Original Posted By: "Lagowski Morrow"
22 degrees on the ground this afternoon when I went out for a fresh afternoon flight. The Piet really performs nicely in the cool air. I flew the A-65 Piet, pulled the prop thru 8 times, 2 shots of prime and left the primer open and it started on the first pull.Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Re: Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Original Posted By: Dick N.
Dick, What is your dress code?? Do you have an engine heater?--Jim Lagowski ----- Original Message -----
Dick, What is your dress code?? Do you have an engine heater?--Jim Lagowski ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Original Posted By: Matt Dralle
Re: Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Original Posted By: Dick N.
Dick, does your primer go straight to the cylinder or to the carb? I've been preheating the engine and it's starting right up but I've never heard of leaving the primer open while starting.Gene in beautiful but windy Tennessee ----- Original Message -----
Dick, does your primer go straight to the cylinder or to the carb? I've been preheating the engine and it's starting right up but I've never heard of leaving the primer open while starting.Gene in beautiful but windy Tennessee ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Original Posted By: Gene & Tammy
Gene and JimMy primer goes to each cyl. I had the type that went to the carb when I first built, but came close to having a big engine fire when I had a backfire while starting. Luckily there was a very close fire ext. There is a guy at my field who is locally regarded as a hand propping expert. Around here with a wide range of temps and no mixture control you have to adjust starting procedure to temp. In winter, I open the needle valve 1/2 turn. If I forget to close it in warmer times, it will flood the engine very easily. I hope Skip Gadd's shoulder has recovered from Brodhead this year. Leaving the primer open kind of functions like a choke. I don't pre heat the engine and it will start easily if I remember the rules. The biggest thing to remember is when flying, make throttle adjustments very slowly, even in the air. If you slam the throttle in too fast the engine might die.I was dressed with quilted long undies, jeans, rugby and sweatshirts. Thin nylon socks with insulated hunting socks over and thinsulate hunting boots. I didn't yesterday, but sometimes insert boot warmers, which are cheap and chemically release heat. On top a Carhart work jacket and a leather, fleece lined flying helmet and thinsulate cloves. I also remove my summer seat pad to lower down an extra couple of inches. It's a bit cold but I've decided it's better than dreaming about spring coming in 5 months.Happy flyingDick N. ----- Original Message -----
Gene and JimMy primer goes to each cyl. I had the type that went to the carb when I first built, but came close to having a big engine fire when I had a backfire while starting. Luckily there was a very close fire ext. There is a guy at my field who is locally regarded as a hand propping expert. Around here with a wide range of temps and no mixture control you have to adjust starting procedure to temp. In winter, I open the needle valve 1/2 turn. If I forget to close it in warmer times, it will flood the engine very easily. I hope Skip Gadd's shoulder has recovered from Brodhead this year. Leaving the primer open kind of functions like a choke. I don't pre heat the engine and it will start easily if I remember the rules. The biggest thing to remember is when flying, make throttle adjustments very slowly, even in the air. If you slam the throttle in too fast the engine might die.I was dressed with quilted long undies, jeans, rugby and sweatshirts. Thin nylon socks with insulated hunting socks over and thinsulate hunting boots. I didn't yesterday, but sometimes insert boot warmers, which are cheap and chemically release heat. On top a Carhart work jacket and a leather, fleece lined flying helmet and thinsulate cloves. I also remove my summer seat pad to lower down an extra couple of inches. It's a bit cold but I've decided it's better than dreaming about spring coming in 5 months.Happy flyingDick N. ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: No bugs on the prop or windshield
Original Posted By: Dick N.
Thanks for the info Dick. My primer goes into the carb and no problems so far. I do a preheat with a simple heater I built (I don't like to start an engine without preheating if the temp is below 40 degrees). I do pretty much as you do for starting. For my A-65 it's two squirts of prim followed by 6 blades with the throttle wide open (mags off). Then with throttle just slightly cracked open and mags on, it will start on 1st or 2nd blade, running at about 800 rpm. I've only flooded the engine a few time but clearing it was easy. Mags off. Throttle wide open. 8 blades in reverse. Throttle just slightly cracked, mags on and she'll start right up. I dress in layers, with the top part being my insulated coveralls. I bought some bands that go around my pant legs (to keep the wind out) and they work great. I intend to do as you did and make a cover for the front cockpit and I'm hoping that will take care of the "draft". I use insulated motorcycle gloves that extend about 4 inches above the wrist (looks like train engineer gloves), as I tend to rest my left arm on the side of the cockpit and without them the wind will blow right up the sleeve. We don't have and probably won't get any snow. I miss it and I'm jealous of the pilots that get to use the frozen lakes as their own private play grounds.For the pilots that put their planes up for the winter, I really encourage you to try cool weather flying just once. There's a good chance you'll get hooked. It's no colder than riding a snow machine. In fact, with my new taller windshild I find it less so. The air is soooo smooth and the plane performs so well, it's worth getting dressed up for. Try it, you'll like it.Gene in Tennessee (18 degrees last night but got up to 40 degrees this afternoon.) ----- Original Message -----
Thanks for the info Dick. My primer goes into the carb and no problems so far. I do a preheat with a simple heater I built (I don't like to start an engine without preheating if the temp is below 40 degrees). I do pretty much as you do for starting. For my A-65 it's two squirts of prim followed by 6 blades with the throttle wide open (mags off). Then with throttle just slightly cracked open and mags on, it will start on 1st or 2nd blade, running at about 800 rpm. I've only flooded the engine a few time but clearing it was easy. Mags off. Throttle wide open. 8 blades in reverse. Throttle just slightly cracked, mags on and she'll start right up. I dress in layers, with the top part being my insulated coveralls. I bought some bands that go around my pant legs (to keep the wind out) and they work great. I intend to do as you did and make a cover for the front cockpit and I'm hoping that will take care of the "draft". I use insulated motorcycle gloves that extend about 4 inches above the wrist (looks like train engineer gloves), as I tend to rest my left arm on the side of the cockpit and without them the wind will blow right up the sleeve. We don't have and probably won't get any snow. I miss it and I'm jealous of the pilots that get to use the frozen lakes as their own private play grounds.For the pilots that put their planes up for the winter, I really encourage you to try cool weather flying just once. There's a good chance you'll get hooked. It's no colder than riding a snow machine. In fact, with my new taller windshild I find it less so. The air is soooo smooth and the plane performs so well, it's worth getting dressed up for. Try it, you'll like it.Gene in Tennessee (18 degrees last night but got up to 40 degrees this afternoon.) ----- Original Message -----