Pietenpol-List: First Flight w/pax

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Original Posted By: "Bert Conoly"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: First Flight w/pax It's official: NX770CG has lofted 'er first passenger into the sky !!Wednesday evening came with near perfect flying conditions. An old buddy of mine and his wife were on vacation to Branson Mi, and planned on visiting withme and my plane. He managed to climb in and out a couple of times without much problem, and we went over the harness, emergency procedures, and exactly what the flight will entail. When he asked "Is it safe?" I said "It's completely safe...as long as we don't crash !!" A thorough pre-flight showed no reason to cancel the flight, and after he strapped in, I propped the ol' Continental and lit 'er up with the first blade. Back taxi 34, run up, taxi into position. Right now, my intercom is anelevated voice level. I hollered "ARE YOU READY ?" He said "LETS GO !!", andgave me thumbs up. Check clear runway, hold the brakes, full power, oil pres/ temp check, let 'er go. Forward stick got the tail up in short order, but the extra weight (highest gross weight ever), and kinda rough grass field madethe take off roll reminiscent of flying behind the ol' Model A engine. The rumble of the earth went away, and we were airborne, keep 'er in ground effectfor a short while to build some speed, and we climbed out at a shallow 48 to 50 mph indicated, maybe 200 fpm, albeit a positive rate of climb. We did fourfly-bys with his wife taking pictures, and 'YEEE HAAAAWWWSSS" from us !! We then departed the pattern to the South, for a scheduled two T.P. drop at another friends house. Although we missed the target, it's a lot more fun whenI have a bombadeer on board !! Returned to the field, and did a greaser landing!! What a blast !! Everyone had a great time, even his wife !! They took meout for a big Italian dinner, at Savoots 'Stick & Rudder' club for the post flight brief. Full belly after a great flight...it just doesn't get any betterthan this !! I took my second passenger up on Thursday evening, when flying conditions were even better than Wednesday - 80, calm winds, and about a million miles visibility. Judging by all his hootin' and hollerin', I think he also had a great time. We flew over his house, and his kids were running around waving their arms, and this T.P. drop missed the target by just 100 feet, or so, intothe neighbors yard !! His wife made one of the kids go pick up the T.P. !!Chuck GantzerNX770CGinto a whole new realm of Pietenpol fun !!________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: First Flight w/paxIn a message dated 10/26/03 9:02:20 AM Central Standard Time, dcombs(at)ltex.net writes:>Toilet Paper !! :)________________________________________________________________________________

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Pardon the ignorance, but what is T.P.?----- Original Message -----

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Original Posted By: "Doyle K. Combs"
Toilet Paper----- Original Message -----

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Original Posted By: "Jim Ash"
You circle it to see how many times you can cut it before it hits the ground(or you do). Cut it with the prop, not the wing. My personal best is fivecuts when thrown out at 1500'. The last cut is pretty low, though.For best results, unroll and wad up the first 4-5 feet, which acts like adrag chute to make the remainder unroll and stay in a straight verticalline.Gene----- Original Message -----

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Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

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Chris,Another guy to try for the altimeter overhaul is W. Wayne Jordan Co. 759Main Street, Johnson City, NY 13790 and phone is 607 797 9184Chris----- Original Message -----