Original Posted By: Galen Hutcheson
Pietenpol-List: bungee tightness & war stories
Re: Pietenpol-List: bungee tightness & war stories
Original Posted By: Rick Holland
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: bungee tightness & war stories In a message dated 11/17/04 1:22:37 PM Central Standard Time, Michael.D.Cuy(at)grc.nasa.gov writes:> Yes, Mike, I think that was the war story I was thinking of. I had similar experience when my bunji's were too loose on the split axle gear. I haven't flown for three weeks, now. I missed one or two chances to fly, but it has been raining here for almost a week. I think I'm getting withdrawal symptoms. When I'm driving my car, and I'm getting off an exit, I'mthinking...'OK, final approach...watch the airspeed...keep it on the center line...yeah, that one felt good...taxi up the driveway, and shut down. Three weeks ago, I was doing some pattern work, practicing those right crosswind landings. On three consecutive touch & goes, I managed to land on theright wheel, add just a little bit of power, and keep the left wheel off the surface for a couple hundred feet, then add full power, and go again, without ever touching the left wheel down. Quite a good challenge. Then I took a female passenger, for a flight down south of Cook Airfield, and did a small portion of the 'River Run'. Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:24:09 -0700
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: bungee tightness & war stories In a message dated 11/17/04 1:22:37 PM Central Standard Time, Michael.D.Cuy(at)grc.nasa.gov writes:> Yes, Mike, I think that was the war story I was thinking of. I had similar experience when my bunji's were too loose on the split axle gear. I haven't flown for three weeks, now. I missed one or two chances to fly, but it has been raining here for almost a week. I think I'm getting withdrawal symptoms. When I'm driving my car, and I'm getting off an exit, I'mthinking...'OK, final approach...watch the airspeed...keep it on the center line...yeah, that one felt good...taxi up the driveway, and shut down. Three weeks ago, I was doing some pattern work, practicing those right crosswind landings. On three consecutive touch & goes, I managed to land on theright wheel, add just a little bit of power, and keep the left wheel off the surface for a couple hundred feet, then add full power, and go again, without ever touching the left wheel down. Quite a good challenge. Then I took a female passenger, for a flight down south of Cook Airfield, and did a small portion of the 'River Run'. Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:24:09 -0700