Pietenpol-List: Cold weather Peit
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 1999 6:04 pm
Original Posted By: Leo Powning
Re: Mike C's comments about cold weather Piet flying, it aint verycomfortable especially if you are of a certain age. I more or lesssolved that problem.!) I lowered the seat as far as it would go.2) I installed a bigger wind screen.3) I wear full jet helment with a sliding face mask.4) of course, a front cockpit cover. 5) It is still too cold. When Oct. rolls around, the Piet is in thehangar for the winter6) FYI. I live in northern NY StateMike B ( Piet N687MB )Re: Mike C's comments about cold weather Piet flying, it aint verycomfortable especially if you are of a certain age. I more or lesssolved thatproblem.!) I lowered the seat as far as it would go.2) I installed abigger windscreen.size3>3) I wear full jet helment with a sliding face mask.4) of course, a front cockpit cover.5) It is still too cold. WhenOct. rollsaround, the Piet is in the hangar for the winter6) FYI. I live in northern NYStateMike B ( Piet N687MB)________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Mike C's comments about cold weather Piet flying, it aint verycomfortable especially if you are of a certain age. I more or lesssolved that problem.!) I lowered the seat as far as it would go.2) I installed a bigger wind screen.3) I wear full jet helment with a sliding face mask.4) of course, a front cockpit cover. 5) It is still too cold. When Oct. rolls around, the Piet is in thehangar for the winter6) FYI. I live in northern NY StateMike B ( Piet N687MB )Re: Mike C's comments about cold weather Piet flying, it aint verycomfortable especially if you are of a certain age. I more or lesssolved thatproblem.!) I lowered the seat as far as it would go.2) I installed abigger windscreen.size3>3) I wear full jet helment with a sliding face mask.4) of course, a front cockpit cover.5) It is still too cold. WhenOct. rollsaround, the Piet is in the hangar for the winter6) FYI. I live in northern NYStateMike B ( Piet N687MB)________________________________________________________________________________