Pietenpol-List: A red letter day as a father,builder,and pilot

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Pietenpol-List: A red letter day as a father,builder,and pilot

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Original Posted By: "John Dilatush"
Today in the northeast, was beautiful. About 50, sunny and minimal winds. Calledup my son, who had never flown in the Piet, but wanted to.Didn't know if he would fit, but followed the tried and true procedures, and hehopped right in.Followed a 172 into runway 24. As he turned around and pulled off in mid field,he was across from the Cessna Caravan that flies the jumpers. There had tobe 100 feet between them, but comming in over the lake it looked like 2 inches.Then I got hit with sun glare from heck.Went around and killed some time till he put his away, so I could use the other(downwind) runway.Of course on the final for the downwind approach the Caravan is setting up forthe normal departure runway.Got in quick, (and I think I'll log all three landings)walt evansNX140DLP.S. a fun time was had by all.________________________________________________________________________________
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