Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Gadd, Skip"
Hey guys, what are the dates for the 75th Anniversary this year at Brodhead? I haven't seen them posted in the Pietenpol Association newsletter. Also, What is on the agenda as of yet?Jeff in TexasFrustrated with dial-up? Lightning-fast Internet access for as low as ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "DJ Vegh"
Jeff,The Piet flyin at Brodhead is Friday July 23 to Sunday July 25.The agenda is casual, they will have a couple forums and 4 or 5 meals.Bring tape measure, notepad, camera and pictures of your project.Skip>Hey guys, what are the dates for the 75th Anniversary this year atBrodhead? >I haven't seen them posted in the Pietenpol Association newsletter. Also, >What is on the agenda as of yet?>Jeff in Texas________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Steve Eldredge"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Back in the Air !!I worked the rest of the squawks off on Fri,Sat & Sunday. Sunday evening, a little over an hour before sunset, I became re-united with my old friend. After the mag drop, and run - up, we lined up on 16 (hard surface), eased in tofull power, some forward stick pressure, little back & forth just as the tail was coming up, glance oil pressure, temp, airspeed shoots from 20 to 40 in a couple of seconds, neutral pressure on the stick, then just a little bit of backpressure, and we're airborne !! We haven't been in the air since Jan 15. Without skipping a beat, the ol' Continental was thumping out a healthy 2000 rpm, with a conservative airspeed of 50 mph. Climb straight out departure to 300ft agl, raise the right wingtip to check for traffic, drop the nose slightly to pick up speed for a 30 degree bank right turn to crosswind. Oops...keep that ball in the middle !! That thing was everywhere but in the middle for thefirst few minutes !! Level the wings just long enough to see downwind was clear, and roll right...ball stayed in the middle that time. It's like she justneeded a minute or two to remember how to stay in coordinated flight. Still at full power, climbing through 500 agl, pull power to 1900 rpm, for 62 mph. The tach reads 100 rpm low, and the ASI reads almost 10 mph low. Keep downwindjust a little over 1/4 mile from the runway. Oil temp is just over 120 degrees now, and pressure never leaves 35 psi. Abeam landing point on the turfrunway, at 600 agl, pull power to 1500 rpm, and the nose just knows to drop. Maintain 60 mph through base, level wing to check runway condition and if any bogies are on long final...all clear. Roll right to final, but keep the nose pointed to the left, and add in some right aileron, pull power to 1000 rpm, andslip 'er in on final, maintaining 60 mph indicated by pushing the nose down. We like to keep a lot of altitude on final, just in case that trusty ol' Continental decides to hiccup. Cross the numbers, and the slip comes out, andpull power to idle and she settles in to ground effect for just a second or two. Wind noise is dramatically reduced, and controls are mushy but very effective.Hold it off...Hold 'er off, aahh yessss, the old one small bounce three point landing. Immediately add full power, dance on the rudder to keep 'er straight, and almost immediately we're airborne again. Did some landings at alocal grass strip, then 8 miles south to check out a grass fire, then buzz my buddy's house a couple of times, then back to Benton for a couple of more landings. Ah, yesss...Life Is Good !!Chuck Gantzer NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead 2004Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:10:26 -0600

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

Original Posted By: "Peter W Johnson"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead 2004In a message dated 4/6/04 10:11:49 AM Central Daylight Time, steve(at)byu.edu writes:>I heard the Hatz airplanes are also going to be there this year. Can anyone confirm this ?Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________