Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!> Hi everyone,> > > > Let me know if these pictures attach. If not, will someone in the > "know"about that stuff contact me and help me get them posted?> > > > Well, after a two and a half year rebuild/facelift, here she is!!!> > > > Taxied her around today and everything seems solid. My prayer is > she flies> as pretty as she looks.> > > > That's a Cont C-90 and a Cloud Car prop.> > > > She hasn't flown yet, but thanks everyone for their encouragement and> help!!!!!!!!!!!!!> > > > Douwe> > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Hi everyone,Let me know if these pictures attach. If not, will someone in the "know"about that stuff contact me and help me get them posted?Well, after a two and a half year rebuild/facelift, here she is!!!Taxied her around today and everything seems solid. My prayer is she fliesas pretty as she looks.That's a Cont C-90 and a Cloud Car prop.She hasn't flown yet, but thanks everyone for their encouragement andhelp!!!!!!!!!!!!!Douwe________________________________________________________________________________
Hi everyone,Let me know if these pictures attach. If not, will someone in the "know"about that stuff contact me and help me get them posted?Well, after a two and a half year rebuild/facelift, here she is!!!Taxied her around today and everything seems solid. My prayer is she fliesas pretty as she looks.That's a Cont C-90 and a Cloud Car prop.She hasn't flown yet, but thanks everyone for their encouragement andhelp!!!!!!!!!!!!!Douwe________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
FANTASTIC!--------PAPA MIKERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
FANTASTIC!--------PAPA MIKERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
All I can say is "Wow, Douwe!"Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
All I can say is "Wow, Douwe!"Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Gerry Holland
Just amazing, You can even keep your hands warm in the winter. It's beautiful.--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Just amazing, You can even keep your hands warm in the winter. It's beautiful.--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Wayne Bressler
THANKS Kevin! No doubt tough to talk about.A couple of OUTSTANDING points worth emphasis.First, I just recently saw some water in fuel for the first time. Over all theyears I've been sumping drains, I look for water, have never seen any (I don'tthink...) and off I've gone. Well, having just seen some recently, it did NOTlook like I thought it would have. Who knows if I've flown with water in myfuel or not.The point. Probably worth considering taking whatever you use to look for water,and delibrately put some water in the fuel in your little screw driver fuelchecker, drain cup, whatever and see if it looks like what you thought, if you'venot seem some before. Try different amounts. Shake it up a little and seehow long it takes to coagulate back up to where it's noticable. Etc.Second, the subtle difference between a gradual loss and sudden loss. I've neverconsidered that before and damn glad Kevin brought it up for thought. Years ago, when I was giving safe for solo checkrides in A-4 Skyhawks in the Navy,we had a choice of giving a kid a stuck throttle high or low power. I decidedto give this one kid a stuck throttle low power. Not sure why I did it,but I decided to just oscillate the power between 86 and 90 percent, giving anaverage power of 88 percent, just where I know he'd practiced it before (as thatwas procedure, and I'd flown with him during training before this checkride).That little difference of it oscillating REALLY threw him for a loop. Andhonestly, it threw me for a loop that he was performing so poorly. Long storyshort, he regrouped and got his way through it just fine. I was impressed.During the debrief is when it became so clear how such a small difference affectedhis thinking. The SAME applies for a power loss. Honestly, I've also alwayssort of just assumed if I lost an engine, it'd be all at once. Not sure why,I've had a million tractors just gradually lose power... But every enginefailure I've practiced in a plane, it was sudden. We fly like we train... wecan't help it. At what point do we reach "if there's any doubt, there's no doubt?" TOUGH to puta plane down in a cornfield (with almost certain damage, but survivability)with the engine still running. Just because it's running, doesn't mean it'lllet the plane fly. Wow, just tons of food for thought. I certainly have a lotof rethinking to do.My comments, too, aren't intended for debate (though comments are certainly welcome).Indeed there are no correct answers, just a few more things to sit andthink about during down time, to apply the next time I'm flying. There but by the grace of God go I. Thanks again Kevin for writing. Speculationdoesn't seem to really get the neurons focused like knowing exactly what happenedand what can happen.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
THANKS Kevin! No doubt tough to talk about.A couple of OUTSTANDING points worth emphasis.First, I just recently saw some water in fuel for the first time. Over all theyears I've been sumping drains, I look for water, have never seen any (I don'tthink...) and off I've gone. Well, having just seen some recently, it did NOTlook like I thought it would have. Who knows if I've flown with water in myfuel or not.The point. Probably worth considering taking whatever you use to look for water,and delibrately put some water in the fuel in your little screw driver fuelchecker, drain cup, whatever and see if it looks like what you thought, if you'venot seem some before. Try different amounts. Shake it up a little and seehow long it takes to coagulate back up to where it's noticable. Etc.Second, the subtle difference between a gradual loss and sudden loss. I've neverconsidered that before and damn glad Kevin brought it up for thought. Years ago, when I was giving safe for solo checkrides in A-4 Skyhawks in the Navy,we had a choice of giving a kid a stuck throttle high or low power. I decidedto give this one kid a stuck throttle low power. Not sure why I did it,but I decided to just oscillate the power between 86 and 90 percent, giving anaverage power of 88 percent, just where I know he'd practiced it before (as thatwas procedure, and I'd flown with him during training before this checkride).That little difference of it oscillating REALLY threw him for a loop. Andhonestly, it threw me for a loop that he was performing so poorly. Long storyshort, he regrouped and got his way through it just fine. I was impressed.During the debrief is when it became so clear how such a small difference affectedhis thinking. The SAME applies for a power loss. Honestly, I've also alwayssort of just assumed if I lost an engine, it'd be all at once. Not sure why,I've had a million tractors just gradually lose power... But every enginefailure I've practiced in a plane, it was sudden. We fly like we train... wecan't help it. At what point do we reach "if there's any doubt, there's no doubt?" TOUGH to puta plane down in a cornfield (with almost certain damage, but survivability)with the engine still running. Just because it's running, doesn't mean it'lllet the plane fly. Wow, just tons of food for thought. I certainly have a lotof rethinking to do.My comments, too, aren't intended for debate (though comments are certainly welcome).Indeed there are no correct answers, just a few more things to sit andthink about during down time, to apply the next time I'm flying. There but by the grace of God go I. Thanks again Kevin for writing. Speculationdoesn't seem to really get the neurons focused like knowing exactly what happenedand what can happen.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Wow. Just wow. Very nice!Wayne BresslerTaildraggers, Inc.www.taildraggersinc.comOn Aug 3, 2012, at 3:27 PM, "Douwe Blumberg" wrote:> Hi everyone,> > Let me know if these pictures attach. If not, will someone in the =9Cknow=9D about that stuff contact me and help me get them posted?> > Well, after a two and a half year rebuild/facelift, here she is!!!> > Taxied her around today and everything seems solid. My prayer is she flies as pretty as she looks.> > That=99s a Cont C-90 and a Cloud Car prop.> > She hasn=99t flown yet, but thanks everyone for their encouragement and help!!!!!!!!!!!!!> > Douwe> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Wow. Just wow. Very nice!Wayne BresslerTaildraggers, Inc.www.taildraggersinc.comOn Aug 3, 2012, at 3:27 PM, "Douwe Blumberg" wrote:> Hi everyone,> > Let me know if these pictures attach. If not, will someone in the =9Cknow=9D about that stuff contact me and help me get them posted?> > Well, after a two and a half year rebuild/facelift, here she is!!!> > Taxied her around today and everything seems solid. My prayer is she flies as pretty as she looks.> > That=99s a Cont C-90 and a Cloud Car prop.> > She hasn=99t flown yet, but thanks everyone for their encouragement and help!!!!!!!!!!!!!> > Douwe> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: "Allan Macklem"
Super Duper and WowWee! That is a NICE looking airplane, Douwe!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Super Duper and WowWee! That is a NICE looking airplane, Douwe!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Douwe, good pictures. Really like your colors. How about some pics of thecockpit?Allan Macklem
Douwe, good pictures. Really like your colors. How about some pics of thecockpit?Allan Macklem
Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Thanks for sharing Kevin... lessons for all of us here. I'm sure that your wordsand experience will benefit many.--------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: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Thanks for sharing Kevin... lessons for all of us here. I'm sure that your wordsand experience will benefit many.--------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: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!Wow, that grill screams ArtDeco. Love it. Looks like it should have been on "the Rocketeer"!Blue Skies,Steve D----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!Wow, that grill screams ArtDeco. Love it. Looks like it should have been on "the Rocketeer"!Blue Skies,Steve D----- Original Message -----
Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Awesome Douwe! Looks great! I like the green trim you added. Goes really wellwith the base color. Very nice!Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Awesome Douwe! Looks great! I like the green trim you added. Goes really wellwith the base color. Very nice!Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: "Pieti Lowell"
OH! MY GOSH! That is one fine " Ship ". Let's see the panel. DanRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
OH! MY GOSH! That is one fine " Ship ". Let's see the panel. DanRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Meet "RE-PIET" NX799B!!
Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Douwe:I think you out-did yourself-I like this one even better than your practice numberone.She should fly like a crowned queen, Pieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Douwe:I think you out-did yourself-I like this one even better than your practice numberone.She should fly like a crowned queen, Pieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________