Pietenpol-List: speedy Piet
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:18 pm
Original Posted By: Steve Ruse
I got up before dawn this morning and headed for the airport because I just KNEWthat it was going to be one of those dead calm, crisp mornings. I was right!!On my preflight I noticed a spider web on the left wing going from the leadingedge to the front lift strut. I bypassed it and did the rest of my walk-aroundthen headed out. The sun and I rose together and I flew around a while smellingthe variety of odors that the early morning brings. Breakfasts cooking, clearingsbeing burned, livestock, etc. It was glorious! I did a couple of landingsat a nearby grass strip and headed for home.Upon landing I noticed two things immediately; I am blowing a lot of oil, so mywinter project will be to replace whatever isn't sealing properly, and the secondthing was that the spiderweb was still there!! Piets ain't rockets, folks!(The Piet is slow but the sky is patient)Larry________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 19:16:24 -0400
I got up before dawn this morning and headed for the airport because I just KNEWthat it was going to be one of those dead calm, crisp mornings. I was right!!On my preflight I noticed a spider web on the left wing going from the leadingedge to the front lift strut. I bypassed it and did the rest of my walk-aroundthen headed out. The sun and I rose together and I flew around a while smellingthe variety of odors that the early morning brings. Breakfasts cooking, clearingsbeing burned, livestock, etc. It was glorious! I did a couple of landingsat a nearby grass strip and headed for home.Upon landing I noticed two things immediately; I am blowing a lot of oil, so mywinter project will be to replace whatever isn't sealing properly, and the secondthing was that the spiderweb was still there!! Piets ain't rockets, folks!(The Piet is slow but the sky is patient)Larry________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 19:16:24 -0400