Pietenpol-List: Windshild improvement
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:13 am
Original Posted By: Ben Charvet
For what it's worth.The Fall weather here in Western Tennessee could not be better. 70's during the day and low 30's at night. Since my favorite time to fly is at sunrise, it does get cool in the cockpit. My windshild was of a normal size for a Piet and it was very windy in the cockpit. I needed to wear goggles while flying as it was windy enough that I feared my glasses would be ripped off if I turned my head to the side. Keep in mind, I'm 6' tall and shorter pilots may not have a wind issue. To make a long story short, I redesigned my windshild plus made it 3" taller. What a difference! It's like riding my Gold Wing. Almost no wind in the cockpit at all. I couldn't believe the difference. If any of you put your planes away for the winter, you might try changing your windshild before you do. You just might get a whole lot more flying done this year. Cool weather flying is the best there is. The Ol' Piet flys like a super cub! Gene ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:43:25 -0500
For what it's worth.The Fall weather here in Western Tennessee could not be better. 70's during the day and low 30's at night. Since my favorite time to fly is at sunrise, it does get cool in the cockpit. My windshild was of a normal size for a Piet and it was very windy in the cockpit. I needed to wear goggles while flying as it was windy enough that I feared my glasses would be ripped off if I turned my head to the side. Keep in mind, I'm 6' tall and shorter pilots may not have a wind issue. To make a long story short, I redesigned my windshild plus made it 3" taller. What a difference! It's like riding my Gold Wing. Almost no wind in the cockpit at all. I couldn't believe the difference. If any of you put your planes away for the winter, you might try changing your windshild before you do. You just might get a whole lot more flying done this year. Cool weather flying is the best there is. The Ol' Piet flys like a super cub! Gene ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:43:25 -0500