Original Posted By: Mark Bratcher
Good morning, everyone. I thought that I would share a photo of my Sky Scout tailskid, built per the 1932 plans with 4130 tubing and a spring from one of local farm supply stores. My dad (A and P) did the welding. Terry Hall----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
RE: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Mine looks very similar but has a small hard rubber wheel attached insteadof a skid.Bob -----Original Message-----
Mine looks very similar but has a small hard rubber wheel attached insteadof a skid.Bob -----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Looks good, but I have to ask the obvious question. Do you plan on neverflying off of a paved runway?I guess that if you wanted to keep the original skid and occasionaly fly offof a runway you could make yourself a bolt on full swivel wheel that can beremoved.Brian KrautEngineering Alternatives, Inc.www.engalt.com -----Original Message-----
Looks good, but I have to ask the obvious question. Do you plan on neverflying off of a paved runway?I guess that if you wanted to keep the original skid and occasionaly fly offof a runway you could make yourself a bolt on full swivel wheel that can beremoved.Brian KrautEngineering Alternatives, Inc.www.engalt.com -----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
Original Posted By: Brian Kraut
Brian, If I ever fly it, my plan is to keep it on a grass strip or tow it to the grass. And, yes, I had thought of the removable swivel tailwheel. Terry ----- Original Message -----
Brian, If I ever fly it, my plan is to keep it on a grass strip or tow it to the grass. And, yes, I had thought of the removable swivel tailwheel. Terry ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
Original Posted By: "Phil Sisson"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout TailskidGuys,Here are some pics of my removable tail wheel set-up. Westcoastpiet.com, under the name Dan Helsper. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout TailskidGuys,Here are some pics of my removable tail wheel set-up. Westcoastpiet.com, under the name Dan Helsper. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout Tailskid
Original Posted By: "Chet's Mail"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout TailskidIn a message dated 9/11/2007 11:43:08 AM Central Daylight Time, brian.kraut(at)engalt.com writes:Looks good, but I have to ask the obvious question. Do you plan on never flying off of a paved runway?Brian,I've got quite a few hours logged with a tail skid...around 50 or 60 hrs. Very noisy, though...sounds like you're dragging a pop machine across rough concrete !! Over half of those hours was without brakes. During the first halfof '03 I installed brakes, and flew to Brodhead / Oshkosh with the hydraulic heel brakes, and a tailskid. Take off on hard surface isn't too difficult in light wind conditions, because the rudder becomes effective as soon as some propwash flows over the rudder. Landing on a hard surface with a tail skid is a totally different story. Not much propwash during the landing phase. Difficult to control the roll out with the brakes, because it kept tending to liftthe tail back up each time I stabbed one of the heel brakes, to keep it straight. Two times, I ran off of a runway while landing (missing the runway lights) during that cross country trip from Wichita KS to Brodhead / Oshkosh. One ofthose landings was a pretty stiff crosswind. Taxiing on hard surface with a tailskid is difficult, at best, with any wind at all. However, keep the tailskid on the grass, and it poses no problem at all during taxi, on take off,or landing...with or without brakes...just gotta stay ahead of the plane !!Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sky Scout TailskidIn a message dated 9/11/2007 11:43:08 AM Central Daylight Time, brian.kraut(at)engalt.com writes:Looks good, but I have to ask the obvious question. Do you plan on never flying off of a paved runway?Brian,I've got quite a few hours logged with a tail skid...around 50 or 60 hrs. Very noisy, though...sounds like you're dragging a pop machine across rough concrete !! Over half of those hours was without brakes. During the first halfof '03 I installed brakes, and flew to Brodhead / Oshkosh with the hydraulic heel brakes, and a tailskid. Take off on hard surface isn't too difficult in light wind conditions, because the rudder becomes effective as soon as some propwash flows over the rudder. Landing on a hard surface with a tail skid is a totally different story. Not much propwash during the landing phase. Difficult to control the roll out with the brakes, because it kept tending to liftthe tail back up each time I stabbed one of the heel brakes, to keep it straight. Two times, I ran off of a runway while landing (missing the runway lights) during that cross country trip from Wichita KS to Brodhead / Oshkosh. One ofthose landings was a pretty stiff crosswind. Taxiing on hard surface with a tailskid is difficult, at best, with any wind at all. However, keep the tailskid on the grass, and it poses no problem at all during taxi, on take off,or landing...with or without brakes...just gotta stay ahead of the plane !!Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________