Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: John Duprey
WOW!Talk about exciting. I did all my flight planing and figured itwould take me 2hours to go from Cold Lake ( on Saskatchwan border) toCamrose ( east of Edmonton). At 7:00am the air was smooth as glass andthe view from VUU was just incredible.I kept passing my landmarks at aregular interval and could see Camrose on the horizon. Right about thenthe wire guage bottomed out on the gas cap, so I knew I had about a good30 min of safe gas left. Just cause you can see your destination doesnot mean that it is very close,( at least not in a Piet!) being theintrepid aviator that I am I pressed on. Incidently at this point 2 hrshad passed. I pulled into the Camrose patern was instantly and veryrudely passed on all sides buy a half dozen or more "spam cans" all ofwhich where flying "corporate" patterns complete with 5 mile finales! Itis about here that I start to relize that I have been airborne for 2:40on about 2:30 worth of gas!! I cut the pattern down to more managablesize and splip inbetween a couple of them "cans" on finale. It's now2:43 and I am setting up the Pit for a gorgeous show stage center grandarrival and boy ! I did not dissapoint the hungry crowd. Silence at 2:44even the prop has stoped moving! followed by a near perfect landing at2:45 and roll it onto the grass to clear the runway. My gardian angelwas with me and all was well. I had a tailwind going back and was doingreally good time but prudence being the better part of valour I stoppedalong the way for a little gas. $32.00 for 5.25hrs of flying $5 for anincredible breakfast, several hours with good friends, clear skies andof course one old Pietenpol aircamper that loves me... yes VirginiaThere is a God and I'm in Heaven Have A good night allWayne Tokarz (CF-VUU)________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: robert hensarling
Subject: Pietenpol-List: First Cross CountryThanks Wayne for a great story!Robert Hensarling>WOW!Talk about exciting. and>of course one old Pietenpol aircamper that loves me... yes Virginia>There is a God and I'm in Heaven >>Have A good night all>Wayne Tokarz (CF-VUU)>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Wayne and Kathy
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Original Posted By: Wayne and Kathy
steve(at)byu.edu wrote:> > You must have been burning auto fuel. No? 32 buck is pretty cheap for> 5+hours.> > Steve Eldredge> IT Services> Brigham Young University> > > -----Original Message-----> >The gas in Camrose was 100LL at .609 a liter and I filled it to the topwith 32 liters worth,$19.49 . In Bonnyville I bought auto fuel at almostthe exact same rate and I got $14 bucks worth. I guess that makes $33not $32 .Wayne Tokarz________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ken Beanlands
At first, I thought that Wayne's account of his near fatal flight wasa joke. As of now, no disclaimer has been issued.Think about it, the pilot admits he was low on fuel, but continues on.He arrives at his destination on fumes, busts the traffic pattern & theengine fails due to fuel starvation. Fortunately he makes the runway, &publishes the incident in a humerous manner. I for one do not believe that this sort of behavior relfects thepractices of the majority of Pietenpol flyers. Mike B, Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam ) At first, I thought that Wayne'saccountof his near fatal flight was a joke. As of now, no disclaimer has beenissued.Think about it, the pilot admits he was lowon fuel,but continues on. He arrives at his destination on fumes, busts thetrafficpattern the engine fails due to fuel starvation. Fortunately hemakes therunway, publishes the incident in a humerous manner.I for one do not believe that this sort of behavior relfectsthepractices of the majority of Pietenpol flyers.Mike B, Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: michael list
Michael Brusilow wrote:> > > At first, I thought that Wayne's account of his near fatal flight> was a joke. As of now, no disclaimer has been issued.> > Think about it, the pilot admits he was low on fuel, but continues on.> He arrives at his destination on fumes, busts the traffic pattern &> the engine fails due to fuel starvation. Fortunately he makes the> runway, & publishes the incident in a humerous manner.> > I for one do not believe that this sort of behavior relfects the> practices of the majority of Pietenpol flyers.> > Mike B, Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )> Hi Mike , I'sorry for not answering this issue sooner and feel that some responsebe in order. I admit that flying low on fuel was not a smart thing todo. I was not aware of the exact fuel burn or total quantity of my tankand those are probably irresponsible, however humane nature being suchas it is we all make mistakes now and then. As for the traffic pattern,I believe that there is a limit as to how far one can stretch it. Atthis point it becomes the pilots responsibility to overfly the runwayand remain in the "patern" untill such time as a safe oppertunitypresents itself to land. It was during this extended pattern that I hadconcerns about my fuel and overflying the city, so I cut it short butwas cautios not to cut anyone off. As for my "joking" about it, I think that the facts will always remainafter the fact and humor is a good way to deal with stess. I thinkpeople enjoyed what I wrote but still understood the underlyingimplications of the incident, in other words we should be able to laughat our selves, learn from our mistakes and go on with life. It is just this sort of thing that gives us those memmorable momentsby the campfire with friends and family, hands outstreched at convergingangles and recounting what a great feat was accomplished. Talk to apionner bush pilot or other history maker and you will know what I mean. I apologise if I gave you the wrong impression, I only wished to tellothers in my own sort of way. I wish you many happy landing and hopethat one day we meet and chat over one of them fires.Wayne "no gas" Tokarz________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Howard Wilkinson
Wayne and Kathy wrote:> It's now> 2:43 and I am setting up the Pit for a gorgeous show stage center grand> arrival and boy ! I did not dissapoint the hungry crowd. > Wayne Tokarz (CF-VUU)Wayne, I hope this part is purely literature.Dannymac________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Wayne and Kathy
dannymac wrote:> > Wayne and Kathy wrote:> >> > It's now> > 2:43 and I am setting up the Pit for a gorgeous show stage center grand> > arrival and boy ! I did not dissapoint the hungry crowd.> > > Wayne Tokarz (CF-VUU)> > Wayne, I hope this part is purely literature.> > DannymacOf course...Wayne Tokarz________________________________________________________________________________