Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Hi Guys,For those of you running A-65s I have a question for you. In these following conditionswhat would you expect for initial rate of climb? Field elevation 1100',80 degrees, full fuel, and solo. I am right around 900lbs in this conditionand am just wondering what you guys would expect for climb. Thanks,Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
Re: Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
Original Posted By: Steve Ruse
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rate of ClimbIn a message dated 5/11/2006 4:25:57 PM Central Standard Time, EmchAir(at)aol.com writes:Hi Guys,For those of you running A-65s I have a question for you. In these following conditions what would you expect for initial rate of climb? Field elevation 1100', 80 degrees, full fuel, and solo. I am right around 900lbs in this condition and am just wondering what you guys would expect for climb. Thanks,Don EmchI haven't got a ROC instrument, so I just put the ASI on about 50 mph, and live with whatever the rate of climb is. I am at 960 lbs, solo, with 20 gal full fuel, field elevation is 1360' at Cook Field, turning close to 2000 rpm. I suspect it is somewhere around 200 FPM, and is never above 300 FPM. My ROC has improved a little bit, since I reworked my prop, and now I can now get fullrated rpm (2300 rpm), in level flight, full throttle. If I wax the prop and the leading edge of the wing, in my mind, I get better performance, and the bugs wipe off easier !!Chuck G.NX770CGgoing out to 'whack some bugs' this evening !!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 18:22:25 -0400
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rate of ClimbIn a message dated 5/11/2006 4:25:57 PM Central Standard Time, EmchAir(at)aol.com writes:Hi Guys,For those of you running A-65s I have a question for you. In these following conditions what would you expect for initial rate of climb? Field elevation 1100', 80 degrees, full fuel, and solo. I am right around 900lbs in this condition and am just wondering what you guys would expect for climb. Thanks,Don EmchI haven't got a ROC instrument, so I just put the ASI on about 50 mph, and live with whatever the rate of climb is. I am at 960 lbs, solo, with 20 gal full fuel, field elevation is 1360' at Cook Field, turning close to 2000 rpm. I suspect it is somewhere around 200 FPM, and is never above 300 FPM. My ROC has improved a little bit, since I reworked my prop, and now I can now get fullrated rpm (2300 rpm), in level flight, full throttle. If I wax the prop and the leading edge of the wing, in my mind, I get better performance, and the bugs wipe off easier !!Chuck G.NX770CGgoing out to 'whack some bugs' this evening !!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 18:22:25 -0400
Re: Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
I'm right in there with Chuck. 18.9 gal and 200 lbs of me puts me at990 lb. Field at 900 ft. Something arount 300 fpm.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----
I'm right in there with Chuck. 18.9 gal and 200 lbs of me puts me at990 lb. Field at 900 ft. Something arount 300 fpm.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
Original Posted By: "Mark Blackwell"
RE: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Flyers / apology & clarification
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I just got my manual and it is really good. I think Wynne had done a suburbjob on it.Corvair-in-the-air!RSThey that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safetydeserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin-----Original Message-----
I just got my manual and it is really good. I think Wynne had done a suburbjob on it.Corvair-in-the-air!RSThey that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safetydeserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin-----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
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RE: Pietenpol-List: Rate of Climb
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Rate of Climb
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: BUILD TIMEBoyce: I find build times are kind of irreverent. Building my centersection seemed to go on and on for ever, and ever. When I framed up awing it went so fast that I thought I could have both done in a month,Then I got into the small details which slowed things WAY down. It tookabout a month to build that one wing, and it was spread out over twosummers. My whole project was to be a 2 year thing, I'm into year 8!Bottom line..don't sweat time, just get started and keep plugging away.I'm glad I didn't try to build to a time schedule. I would be buildingan imaginary Piet in a padded cell some whare. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Rate of Climb
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: BUILD TIMEBoyce: I find build times are kind of irreverent. Building my centersection seemed to go on and on for ever, and ever. When I framed up awing it went so fast that I thought I could have both done in a month,Then I got into the small details which slowed things WAY down. It tookabout a month to build that one wing, and it was spread out over twosummers. My whole project was to be a 2 year thing, I'm into year 8!Bottom line..don't sweat time, just get started and keep plugging away.I'm glad I didn't try to build to a time schedule. I would be buildingan imaginary Piet in a padded cell some whare. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Rate of Climb
Pietenpol-List: Re: More to I D
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Thank you guys very much for all the rate of climb info that you shared. I timed(no vsi) my climbouts the other night and got to wondering what others wereseeing. I am spinning a Hegy 72 X 44 prop. I seemed to be timing about 350fpm. I notice a real difference between 45 degrees and 80 degrees. I've noticeda difference in everything else I've flown but the Piet seems to be fairlysensitive to temps. It was a little breezy the other night and the Piet seemsto be sensitve to that too. I'm sure it's just me not really used to flyingsomething so light. Just a ball of fun to fly though!!!
Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: More to I D
Thank you guys very much for all the rate of climb info that you shared. I timed(no vsi) my climbouts the other night and got to wondering what others wereseeing. I am spinning a Hegy 72 X 44 prop. I seemed to be timing about 350fpm. I notice a real difference between 45 degrees and 80 degrees. I've noticeda difference in everything else I've flown but the Piet seems to be fairlysensitive to temps. It was a little breezy the other night and the Piet seemsto be sensitve to that too. I'm sure it's just me not really used to flyingsomething so light. Just a ball of fun to fly though!!!
Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: More to I DOriginal Posted By: Wizzard187(at)aol.com
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