Pietenpol-List: Chuck Gantzer update
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:51 pm
Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Chuck Gantzer updatePieters and interested ones.spit in the Mississippi River. Jon got him up at 7 this morning but he didn't take off until noon. Says he is not a morning person. Skirted around St Louis to the west and landed in Pittsfield, Ill. The old man at the field suggested he try for Quincy, Ill for the evening. After having been treated like royalty at Farmington, Mo airport with a no charge hangar stay and hospitalityof Jon Jones he found Quincy different. They wanted to charge him $40 to hangar hisPiet for the night so he elected to tie it down after determining that a no hail situation existed. Then no airport courtesy car so he had a 10 mile cab tab. He's not bitching about it but I am. Let's all remember Quincy.He said his course was pretty steady today not varying more than 25 to 30 on his headings. He still is amazed at those thermals when he pulls throttle and puts his nose down and climbs 3 or 4 hundred feet. Says he has about 6 hrs to broadhead . His smoke system has ceased to function so tomorrow before take off he will check the small injector ports into the manifolds which he suspectshas clogged with exhaust carbon. He MUST have smoke for his grand arrival at Broadhead. His plan is to circle the field several times with smoke then drop his toilet paper bombs into the center of his smoke circles. He also told me that flight service warned him to avoid dams and locks on the Mississippi and military bases. Looks like they are afraid of Piets too. He seems his jolly and happy self and I can assure you he is having the time of his life. I told him the entire Piet list was following his Tour of Americaand that made him happyCorky, Chuck's Operation NCO________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Chuck Gantzer updatePieters and interested ones.spit in the Mississippi River. Jon got him up at 7 this morning but he didn't take off until noon. Says he is not a morning person. Skirted around St Louis to the west and landed in Pittsfield, Ill. The old man at the field suggested he try for Quincy, Ill for the evening. After having been treated like royalty at Farmington, Mo airport with a no charge hangar stay and hospitalityof Jon Jones he found Quincy different. They wanted to charge him $40 to hangar hisPiet for the night so he elected to tie it down after determining that a no hail situation existed. Then no airport courtesy car so he had a 10 mile cab tab. He's not bitching about it but I am. Let's all remember Quincy.He said his course was pretty steady today not varying more than 25 to 30 on his headings. He still is amazed at those thermals when he pulls throttle and puts his nose down and climbs 3 or 4 hundred feet. Says he has about 6 hrs to broadhead . His smoke system has ceased to function so tomorrow before take off he will check the small injector ports into the manifolds which he suspectshas clogged with exhaust carbon. He MUST have smoke for his grand arrival at Broadhead. His plan is to circle the field several times with smoke then drop his toilet paper bombs into the center of his smoke circles. He also told me that flight service warned him to avoid dams and locks on the Mississippi and military bases. Looks like they are afraid of Piets too. He seems his jolly and happy self and I can assure you he is having the time of his life. I told him the entire Piet list was following his Tour of Americaand that made him happyCorky, Chuck's Operation NCO________________________________________________________________________________