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Pietenpol-List: clown plane
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 5:08 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Carl Loar"
Mike C. I think you said that you did your plane in Poly Fiber. If so , what isthe color blue? I really like it. It's hard for my pea-brain to see a 1/4x1/2 color blip on the PolyFiberchart and picture it on a plane , let alone try to figure what lightercolors go with it.Don't want to be flying around in a clown plane.walt-----------------------------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 5:43 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Mike, I use one of those $100 Magellans and it works great. I just look upthe lats and lons of the destination and waypoints and it gets me thereeverytime. It may not be for aviation but it gives me ground speed, eta,distance to, and it's a backup compass.I plan to pick up a handheld transceiver just to let the locals know I'mcoming and going.CarlPlease visit my website atwww.megsinet.net/skycarl-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 6:18 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Dave and Connie
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/HandheldCarl, so my Garmin GPS III+ should work fine ?>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 20:21:17 -0500
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 8:53 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Gary Meadows"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/HandheldMike,I highly recommend the Garmin 195 GPS. My handheld radio will still transmit but no longer receives. It will probably cost more to repair than I can get a new one for so I suppose that will be on the OSH shopping list. Tom Travis________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:05 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Carl Loar"
Jack, Man, are those wooden legs the toughest thing ever? I've been messing with my gear legs also, and have taken a building break for awhile! Those angles are a bear to get right. Oh well, I guess nothing worthwhile is ever easy....Gary MeadowsSpring Tx(cutting up pine boards in funny angles for scrap....)________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:54 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I think any GPS that you can put latitude and longitude in should work. WhenI first got mine, I got out my airport directory and started looking up thefields I thought should be in it. Then I used my cirrus flight planner andput in some good waypoints.Funny how you'll head to one of these" I can't find this place to save mybutt" fields and the GPS says it's right below and you look down and son ofa gun, there it is. Technology, gotta love it.CarlPlease visit my website atwww.megsinet.net/skycarl-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 10:19 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Kirk & Laura Huizenga
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 10:24 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Michael D Cuy"
Mike,I agree also. First, you probably can't find just the "right" GPS and the"right" VHF already built together, so you start out with a comprimise.Second, if one goes bad or becomes obsolete you don't just discard itbecause you have so much tied up in the combo. And believe me, the GPSfeatures change enough that you will be wanting to upgrade sooner than youmight now think. Finally, if the batteries die you loose both GPS and VHF.I put up with the extra clutter to keep the flexibility.Ted BrousseauSoggy Naples, FL----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: clown plane
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2001 10:02 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: del magsam