Pietenpol-List: Re: magnets

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Original Posted By: "regchief"
This post has nothing to do with tail incidence and gap seals except to say thatif you build an Air Camper to the plans and know how to fly stick and rudder, youwill never know or care much about tail incidence, gap seals, symmetrical airfoils,orV-tail Bonanazas. You will fly the airplane and love it! Don't over-think thetailplane geometry, symmetry, aerodynamics, or any of it. Build to plans and youcan tinker with that stuff (like Jack has) later.I have flown Scout from both cockpits. I prefer flying it from the rear becausethere is more room there, it's easier to get in and out (although not by much,inmy case), and as others have mentioned, the visibility is better there. From therear cockpit you can see what the wing, ailerons, tail, and landing gear are doingas well. In the case of Scout, the rear cockpit is the only position that has afuel shutoff valve, carb heat control, and brakes (if those matter to you). WhatIliked about flying from the front cockpit (dual, since my airplane cannot besoloed from the front cockpit and stay within posted W&B limits)- was the exhilaratingsensation of having the prop and cooling eyebrows *right there* in front of me,and of being literally right over the landing gear and right under the wing. Itwas like driving a sports car, because in the front cockpit you are almost at themost magical focal point of where everything in the airplane is triangulated, andin fact you really are, at least as far as the four forces that act on the airplane (lift, gravity, thrust, and drag). It was fun, but not for long andrelaxed flying. What I do enjoy is flying navigator position up in the frontcockpit with my hangar mate Craig flying the airplane in back. Almost like backin the early days of flying. We hope to ferry the airplane from Texas to Oregonnext spring in just that fashion... him flying the airplane, me up front withthe GPS and maps, and my hands waving in the propwash, pointing the direction.Last of all, it was a great joy to see friend and Piet restorer John Kuhfahl todayat the hangar as I was loading all of my tools and "junk" into the UHaul to moveit back to Texas. John has been silent on the list for awhile, busy withfamily duties, but still looking forward to joining up on my wing one of thesedays when he gets his restoration completed and begins to understand why theseairplanes not only hook us on the ground as we enjoy working with wood and fabric,but then we get to fall in love with flying all over again as they show uswhat real flying is all about. True, honest, and genuine stick and rudderaviation. If you learn to fly in these airplanes, you learn to FLY. Period.Merry Christmas, all y'all, and I'll be on Interstate 10 west to Phoenix and thenthe L.A. basin by Tuesday, then turning north on Interstate 5 and on up to Oregonand hopefully home by late Wednesday night. I'll be the 20 ft. UHaul van witha partially completed 1835 VW powered Flying Squirrel loaded on a vehicletransporter behind the van. The only one you'll see on the highway with thatparticular load.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, ORwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: magnets

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Original Posted By: Dave Nielsen
or maybe why they are easier to tip to the north, when they are pointing east orwest.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: magnets

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Original Posted By: regchief
If anyone is interested they are called rumen magnets. The are forced down the throat of calves. They remain in the first stomach to pick up scrap metal that may be ingested. You can go to the packing house and get all of them you want. They generally salvage them when the cattle are put down and processed. Now everybody knows. "Bat Cave" Dave-----Original Message-----