Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Billy McCaskill"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: iPadSlight edit: disadvantages will be glare and viewing in brightsunlight. Not may be...will be, guaranteed. :PBecause of the large size it will be more difficult to get it in to aposition that affords the best viewability without getting in yourway.You will have to get the 3G enabled version if you want it to be ableto retrieve any data in the air, so there's larger purchase price(minimum $629) and at least $15 a mo to AT&T. For that money (actuallya little less) you can buy a purpose built handheld aviation GPS whichwill be better suited for that role.It's ok if you want an iPad just to play Angry Birds...you don't haveto justify that by trying to make it into a GPS replacement. ;)RyanSent from my mobile deviceOn Oct 28, 2010, at 5:57 AM, Kringle wrote:>> Has anyone considered mounting the iPad in their aircraft? Since I haven't laidout my dash panel yet I'm thinking of a hard mount. Any thoughts?> Advantages would be flight maps, google earth maps, email, gps, radar...etc.Disadvantages may be viewing in bright light.>> --------> John>>> Read this topic online here:>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Counterweighting the Model A, and weight

Original Posted By: KM Heide CPO/FAAOP
And as most Piets are tail-heavy, the extra weight of the counterweighted crankis probably a good thing. And if it makes the engine run smoother, the planewill be more comfortable to fly and also will make the airframe last a bit longertoo as the vibration levels will be much less. I can't think of a good reasonnot to use a counterweighted crank, pretty much every engine ever made since1930 has had counterweighted cranks for a reason.--------Billy McCaskillUrbana, ILtail section almost done, starting on ribs soonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:10:25 -0700 (PDT)