Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]"
Pietenpol-List: seeing Piets in person
Re: Pietenpol-List: pilot weight/was builders ages
Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Oscar, I know Bill Rewey has flown passengers weighing in the 230 Lb. range and he is 200.His Piet is powered by an A-65 and he carries 14 gal. fuel. I believe his gross fully loaded at take off is something over 1220lbs. The climb out is nothing to brag about but the A-65 can handle it.Last Friday he and I flew my A-65 powered Piet. Our gross was 1213 lb. yielding a wing loading of 8.09 lb/sf.The climb out was very acceptable but then it was only 49 degrees OAT. CG was at 32.2%The front seat is so close to the C.G. that it'll never affect the aircraft performance except for wing and power loading.My 2 cents for what it's worth.Roman Bukolt NX 20795----- Original Message -----
Oscar, I know Bill Rewey has flown passengers weighing in the 230 Lb. range and he is 200.His Piet is powered by an A-65 and he carries 14 gal. fuel. I believe his gross fully loaded at take off is something over 1220lbs. The climb out is nothing to brag about but the A-65 can handle it.Last Friday he and I flew my A-65 powered Piet. Our gross was 1213 lb. yielding a wing loading of 8.09 lb/sf.The climb out was very acceptable but then it was only 49 degrees OAT. CG was at 32.2%The front seat is so close to the C.G. that it'll never affect the aircraft performance except for wing and power loading.My 2 cents for what it's worth.Roman Bukolt NX 20795----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: seeing Piets in person
Original Posted By: Ben Ramler
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: seeing Piets in personIn a message dated 1/9/2007 10:54:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, michael.d.cuy(at)nasa.gov writes:Com' on Ron, it would be faster for you to drive to Cleveland than to go to Brodhead (or stop on the way if I don't fly mine up) this spring and I'll give you an in-person tour. You might even be able to see Don E's and Frank P's on the way if they don't planon flying up this summer to BH. I'll even let you buy me dinner:))Mike C.You're on, my friend. Plan on my being there a day or so before Brodhead. You will feast on the best McNuggets someone else's money can buy.RonDon not archive________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 08:46:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: seeing Piets in personIn a message dated 1/9/2007 10:54:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, michael.d.cuy(at)nasa.gov writes:Com' on Ron, it would be faster for you to drive to Cleveland than to go to Brodhead (or stop on the way if I don't fly mine up) this spring and I'll give you an in-person tour. You might even be able to see Don E's and Frank P's on the way if they don't planon flying up this summer to BH. I'll even let you buy me dinner:))Mike C.You're on, my friend. Plan on my being there a day or so before Brodhead. You will feast on the best McNuggets someone else's money can buy.RonDon not archive________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 08:46:58 -0800 (PST)