Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Model A carb heatHi all,I'm sure this has been rehashed but I cannot find specific information in the archives. Why is it again that model A's always need the carb heat on? The answer is obvious but I need to read the explanation for myself. How muchpower do you lose by having this "on" all the time? There is not that much H.P. to spare! I have read all about the steel wool getting sucked into the carb, so I won't do that for sure. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Howdy, Corky/Nathan, and all you Pietenpolers;Yesterday 41CC finally made it home after its 2+ year odyssey from Shreveport. What a memorable flight. My hangar-mate Randy Stout flew me down to Zapata in his Corvair-powered Zenith 601 (a very smooth and pleasant flight, 1.5 hr.). My instructor Charlie was feeling a little under the weather but by the time we got the airplane out of the hangar and fired up, he was hitting on all cylinders so up we went for a final checkout.Wind was probably 10-12 straight down the runway from the north, chilly, sky was clear and the bluebonnets are starting to come up in big patches along the runway. First landing was nearly perfect, second one was botched, third was mediocre so I called it good and we taxied to the pump to top it off. Randy departed (I had no hope of flying back with him, his cruise is 2x mine and he wanted to fly back at 5500', which would take me forever to climb to and was 34F at that altitude). We topped off the fuel, went into the line shack, Charlie signed me off in the Pietenpol and signed off my Sport Pilot currency endorsement, took a copy of my passport and certified that I'm not a terrorist alien (I'm not kidding... the TSA now requires instructors to verify and document citizenship before giving you instruction), and then it was just stalling tactics till I decided to launch into the blue.It was exhilarating to fly 41CC solo. She is a perfect lady to fly, honest and true. The first hour sailed by and I hit my waypoints pretty well, but it was obvious that the tailwind coming down was really going to hurt me going back. The second hour I was following Interstate 35 pretty much all the way so there was lots to see... the sun was shining on the airplane broadside so I made sure I kept close enough to the highway so everybody could see us up there. I'm sure she made a pretty sight. Speed on that section of the Interstate is 75, so lots of northbound traffic got a good look at the airplane as they moved out ahead of me.I landed in Cotulla to top off the fuel and stretch (man, that little seat gets hard after a couple of hours!) and made a perfect landing. Taxied to the pump and it took 8.0 gallons for 2.0 hrs. of flying time at cruise... exactly on the 4 gal./hr. performance numbers quoted for this engine. She is as predictable as Old Faithful geyser.The nice lady at the FBO commented on what a cute little airplane it was, how fast does it go, where was I headed, and what kind of airplane is it. Nobody has ever heard of a Pietenpol.The third, and final, hour was the longest. I will admit that I pushed the envelope because it was legal sunset by the time I spotted Castroville airport, which is close to San Geronimo but still 10-15 minutes away. The rotating beacon was already on at Castroville.I made a straight-in to the runway at San Geronimo, made a very acceptable landing, made the first turnoff to our hangar, and put the airplane away after 3.0 hrs. of x-c and a very uneventful flight. I never went over 2500' MSL (about 2000 AGL), didn't quite freeze my tail off but wish I would have so I wouldn't feel it so much, didn't do too badly folding and flipping my charts, only got lost once (just kidding), only worried about losing the engine once (okay, maybe a couple of times there over the uninhabited brush country of South Texas), never saw another airplane, and had a whale of a good time.Col. Zuniga, Texas Air Camper Organization, reporting mission completed and all is well on the Southern front. Awaiting next sortie assignment.Oscar "got my Piet wings" ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these few simple tips. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Ta ... ___Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: 41CC finally homeDate: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:18:21 -0500

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Congratulations Col. Zuniga! It is good to hear about your journey.When I bought my GN-1 from a friend of mine in Corpus Christi manyyears ago I flew it from there to Dallas, Texas. That was one long but memorable Sunday.It looks I might be moving to Corpus. If so, another trip will be ontap from Dallas to Corpus. You might join me in South Texas oneday for a T.A.C.O. sortie. The Gulf Coast is pretty.....especiallyfrom a PIET / GN-1.Mike KingGN-177MKPonder, Texas ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: H RULE

Original Posted By: H RULE

Original Posted By: John Smoyer
John,The reason for an adjustable heat box, is that warm air is less dense, and gives less power. To leave heat on all the time , you wouldn't get everything out of your engine.Icing has very little to do with flying in summer or winter. In winter , cold air can't hold that much humidity, to turn to ice.In summer, you have those white sky days due to lots of water vapor in the air.The most dangerous days are when the dew point is very near to the air temp.Dew point is what temp. you need to drop the outside air to, in order to make it rain. Where the air can't hold any more water. Warm air hold lots of water,,,cold air holds relatively little water.Take note of the Dew point on a flying daywalt evansNX140DL ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Yes, and you should go here. There's a picture of a chart. Save the pic to your computer then you can enlarge it to legible size. It might surprise you.http://www.aopa.org/asf/epilot_acc/nyc0 ... .htmlCheck this out as well;http://www.flycorvair.com/carbice.htmlClif John, Icing has very little to do with flying in summer or winter. walt evans NX140DL________________________________________________________________________________