Pietenpol-List: another great day of Piet flying
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:15 pm
Original Posted By: H RULE
Nothing earth-shattering, just another beautiful dayof Piet flying. I put 2.8 hours on the new engine,which is now back into standard service after flyingoff the required 5 hours of test time, and it isrunning great. Flew down to Zapata with a fuel stopat Cotulla about 72 miles into the trip. I had forgottenjust how silky-smooth the air can be early in themorning. Absolutely without a ripple or bump. Itwas the first time in a very long time when I've beenable to tell the tiny nuances of rig and trim on theairplane because most of my flying is done in theafternoons and it's bumpy enough to mask any subtledifferences in those conditions.Flying in the smooth morning air, trimmed out in cruise,I could tell that the airplane wants to yaw to the left,so I'll need to tweak the rudder trim tab a bit. Whata delightful airplane, tooling along at about 70-72MPH and 1700', watching the towns and country roadsstart to come alive with activity on this Labor Daymorning. Watched an aerial applicator make his turndirectly in front of me and then finish off a circularfield off to my left, then land to fill his hopperagain.41CC is sporting new wrinkle-finish black paint on theface of the whiskey compass, so it flew extra nicetoday ;o) Same old compass, new face, better performance ;o)Go finish your airplanes this winter, folks, so you cango fly next spring. You won't regret it. Pick anairfoil, decide whether you want gussets or wedges, butfinish and fly. Some mornings in the airplane are likea dream come true.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:39:38 -0700 (PDT)
Nothing earth-shattering, just another beautiful dayof Piet flying. I put 2.8 hours on the new engine,which is now back into standard service after flyingoff the required 5 hours of test time, and it isrunning great. Flew down to Zapata with a fuel stopat Cotulla about 72 miles into the trip. I had forgottenjust how silky-smooth the air can be early in themorning. Absolutely without a ripple or bump. Itwas the first time in a very long time when I've beenable to tell the tiny nuances of rig and trim on theairplane because most of my flying is done in theafternoons and it's bumpy enough to mask any subtledifferences in those conditions.Flying in the smooth morning air, trimmed out in cruise,I could tell that the airplane wants to yaw to the left,so I'll need to tweak the rudder trim tab a bit. Whata delightful airplane, tooling along at about 70-72MPH and 1700', watching the towns and country roadsstart to come alive with activity on this Labor Daymorning. Watched an aerial applicator make his turndirectly in front of me and then finish off a circularfield off to my left, then land to fill his hopperagain.41CC is sporting new wrinkle-finish black paint on theface of the whiskey compass, so it flew extra nicetoday ;o) Same old compass, new face, better performance ;o)Go finish your airplanes this winter, folks, so you cango fly next spring. You won't regret it. Pick anairfoil, decide whether you want gussets or wedges, butfinish and fly. Some mornings in the airplane are likea dream come true.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:39:38 -0700 (PDT)