Pietenpol-List: Re: newbie questions

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Original Posted By: "Kringle"
I have trailered 41CC three times now, and can tell youthat while it can be done, it is not something you wantto do routinely. With help from one or two other guys,itwill take you several hours to take off the wings andprobably half again as long to put them back on due tothe rerigging and inspections needed when you put themback on. I wouldn't plan on doing it unless it wasnecessary. Couple of pix of 41CC on trailers are here:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/incide ... 0010.JPGIn the first pic, the airplane is loaded onto a conventional16 ft. trailer and you can see that the tips of the HS areno wider than the fenders of the trailer, and in fact areabout the width of the bed of the trailer. In the second pic,I have the airplane loaded on a hay hauling flatbed that ourEAA chapter owns and it's pretty much the same situationexcept this setup puts the tail surfaces much higher offthe road and away from things that might hit the tail. Ihauled the airplane about 180 miles with this setup and whileit did ride nicely and get LOTS of stares, it worried meevery time I would pass an 18 wheeler in either direction,coming or going, due to the buffetting. And I didn'teven have to transport the wings, which would require wingcradles, padding, and straps.To you guys who are just beginning, you need to realize thatthere have been hundreds of these airplanes built over thespan of three quarters of a century! They are sturdy, simple,reliable machines and you don't need to be too worried orbaffled about building one... simple, basic skills andplenty of patience are all that is needed. When it comes toflying these airplanes, there is a motto that describes itvery well: "The Piet is slow, but the sky is patient".I don't remember who said that, but it fits perfectly ;o)Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: newbie questions

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Original Posted By: "Kringle"
Thanks, I am making plans now to go Brodhead.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: FAA inspections

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Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Thanks Oscar,I plan on joining my local EEA chapter. First meeting for me should be Thursday.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________