Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Way to go Bill.....!! You made lightning fast progress without that nasty thingcalled "work" to slow you down......--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Bill's taxiing!!
RE: Pietenpol-List: Cockpit Covers
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Gary,I used Sunbrella, (used sailcovers for sailboats, which are constantlyexposed to sun and rain) which I bought at West Marine.http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... um=50834It is available in many colors - you're bound to find one that will go wellwith your color scheme. They also sell snap grommet kits to apply the snapsto the fabric.My wife sewed mine for me and they have served me well for 8 years,including some horrendous thunderstorms at Brodhead. And in the winter, Ifly with the front cover in place to lesson the cold. It seems to be about2 knots faster with the front 'pit covered.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
Gary,I used Sunbrella, (used sailcovers for sailboats, which are constantlyexposed to sun and rain) which I bought at West Marine.http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... um=50834It is available in many colors - you're bound to find one that will go wellwith your color scheme. They also sell snap grommet kits to apply the snapsto the fabric.My wife sewed mine for me and they have served me well for 8 years,including some horrendous thunderstorms at Brodhead. And in the winter, Ifly with the front cover in place to lesson the cold. It seems to be about2 knots faster with the front 'pit covered.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
Pietenpol-List: Re: Bill's taxiing!!
Original Posted By: "taildrags"
The initial question was about R/C, and I still agree with Kevin... it would beappropriate to ask those that own/operate the field at a minimum. Also, it mightought to be published if these kind of activities are going to be conductedduring the event... I'm sure that there are some that would side with Dan andnot want to display their aircraft anywhere near this kind of stuff. I have an R/C airplane that will exceed 100mph... it's been clocked at 104... 60'is nothing. So, if it were going to be allowed, the guidelines would needto be made clear, as per Dan's recommendation. I to have been flying R/C for some time (started with a PT-20 in 1986), and myson is now also in the hobby. It is indeed a great hobby... along with modelrocketry I credit the sport as what gave me the confidence to build an airplane,and it definitely has kept me interested in flying machines throughout my life.Having said that, I've always done what I could to demonstrate the positiveside of the hobby... not everyone sees the sport as we do... as with anythingelse, people who don't know or understand the hobby as well as we might couldview it as a nuisance, or worse if something bad were to happen. As withany sport or hobby, it is key to demonstrate good practices if we want to promotegood will.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Bill's taxiing!!
The initial question was about R/C, and I still agree with Kevin... it would beappropriate to ask those that own/operate the field at a minimum. Also, it mightought to be published if these kind of activities are going to be conductedduring the event... I'm sure that there are some that would side with Dan andnot want to display their aircraft anywhere near this kind of stuff. I have an R/C airplane that will exceed 100mph... it's been clocked at 104... 60'is nothing. So, if it were going to be allowed, the guidelines would needto be made clear, as per Dan's recommendation. I to have been flying R/C for some time (started with a PT-20 in 1986), and myson is now also in the hobby. It is indeed a great hobby... along with modelrocketry I credit the sport as what gave me the confidence to build an airplane,and it definitely has kept me interested in flying machines throughout my life.Having said that, I've always done what I could to demonstrate the positiveside of the hobby... not everyone sees the sport as we do... as with anythingelse, people who don't know or understand the hobby as well as we might couldview it as a nuisance, or worse if something bad were to happen. As withany sport or hobby, it is key to demonstrate good practices if we want to promotegood will.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Bill's taxiing!!