Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Milt Atkinson"
Hi Guys,What a difference some duel time makes!I changed the wheels on my Piet to 6 x 8.00 aircraft wheels instead of the24 inch wire ones. On Monday I had some dual time with an experienced tailwheel pilot/instructor. The difference is very noticeable. Going from =93thisairplane is squirrelly=94 to =93very docile, nice flyer=94. The Corvair handledthe passenger (first time with two people on board) with no problems. Thetemps are all very good now, even a bit cold. The oil pressure worries me alittle because it is getting too high! On climb out (around 3000 rpm) on acool morning I can see between 60 and 80 psi. I=92ll have to take it for along fly and see what happens when the engine is really warm.I did some more circuit work this morning and found things a lot easier. Istill have the adrenaline rush on a good landing but feel far more incontrol.I have just ordered a Zodiac 601 XL kit so no doubt that will have a Corvairon the front of it.Check out the web site for some new pictures.CheersPeterWonthaggi AustraliaHYPERLINK "http://www.cpc-world.com/"http://www.cp ... comChecked by AVG. 15/04/20086:10 PM________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:21 -0500

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Milt,Yes, being a low time tail wheel pilot, I found the large spoke wheels hadno give and would do what they liked. The soft 8.00 tires on the 6 inchwheels are have much more give and seem to be more controllable. Dual timehas helped as well (probably more than the wheels!!!).CheersPeter.Wonthaggi AustraliaHYPERLINK "http://www.cpc-world.com/"http://www.cpc-world.com _____

Original Posted By: "gswartley"
Hi Peter,This may or may not be a ridiculous question, since I'm not a pilot yet. You saidit went from "squirrely" to "docile flyer". Did you see a change in the waythe plane flies or was it mostly the ground handling improvements you werereferring to?--------Glenn ThomasN?????http://www.flyingwood.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Dual Time

Original Posted By: "Peter W Johnson"
PeterGreat the here your flying!! I'm not building a Piet yet, but I watched your buildvia the internet and have not seen any updates to your site in a while andwas worried you might have thrown in the towel. Glad to here your heat troublesare behind.Hope the Piet brings you joy for years to come and thanks for the great motivationalsite.Gregg--------Gregg SwartleyRV-9WingsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Glenn, Ground handling. The Piet has always handled well in the air.CheersPeterWonthaggi Australiahttp://www.cpc-world.com-----Original Message-----