>Brusilow..) that now sports a camo paint job (see it at>http://www.cana.com/jodel)>I'm told that at times other pilots have had a hard time spotting me as>I fly around here in upstate NY. A strobe might make some sense, even>though I'm at 120mph.>>-Carmen>>>John McNarry wrote:>>>> Anything I've heard about changing plans or not can be weighed both ways.If>> no one every changed plans would we be flying Wright Flyers or maybe>> Lillenthal gliders? I accept the cautions to keep it light. Brakes ongrass>> aren't necessary, but can you always be sure to land on grass? Tail skids>> don't provide much directional control on pavement. I really hate the>> thought of having taxied to a ramp with no brakes and find the aircraft>> slowly rolling into someones high priced iron! Nav lights may be sillybut a>> strobe at dusk would sure help. I was out a dusk in a Citabria lastevening>> and heard other traffic on the radio, but it sure is hard to pick themout>> even when the annouce were they are. There are small battery poweredstobes>> available. Anything to prevent a faster airplane from running over me isa>> good idea. Well maybe encoding transponders on a Piet is too much!>>>> J Mc>> -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By:> Sayre, William G
I would agree - my field is a hard surface, and only a few of my possible localdestinations are grass strips. As for the strobes - I'd be interested in finding small light batteryunits. Being seen by other traffic is important even if you travelfaster than 65mph. Case in point; I fly a Jodel (once owned many years ago by MikeBrusilow..) that now sports a camo paint job (see it athttp://www.cana.com/jodel)I'm told that at times other pilots have had a hard time spotting me asI fly around here in upstate NY. A strobe might make some sense, eventhough I'm at 120mph. -CarmenJohn McNarry wrote:> > Anything I've heard about changing plans or not can be weighed both ways. If> no one every changed plans would we be flying Wright Flyers or maybe> Lillenthal gliders? I accept the cautions to keep it light. Brakes on grass> aren't necessary, but can you always be sure to land on grass? Tail skids> don't provide much directional control on pavement. I really hate the> thought of having taxied to a ramp with no brakes and find the aircraft> slowly rolling into someones high priced iron! Nav lights may be silly but a> strobe at dusk would sure help. I was out a dusk in a Citabria last evening> and heard other traffic on the radio, but it sure is hard to pick them out> even when the annouce were they are. There are small battery powered stobes> available. Anything to prevent a faster airplane from running over me is a> good idea. Well maybe encoding transponders on a Piet is too much!> > J Mc> -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Mr. Carmen A. Natalie
I found some small battery powered storbes at a farm equipment dealers. Theyare light weight and operate on a 9v battery.They also come with red, whiteor amber lenses. The base is magnetic so that they came be stuck onto theequiptment to warn motorists. I don't see any reason why the stobes couldn'tbe removed from their original cases and mounted in a lighter fixture.J Mc-----Original Message-----