Original Posted By: Phil Peck
I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with theproposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yard(with the purchase of a nieghboring piece of land). I would like sometestimony from anyone who has heard a Corvair engine ontakeoff/landing. How does it compare in noise to a plane like aCessna? Have any of you done this? What has the reaction been fromneighbors?I need to gather as much info as possible about doing this before Iactually try to buy the land.Many thanks.Richard D.==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: how loud is a corvair engine?
Pietenpol-List: Re: how loud is a corvair engine?
Original Posted By: Richard DeCosta
Don't know for sure but the Suberu puts out some noise, I guess all do asthey are not muffled. How large of a strip are you working with? Ithought about one on my property for a plane that does it in 100' butwhen I said I only had 407' to work with everybody said no way. Propertynext to me may be up for sale soon so it would give me another 300'GordonRichard DeCosta wrote:> I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yard> (with the purchase of a nieghboring piece of land). I would like some> testimony from anyone who has heard a Corvair engine on> takeoff/landing. How does it compare in noise to a plane like a> Cessna? Have any of you done this? What has the reaction been from> neighbors?>> I need to gather as much info as possible about doing this before I> actually try to buy the land.>> Many thanks.>> Richard D.>> ==> http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson>> ________________________________________________________________________________
Don't know for sure but the Suberu puts out some noise, I guess all do asthey are not muffled. How large of a strip are you working with? Ithought about one on my property for a plane that does it in 100' butwhen I said I only had 407' to work with everybody said no way. Propertynext to me may be up for sale soon so it would give me another 300'GordonRichard DeCosta wrote:> I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yard> (with the purchase of a nieghboring piece of land). I would like some> testimony from anyone who has heard a Corvair engine on> takeoff/landing. How does it compare in noise to a plane like a> Cessna? Have any of you done this? What has the reaction been from> neighbors?>> I need to gather as much info as possible about doing this before I> actually try to buy the land.>> Many thanks.>> Richard D.>> ==> http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson>> ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: how loud is a corvair engine?
Original Posted By: ADonJr(at)aol.com
Well, if I got the property I am looking at, Id end up with about1000'-1200' Thats in the ideal world.
---Gordon Brimhall wrote:>> Don't know for sure but the Suberu puts out some noise, I guess alldo as> they are not muffled. How large of a strip are you working with? I> thought about one on my property for a plane that does it in 100' but> when I said I only had 407' to work with everybody said no way.Property> next to me may be up for sale soon so it would give me another 300'> > Gordon> > > Richard DeCosta wrote:> > > I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> > proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yard> > (with the purchase of a nieghboring piece of land). I would likesome> > testimony from anyone who has heard a Corvair engine on> > takeoff/landing. How does it compare in noise to a plane like a> > Cessna? Have any of you done this? What has the reaction been from> > neighbors?> >> > I need to gather as much info as possible about doing this before I> > actually try to buy the land.> >> > Many thanks.> >> > Richard D.> >> > ==> > http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> > "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> > is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> > not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson> >> > > > ==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Well, if I got the property I am looking at, Id end up with about1000'-1200' Thats in the ideal world.
---Gordon Brimhall wrote:>> Don't know for sure but the Suberu puts out some noise, I guess alldo as> they are not muffled. How large of a strip are you working with? I> thought about one on my property for a plane that does it in 100' but> when I said I only had 407' to work with everybody said no way.Property> next to me may be up for sale soon so it would give me another 300'> > Gordon> > > Richard DeCosta wrote:> > > I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> > proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yard> > (with the purchase of a nieghboring piece of land). I would likesome> > testimony from anyone who has heard a Corvair engine on> > takeoff/landing. How does it compare in noise to a plane like a> > Cessna? Have any of you done this? What has the reaction been from> > neighbors?> >> > I need to gather as much info as possible about doing this before I> > actually try to buy the land.> >> > Many thanks.> >> > Richard D.> >> > ==> > http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> > "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> > is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> > not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson> >> > > > ==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________Pietenpol-List: Re: how loud is a corvair engine?
Original Posted By: Ian Holland
Richard DeCosta wrote:> > I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yardYou also want to check on the zoning (if any), and with the FAAregarding private strips. Here, the process can be lengthy - local townboard, zoning board, neighborhood forum/comments, and of course, FAAapproval. Unless, of course, you have a farm with lots of acreage, inwhich case, you simply make a stip and fly from it, and hope nobodycomplains (which is sure to stop activity at even an FAA approvedairport, if the complaints are loud enough...)The engine sound at takeoff is only for 30-45 seconds at full power, andin landing, an aircraft at idle can't really be heard. Sound is muchless of a problem than the perceptions of your neigbors...Carmen-- ----------------------Mr. Carmen A. NataliePresidentCA Natalie Associates, IncCANA WebSystems100 State Street Suite 1040Albany, New York 12207http://www.cana.comphone 518.436.4932fax 518.436.4933----------------------________________________________________________________________________________
Richard DeCosta wrote:> > I am going to approach the town of Scarborough tomorrow with the> proposition of making a grass strip for my Pietenpol in my back yardYou also want to check on the zoning (if any), and with the FAAregarding private strips. Here, the process can be lengthy - local townboard, zoning board, neighborhood forum/comments, and of course, FAAapproval. Unless, of course, you have a farm with lots of acreage, inwhich case, you simply make a stip and fly from it, and hope nobodycomplains (which is sure to stop activity at even an FAA approvedairport, if the complaints are loud enough...)The engine sound at takeoff is only for 30-45 seconds at full power, andin landing, an aircraft at idle can't really be heard. Sound is muchless of a problem than the perceptions of your neigbors...Carmen-- ----------------------Mr. Carmen A. NataliePresidentCA Natalie Associates, IncCANA WebSystems100 State Street Suite 1040Albany, New York 12207http://www.cana.comphone 518.436.4932fax 518.436.4933----------------------________________________________________________________________________________