Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
Hey all!For those of us pounding through the daily grind of a build, it would besuper encouraging and fun if you guys (and gals?) already flying could sendin some cool flying stories and photographs.I for one always enjoy when someone shares a good flying story/adventure,and really appreciate everyone's photos, flying or otherwise.So, your act of charity to get me through this winter of waiting for ACSorders to arrive, and routing wires and rebuilding fuel tanks (for thefourth time.) can be a simple tax-deductible donation of a good story and orphoto photo.Ready, set..GO!!!DouwePs. Thanks!________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: I need encouragement...Fying stories and pictures!
Re: Pietenpol-List: I need encouragement...Fying stories and pictures!
Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Good suggestion Douwe!This is a link to EAA Chapter 25's newsletter with an article and photos from last years trip to Brodhead.http://www.eaa25.org/wp-content/uploads ... 08.pdfGreg CardinalMinneapolis ----- Original Message -----
Good suggestion Douwe!This is a link to EAA Chapter 25's newsletter with an article and photos from last years trip to Brodhead.http://www.eaa25.org/wp-content/uploads ... 08.pdfGreg CardinalMinneapolis ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Engine(s) Aquired!
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Bill Church wrote:> Cool! Exciting day for you Michael.> > Actually, as strange as it sounds, if you did build a twin engined Piet, it wouldnot be the first. Several years ago, someone did build a Piet with two engines(A-65s I think). The really strange part was that they were installed withone sitting above the other. From memory, I recall reading that it had twocounter-rotating propellers (one in front of the other) - one direct driven, andthe other belt driven. A very strange idea, with no good reason that I canthink of to justify all the work necessary to achieve success, let alone all theextra weight.> > Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/piet ... __________
Bill Church wrote:> Cool! Exciting day for you Michael.> > Actually, as strange as it sounds, if you did build a twin engined Piet, it wouldnot be the first. Several years ago, someone did build a Piet with two engines(A-65s I think). The really strange part was that they were installed withone sitting above the other. From memory, I recall reading that it had twocounter-rotating propellers (one in front of the other) - one direct driven, andthe other belt driven. A very strange idea, with no good reason that I canthink of to justify all the work necessary to achieve success, let alone all theextra weight.> > Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/piet ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: I need encouragement...Fying stories and pictures!
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Here's my story from a few months ago (links at end of post). Otherwise all I'vegot for ya is that it's worth it! I waited FAR too long and spent way moretime than it would have taken me to build one, building and fixing OTHER things...big mistake. I'm fixing that now. I'm still flying every day I can. While I'll not get much sympathy from most ofthe crowd, it's darn cold up there when the ambient temp is in the high 30'sto low 40's, but it's STILL worth it, even for a thin blooded southern type likemyself. Flew around the last two days for about 30 minutes each day. Yesterdaywas especially cool, I found a birthday gift from a buddy 15 years ago,a 50's vintage German leather flying helmet. I threw that on, my Navy leatherflying jacket (who knew it'd ever be used for what it was made for!), pulledher out of the hangar, pulled it through a half dozen times, threw the mags on,propped her and jumped in. Never turned on a radio, intercom, transponder,nothing... just went flying. Turns out, keeping her around 60 mph is the bestwhen it's that cold out. Just the funnest thing ever. And it seems Piet types seem to enjoy their birdsmore than most. Pretty sure my plane has been out of the hangar more than anyother plane based in 9A5. When I need a little pick me up, I go to youtube and watch Piet flying videos.There's quite a few really good ones. If they don't get you all motivated, you'reprobably building the wrong plane! Toolshttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=84807&highlighthttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=84904&highlightRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:17:41 -0800 (PST)
Here's my story from a few months ago (links at end of post). Otherwise all I'vegot for ya is that it's worth it! I waited FAR too long and spent way moretime than it would have taken me to build one, building and fixing OTHER things...big mistake. I'm fixing that now. I'm still flying every day I can. While I'll not get much sympathy from most ofthe crowd, it's darn cold up there when the ambient temp is in the high 30'sto low 40's, but it's STILL worth it, even for a thin blooded southern type likemyself. Flew around the last two days for about 30 minutes each day. Yesterdaywas especially cool, I found a birthday gift from a buddy 15 years ago,a 50's vintage German leather flying helmet. I threw that on, my Navy leatherflying jacket (who knew it'd ever be used for what it was made for!), pulledher out of the hangar, pulled it through a half dozen times, threw the mags on,propped her and jumped in. Never turned on a radio, intercom, transponder,nothing... just went flying. Turns out, keeping her around 60 mph is the bestwhen it's that cold out. Just the funnest thing ever. And it seems Piet types seem to enjoy their birdsmore than most. Pretty sure my plane has been out of the hangar more than anyother plane based in 9A5. When I need a little pick me up, I go to youtube and watch Piet flying videos.There's quite a few really good ones. If they don't get you all motivated, you'reprobably building the wrong plane! Toolshttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=84807&highlighthttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=84904&highlightRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:17:41 -0800 (PST)