Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to afly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders. What agreat day for flying, the weather was perfect. I even got to give rides totwo passengers, their first ride in an open cockpit plane ever. I wasimpressed that a Citabria could cruise as slow as a Pietenpol!http://www.wotelectronics.com/flying/20 ... 1.JPGSteve RuseNorman, Oklahoma--________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today
Re: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today
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Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from todayIn a message dated 10/7/2006 10:28:08 PM Central Standard Time, steve(at)wotelectronics.com writes:A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to afly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders. What agreat day for flying, the weather was perfect. I even got to give rides totwo passengers, their first ride in an open cockpit plane ever. I wasimpressed that a Citabria could cruise as slow as a Pietenpol!Steve,Great pictures !! I know you have a GN1, by the location of the lower rear strut attach, and aileron hinges, but it must have very similar flight characteristics as a Pietenpol. The position of the flippers is a little bit down,which is how my plane flies in straight level flight. I've seen this on Corky'splane, too (Oscar has custody of it now). Even when the cowling tank is full, my plane flies level with a little bit of down in the flippers. With lessthan a pound of pull on the stick to get them to be straight, it pitches the nose up quite a bit. I wonder if other fliers can confirm this in their planes???It's so much fun to see the expression of people's face, and their comments, after their first open cockpit flight !!Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from todayIn a message dated 10/7/2006 10:28:08 PM Central Standard Time, steve(at)wotelectronics.com writes:A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to afly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders. What agreat day for flying, the weather was perfect. I even got to give rides totwo passengers, their first ride in an open cockpit plane ever. I wasimpressed that a Citabria could cruise as slow as a Pietenpol!Steve,Great pictures !! I know you have a GN1, by the location of the lower rear strut attach, and aileron hinges, but it must have very similar flight characteristics as a Pietenpol. The position of the flippers is a little bit down,which is how my plane flies in straight level flight. I've seen this on Corky'splane, too (Oscar has custody of it now). Even when the cowling tank is full, my plane flies level with a little bit of down in the flippers. With lessthan a pound of pull on the stick to get them to be straight, it pitches the nose up quite a bit. I wonder if other fliers can confirm this in their planes???It's so much fun to see the expression of people's face, and their comments, after their first open cockpit flight !!Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today
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Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Steve writes->A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to>a fly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders.My, what tall cabanes you have! (The easier to climb in with, you say?) And Steve, aren't you located in Oklahoma? What happened to the Sooners yesterday, eh?Oscar Zuniga (UT Austin alumnus, BSME '73)San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
Steve writes->A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to>a fly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders.My, what tall cabanes you have! (The easier to climb in with, you say?) And Steve, aren't you located in Oklahoma? What happened to the Sooners yesterday, eh?Oscar Zuniga (UT Austin alumnus, BSME '73)San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________