Pietenpol-List: Brodhead, Spins, Piet Parts wanted

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:37 am

Original Posted By: Brad Smith
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead, Spins, Piet Parts wantedI don't know if Janesville, Wis., still has air service -- I'd be surprised if they didn't. American Eagle or one of the other commuter lines. Much closerto Brodhead than O'Hare or Milwaukee.Spins. Two years ago I signed up for an hour of flight instruction in an SNJ with the Warbird Adventure folks in Kissimmee, FL. Was basically my Father's Day gift for the next 10 years! They stick you in the front seat -- great experience and I recommend it! Anyway, my dad had flown SNJs at Pensacola in 1950 and one of his best friends was killed in what sounds to me like the classic too slow, too steep turn-to-final approach situation. The first thing my WA instructor and I did wasstalls, power on/power off, flaps/gear up and down and then accelerated stalls.In a turn to the left, when the stall broke you could recover with the nose down, of course, and the wings essentially level. To the right, it happened sofast -- the right wing snapped underneath and the next thing I knew, I was inverted, looking "up" at the ground...a dramatic demonstration of what inattentiveflying can do. Of course, we were at 5000 feet and recovery was no problem...however, recovery did use up about 1500 feet. Imagine this stall/spinat 800 or 1000 feet -- the math is quite easy -- you come up about 700 feet -- or shall I say six feet -- short! Both my dad's friend and his instructor were killed-- said they were both splattered on the inside of the canopy. You may have heard that Warbird Adventures had a fatal accident this past May -- lost a wing on one of their SNJs and killed instructor John Hedgecock and his "student." (I had met John when I was there -- wonderful person!) Wasn't the plane I flew, but resulting in an emergency AD for all T-6, SNJ, and Harvard operators to inspect wing attach fittings. Anyway, brings to mind whatAssen Jordanoff wrote in one of his books, "Never, never ever, ever, never stallclose to the ground!" Looking forward to Brodhead next weekend -- hopefully the warm weather we've been having in Wisconsin will break by then -- mid-90s for more than a week now. Of course, that's a cool wave for you Arizona or West Texas folks! BTW, if anyone has good metal fittings, parts for a Piet that they want to sell, let me know and if it fits my budget, we can make a deal next week at Brodhead! And if anyone is looking for a good, rebuildable 1600cc Superbug VWengine, let me know (I was once considering building a VP Volksplane, but cameback to the Piet). Fred B.La Crosse, WI________________________________________________________________________________;Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:33:00 -0700 (PDT)

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:37 am

Original Posted By: Christian Bobka
Fred,I will be flying overhead La Crosse on the way from Minneapolis to Brodhead. Lookfor me!ChrisBraumeister und Inspektor der Flitzer und Flitzermotoren ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:29 am

Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:50 am

Original Posted By: Christian Bobka
ChrisAre you leaving Fri morning? If so, where are you stopping for fuel? Maybe wecan meet up along the way.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:19 pm

Original Posted By: Dick Navratil
Dick,I am planning to go on thursday and looking for friday to be a reserve day in casethursday's weather is bad.With Oshkosh starting on Monday, I think Brodhead might empty out pretty earlyon Saturday as everyone jockeys for position.chrisBraumeister und Inspektor der Flitzer und Flitzermotoren ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:58 pm

Original Posted By: Brad Smith

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