Pietenpol-List: Recent Flying
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:54 am
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Hi Guys,I have at last made my first out landing flight in the Pietenpol. I made atrip to another airport about an hour away from my home field. The Piet andCorvair performed very well although the weather was very cold (by Aussiestandards, about 10C).It was a beautiful sunny day, the Piet flies hands off (short distances)with just a little nose up trim requiring a little more as the fuel in thetop tank is burned off. The engine ran very well with the temps just aboutreaching the greens. Even my landings weren=92t too bad!Cruise speed was around 70kts at 2800 rpm with fuel consumption 18litres perhour (around 4 imp galls).One thing I am going to have to learn for the future is how to read a map inan open cockpit airplane. Just as well I knew were I was going because Icouldn=92t get at my map.I had another flight a couple of days ago with one of my hangar mates doingsome in-flight videoing. He is a pro photographer so the results look good.I=92ll post some to YouTube when I get a copy.I am hoping that all the days of high oil temps, bent wheels and uglylandings are getting behind me and I can start having some fun in the Piet.Role on the warm weather!!CheersPeterWonthaggi AustraliaHYPERLINK "http://www.cpc-world.com/"http://www.cp ... comChecked by AVG. 24/05/20088:56 AM________________________________________________________________________________
Hi Guys,I have at last made my first out landing flight in the Pietenpol. I made atrip to another airport about an hour away from my home field. The Piet andCorvair performed very well although the weather was very cold (by Aussiestandards, about 10C).It was a beautiful sunny day, the Piet flies hands off (short distances)with just a little nose up trim requiring a little more as the fuel in thetop tank is burned off. The engine ran very well with the temps just aboutreaching the greens. Even my landings weren=92t too bad!Cruise speed was around 70kts at 2800 rpm with fuel consumption 18litres perhour (around 4 imp galls).One thing I am going to have to learn for the future is how to read a map inan open cockpit airplane. Just as well I knew were I was going because Icouldn=92t get at my map.I had another flight a couple of days ago with one of my hangar mates doingsome in-flight videoing. He is a pro photographer so the results look good.I=92ll post some to YouTube when I get a copy.I am hoping that all the days of high oil temps, bent wheels and uglylandings are getting behind me and I can start having some fun in the Piet.Role on the warm weather!!CheersPeterWonthaggi AustraliaHYPERLINK "http://www.cpc-world.com/"http://www.cp ... comChecked by AVG. 24/05/20088:56 AM________________________________________________________________________________