Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-lis
Hi Santiago ,=C2-I put drain holes in both fin and rudder.=C3=82=C2- I put seaplane grommets over the holes at the bottom of the rudder, to keep water from splashing up into the holes.=C2-Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia=C2-
Pietenpol-List: drain holes and Stewarts airfield...and proposed B
Pietenpol-List: drain holes and Stewarts airfield...and proposed B
Original Posted By: shad bell
Hey all!=C2-Hope you are all well and have a blessed new year!=C2-Regarding drain holes, the more the merrier in my opinion.=C2- When deciding where to put them, try to imagine anywhere that water could accumulate, especially at the lower end of things like the rear of the fuselage, rear of the horizontal stab, elevators (flippers), bottom of the rudder, bottom of the fin, trailing edge of the wing, rear of the center section, and don=99t forget the cockpits, especially in front of any bulkheads that will block water.=C2-I just melted them in the ceconite with a round soldering iron, formed a nice =9Cplastic=9D ring around the hole and went super quick.=C2-Regarding Red Stewarts=99 field, can=99t recommend them enough.=C2- Got my tailwheel endorsement there and kept =9CRe-PIET=9D there the first month while I got the hang of her on grass.=C2- Great place.. kind of like stepping back in time.=C2- I used to take my daughter up and we=99d just eat lunch outside the office and soak up the ambiance.=C2-On the Brodhead front at this point, who is thinking of flying up and coming anywhere near the Cincinnati , southern Ohio area on the way?=C2- I THINK there are quite a few guys coming through the general vicinity.=C2- Maybe we could start planning a rendezvous and all fly up in style while showing us newbies the way.=C2- Stewarts would be a perfect place to meet up.=C2-Am finally finishing up the cooling eyebrows.=C2- Hope to have them on next week and begin flying again on the decently warm days.=C2-Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:24:27 -0800 (PST)
Hey all!=C2-Hope you are all well and have a blessed new year!=C2-Regarding drain holes, the more the merrier in my opinion.=C2- When deciding where to put them, try to imagine anywhere that water could accumulate, especially at the lower end of things like the rear of the fuselage, rear of the horizontal stab, elevators (flippers), bottom of the rudder, bottom of the fin, trailing edge of the wing, rear of the center section, and don=99t forget the cockpits, especially in front of any bulkheads that will block water.=C2-I just melted them in the ceconite with a round soldering iron, formed a nice =9Cplastic=9D ring around the hole and went super quick.=C2-Regarding Red Stewarts=99 field, can=99t recommend them enough.=C2- Got my tailwheel endorsement there and kept =9CRe-PIET=9D there the first month while I got the hang of her on grass.=C2- Great place.. kind of like stepping back in time.=C2- I used to take my daughter up and we=99d just eat lunch outside the office and soak up the ambiance.=C2-On the Brodhead front at this point, who is thinking of flying up and coming anywhere near the Cincinnati , southern Ohio area on the way?=C2- I THINK there are quite a few guys coming through the general vicinity.=C2- Maybe we could start planning a rendezvous and all fly up in style while showing us newbies the way.=C2- Stewarts would be a perfect place to meet up.=C2-Am finally finishing up the cooling eyebrows.=C2- Hope to have them on next week and begin flying again on the decently warm days.=C2-Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:24:27 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School
Original Posted By: "John Francis"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School> > They all sound like great flight schools. > > My two cents here, What ever flight school you choose, make sure you get alongwith and understand the instructor well. The more you can fly each > week the fewer hours it will take for you to accomplish whatever > task you are working on whether it is your Light Sport, Private or > some other rating. Since the ultimate goal is to fly your own > Piet that you built yourself or any other fixed wing please do > this. Learn to fly that Cub, Cessna 150, Piper Cherokee or some > other plane in slow flight. Get used to how it reacts. Feel the > controls, listen to the wind, engine and prop noises. They will > all tell you what the airplane wants. Get intimate with it. The > more you do it, the more you will feel comfortable with the plane > and will soon become one with it. It is great practice and fun to > boot. Just do it at a safe altitude. > > The Piet flies slow and will bleed off airspeed very fast, even at > full throttle. All of the slow flight skills you had learned will > fit nicely with the Piet. Before you know it, flying will become > an instinct and your sense will help all of your decision making. > > Now go out and have fun, That is all.> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 985#391985> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School> > They all sound like great flight schools. > > My two cents here, What ever flight school you choose, make sure you get alongwith and understand the instructor well. The more you can fly each > week the fewer hours it will take for you to accomplish whatever > task you are working on whether it is your Light Sport, Private or > some other rating. Since the ultimate goal is to fly your own > Piet that you built yourself or any other fixed wing please do > this. Learn to fly that Cub, Cessna 150, Piper Cherokee or some > other plane in slow flight. Get used to how it reacts. Feel the > controls, listen to the wind, engine and prop noises. They will > all tell you what the airplane wants. Get intimate with it. The > more you do it, the more you will feel comfortable with the plane > and will soon become one with it. It is great practice and fun to > boot. Just do it at a safe altitude. > > The Piet flies slow and will bleed off airspeed very fast, even at > full throttle. All of the slow flight skills you had learned will > fit nicely with the Piet. Before you know it, flying will become > an instinct and your sense will help all of your decision making. > > Now go out and have fun, That is all.> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 985#391985> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground School
Original Posted By: AircamperN11MS
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground SchoolLet me add two things to Scott's good advice. 1. Don't spend your money not learningor dealing with a bad instructor. 2. Get a mentor to assist you.1. Your instructor will probably be good. But if you have a problem with your instructor,don't hesitate, discuss it with them. Most are good instructors andyou can figure it out. BUT, if you can't or don't seem to learn from him, Ifit is just a personality issue, If it is a scheduling issue, if it is an inabilityto understand (language), if you just aren't getting what he is teaching,if you can't get it straight get a differerent instructor. Go to the head instructorand discuss it. It is not personal and don't approach it that way. Some great guys have trouble "meshing" for the flight training experience. Don'tspend your money on instruction that is not efficient. My first flight instructorwas great He was Dutch and we really hit it off and he taught me a lot.Then I had to switch, the next instructor was a Swede. He really screwed me up.The Chief CFI of the club noticed I was backsliding and took me for a check.He retrained me the way my first instrutor taught me and ended up firing theSwede and the FAA made the Swede do some retraining (it was that bad) And I paidfor about 10 hours between the Swede and retraining the right way.2. Get a mentor. A Mentor is any trusted and more experienced pilot that you getalong with. Between lessons you can tell him what you learned or what you don'tunderstand, and he will explain it or tell you a "There I was" story aboutthat very situation. You can ask him questions in an environment where the payclock is not ticking. He does not replace your instructor and they shouldget along. He can be paid with free coffee or donuts. He will also be flatteredthat you respect his opinion. Blue Skies,Steve DPS while there may be some phases that can be difficult or trying, you should enjoythe training. Don't forget to look out every once in a while and tell yourself"WOW! I am flying, what a view!" If you are not enjoying the lessons, figureout why. If you enjoy learning to fly, you will love flying on your own.----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Aviation Ground SchoolLet me add two things to Scott's good advice. 1. Don't spend your money not learningor dealing with a bad instructor. 2. Get a mentor to assist you.1. Your instructor will probably be good. But if you have a problem with your instructor,don't hesitate, discuss it with them. Most are good instructors andyou can figure it out. BUT, if you can't or don't seem to learn from him, Ifit is just a personality issue, If it is a scheduling issue, if it is an inabilityto understand (language), if you just aren't getting what he is teaching,if you can't get it straight get a differerent instructor. Go to the head instructorand discuss it. It is not personal and don't approach it that way. Some great guys have trouble "meshing" for the flight training experience. Don'tspend your money on instruction that is not efficient. My first flight instructorwas great He was Dutch and we really hit it off and he taught me a lot.Then I had to switch, the next instructor was a Swede. He really screwed me up.The Chief CFI of the club noticed I was backsliding and took me for a check.He retrained me the way my first instrutor taught me and ended up firing theSwede and the FAA made the Swede do some retraining (it was that bad) And I paidfor about 10 hours between the Swede and retraining the right way.2. Get a mentor. A Mentor is any trusted and more experienced pilot that you getalong with. Between lessons you can tell him what you learned or what you don'tunderstand, and he will explain it or tell you a "There I was" story aboutthat very situation. You can ask him questions in an environment where the payclock is not ticking. He does not replace your instructor and they shouldget along. He can be paid with free coffee or donuts. He will also be flatteredthat you respect his opinion. Blue Skies,Steve DPS while there may be some phases that can be difficult or trying, you should enjoythe training. Don't forget to look out every once in a while and tell yourself"WOW! I am flying, what a view!" If you are not enjoying the lessons, figureout why. If you enjoy learning to fly, you will love flying on your own.----- Original Message -----
Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]"
About 6 months ago I called Red Stewart Field to discuss the Sports Pilot trainingthey offer. I was told then that I would fly my first four lessons with differentinstructors. I then got to choose who I liked best.--------John FrancisRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
About 6 months ago I called Red Stewart Field to discuss the Sports Pilot trainingthey offer. I was told then that I would fly my first four lessons with differentinstructors. I then got to choose who I liked best.--------John FrancisRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Piets to Brodhead
Original Posted By: Gene Rambo
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Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piets to BrodheadSWYgSSBmbHkgdXAgdGhpcyB5ZWFyIFNoYWQgSeKAmWQgYmUgZ2FtZSB0byBtZWV0IHVwIGluIHRoZSBDaGljYWdvbGFuZCBhcmVhLiAgIEkgaGFkIGEgZ3JlYXQgb3Zlcm5pZ2h0IGF0DQpMZXdpcyBVbml2ZXJzaXR5IEFpcnBvcnQvIFJvbWVvdmlsbGUsIElMIGJ1dCBsb3RzIG9mIHBsYWNlcyB0byBtZWV0IGlmIG91ciBzY2hlZHVsZXMgYW5kIHRoZSB3ZWF0aGVyIHdvcmtzDQpvdXQuDQoNCkFueXdoZXJlIGluIHRoYXQgc291dGh3ZXN0IENoaWNhZ28gc3VidXJiIGFyZWEgaXMgZmluZSBieSBtZS4NCg0KTWlrZSBDLg0KDQoNCihob3BpbmcgdG8gZ2V0IG15IGxpY2Vuc2UgZmluYWxseSBzb21ldGltZSB0aGlzIHllYXLimLogISEpDQoNCg=________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Piets to Brodhead
Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]"
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