Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Mark Roberts
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Airfoil question

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com

Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com wrote:> What airfoil does the Piet have? Was it an 'original'?The airfoil was probably original however, it is very close to the USA 27 as usedon the Lincoln Sport biplane and some Waco's. BPH liked the underside reflexwhich seems to have been favored in the era.WillRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Bill, Yes there are some folks that have found the SPOT not to be the magic pill they are looking for. All I can tell you from personal experience is that it works most of the time for me. I purchased the 10 min. update and use it while I'm flying. I don't keep it in the best of locations and it reports most of the time. It is located in the cockpit of my Piet on the side wall, by my knee. I believe if I moved it to somewhere outside the cockpit or even just behind the windscreen, it would work better. The reason I use it is, I fly over heavily wooded areas and even if it hadn't updated itself in the past 10 minutes it would give searchers a good idea where to start to look (The Piet doesn't go very far in 10 minutes).I have experienced the same results with ELTs that others you refer to have reported with the SPOT but I still think an ELT is a good idea.I'm in no way trying to talk anyone into using SPOT, just recording my experience with it. Sure, I wish it always worked perfectly but in my book it's an imporvement over anything else out there that I can afford.Gene in Stormy Tennessee----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Airfoil question