Original Posted By: EmchAir(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: new guy againHello,> My name is Don Emch. I posted some messages on here quite a while ago and > kind of faded away from it since then. I thought I would try to get in touch > with you all again.> > I tried to attach a photo of my Piet. Maybe I'll try on the Matronics > pictures site too. I got it flying last September and am really happy with it so > far. It's a real kick to fly! It has an A-65, but other than that is > basically a plans built ship. Weighs in at 626 lbs. and cruises at about 80 mph. > > A lot of people really helped me out on this thing, so if I could possibly > help someone else, let me know. Currently I am based at Barber Airport in > Alliance, Ohio. Kinda cool, I'm honored to hangar with Frank Pavliga's Sky > Gypsy (a piet that has become a legend in itself). Anyway both Piets should be > at the June 3-4 Corvair Fly-in at Barber's, just in case any others want to > attend.> > Don Emch________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: new guy again
Re: Pietenpol-List: new guy again
Original Posted By: EmchAir(at)aol.com
Nice to see you back on the list again, Don.How about giving us a first flight report?Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----
Nice to see you back on the list again, Don.How about giving us a first flight report?Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Re: new guy again
Original Posted By: "DGflyer"
...is athttp://www.flycorvair.com/hangar.html . With information about the upcoming Corvair College in Canada, as well as interesting photos on a quick-build Zenith underway.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: new guy again
...is athttp://www.flycorvair.com/hangar.html . With information about the upcoming Corvair College in Canada, as well as interesting photos on a quick-build Zenith underway.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: new guy again
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Hi guys...Sure Greg I can give a first flight report. I first flew it back in September.I hadn't flown in a couple of years and had no tailwheel time. I thought flyingin a mixture of planes would help to learn new flying qualities. I got sometime in a Champ, Cub, T-Craft, and Citabria. After those I started taxiing the Piet faster and faster until I was running downthe runway with the tail in the air. One evening I was doing this with mywife and 3 kids at the airport with me. After one run I taxied over to my wifeand told her I felt pretty good with it. She was very supportive and said'I think you're ready too'. I sat at the end of the runway flying the flightin my head for the 1000th time! I firewalled it for the first time( all the taxiswere partial throttle) and wasn't sure this would be it until it was tryingto lift off the ground. It was a short flight, but all went well. It wasa fascinating mixture of exhilaration, adrenaline, excitement, and outright fear!It is a very forgiving and gentle flying airplane though. The flight wentso well because of the design not the pilot!Since then I've gotten to know it better. I absolutely love flying it! It isvery easy to land as long as you are straight at touchdown. If you aren't thattall narrow gear will let you know! I really liked how the Cub flew, and ofthe four it is the most similar. But I like how the Piet flies MUCH more! Lotsof fun!Some specs are;A-65 with 72 x 44 Hegy prop ( I'd like to find a 72 x 42 Falcon)Split axle gear with 19" homemade hub wire wheels with go-cart brakes4" homemade tailwheel on tail skid A- frame14.5 gallon nose tankLong fuselageSky Gypsy type cowlTakeoff run lasts about 7 secondsCruise about 80mph (full throttle shows about 88mph, but the aiframe acts likeit doesn't like it there!)I pirated a lot of ideas from other Piets at Brodhead and if there is anyway Icould help someone and return the favor please let me know! I put a picture onthe Frappr site;http://www.frappr.com/?a=photo&gid=2729 ... etickerDon EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Hi guys...Sure Greg I can give a first flight report. I first flew it back in September.I hadn't flown in a couple of years and had no tailwheel time. I thought flyingin a mixture of planes would help to learn new flying qualities. I got sometime in a Champ, Cub, T-Craft, and Citabria. After those I started taxiing the Piet faster and faster until I was running downthe runway with the tail in the air. One evening I was doing this with mywife and 3 kids at the airport with me. After one run I taxied over to my wifeand told her I felt pretty good with it. She was very supportive and said'I think you're ready too'. I sat at the end of the runway flying the flightin my head for the 1000th time! I firewalled it for the first time( all the taxiswere partial throttle) and wasn't sure this would be it until it was tryingto lift off the ground. It was a short flight, but all went well. It wasa fascinating mixture of exhilaration, adrenaline, excitement, and outright fear!It is a very forgiving and gentle flying airplane though. The flight wentso well because of the design not the pilot!Since then I've gotten to know it better. I absolutely love flying it! It isvery easy to land as long as you are straight at touchdown. If you aren't thattall narrow gear will let you know! I really liked how the Cub flew, and ofthe four it is the most similar. But I like how the Piet flies MUCH more! Lotsof fun!Some specs are;A-65 with 72 x 44 Hegy prop ( I'd like to find a 72 x 42 Falcon)Split axle gear with 19" homemade hub wire wheels with go-cart brakes4" homemade tailwheel on tail skid A- frame14.5 gallon nose tankLong fuselageSky Gypsy type cowlTakeoff run lasts about 7 secondsCruise about 80mph (full throttle shows about 88mph, but the aiframe acts likeit doesn't like it there!)I pirated a lot of ideas from other Piets at Brodhead and if there is anyway Icould help someone and return the favor please let me know! I put a picture onthe Frappr site;http://www.frappr.com/?a=photo&gid=2729 ... etickerDon EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: new guy again
Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: new guy again
Original Posted By: "Jack T. Textor"