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1. 12:18 AM - Re: Sky Gypsy Lead (clif)
2. 09:28 AM - Re: Sky Gypsy Lead (Michael D Cuy)
3. 02:44 PM - I-will- kiss the dirt (walter evans)
4. 03:56 PM - near birdstrike (DJ Vegh)
5. 04:08 PM - Re: near birdstrike (walter evans)
6. 04:30 PM - Re: near birdstrike (John Dilatush)
7. 08:56 PM - Re: near birdstrike (Christian Bobka)
8. 09:58 PM - near birdstrike (Christian Bobka)
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| Subject: | Re: Sky Gypsy Lead |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: clif <cdawson5854@shaw.ca>
Gives new meaning to " get the lead out of
your pants."
Clif
do not archive.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D Cuy" <Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sky Gypsy Lead
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy
<Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov>
>
> Frank Pavliga lost quite a bit of weight during the past year so he
removed
> the lead weight
> that was attached to his motor mount on his long fuse. Cont. 65 Pietenpol.
>
> Mike C.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Sky Gypsy Lead |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy <Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov>
Walt---you are right about that biplane Piet. Doesn't even look like a
Piet after I got to looking at all the photos of it. Also we are bogged
down with cold and snow too. I'm getting a bit anxious to fly too. It's
been since Nov. 15th. Normally we get to fly at least once per month even
in Jan/Feb/March. Not this year.
Chris---Frank Pavliga is in good health. His dad passed on from
heart/cholesterol problems so Frank took on a workout program to keep
himself pretty lean to guard against those problems.
Mike C.
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"Fishnet" <Fishnet@topica.com>
| Subject: | I-will- kiss the dirt |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "walter evans" <wbeevans@worldnet.att.net>
I Will kiss the dirt, when the snow is gone , and the warm breezes blow. The first
springish day that I venture up to fly, and I have butterflies in my stomach
from anticipation, I won't hesitate to make brown my knees,,,,,
when I kiss the dirt.
I've had my say.
walt
NX140DL
(north N.J.)
snow, snow , go away
come again some other day!
(sung to the tune of rain ,rain, go away)
In north NJ waiting for the 1 foot + on monday.
do not archive
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
I just had a heart stopping experience.... Went around for some local
flying today in the club 152. A friend and I were just zipping around the
valley (nice day today... partly cloudy and 68 degrees).
Just as I'm calling Falcon Field Tower for landing my friend yells "Bird!"
Straight ahead at same altitude is a huge Falcon heading straight at us. I
had about 1 second to react... I nosed over hard and to the right just as
the bird slipped passed us right over the windshield... I swear I saw the
look in that bird eyes.
It's a damn good thing my friend yelled cause I was looking off to my right
at Falcon Field as I was calling in for landing.
If I hadn't have nosed over that Falcon would have hit either smack in the
center of the windshield or an engine intake.
Those Falcons are big too.. probably 6lbs and 4 ft. wingspan. I figure we
were doing around 100kts and the bird was probably doing 20kts.
I could only imagine if it had hit the windshield... it'd have gone right
through into the cockpit.
I've come close to birds before, but this was a definate near miss.
What's amazing is just about 20 minutes prior to that we almost hit a heart
shaped mylar helium balloon (Valentine's balloon no doubt). That wasn't as
scary since a balloon would most likely not do any damage....
Just goes to show you, you can have months of boring flying and then in one
day have a handful.
I'm definately gonna mark down some remarks of today's flight in the
logbook... look back at it 20 yrs from now and chuckle.
DJ Vegh
www.raptoronline.com
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| Subject: | Re: near birdstrike |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "walter evans" <wbeevans@worldnet.att.net>
Tell your friend that he deffinitely saved one life today,,, and maybe
three.
Can you imagine getting hit in the face with a bag of sugar at 100mph? I
can't.
I could have taken you both out, not to mention the loss to the raptor
neighborhood.
All of us in the sky have a special bond, either bird or Piet. (that the
people walking the dirt don't understand)
walt evans
NX140DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
Subject: Pietenpol-List: near birdstrike
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
>
> I just had a heart stopping experience.... Went around for some local
> flying today in the club 152. A friend and I were just zipping around the
> valley (nice day today... partly cloudy and 68 degrees).
>
> Just as I'm calling Falcon Field Tower for landing my friend yells "Bird!"
> Straight ahead at same altitude is a huge Falcon heading straight at us.
I
> had about 1 second to react... I nosed over hard and to the right just as
> the bird slipped passed us right over the windshield... I swear I saw the
> look in that bird eyes.
>
> It's a damn good thing my friend yelled cause I was looking off to my
right
> at Falcon Field as I was calling in for landing.
>
> If I hadn't have nosed over that Falcon would have hit either smack in the
> center of the windshield or an engine intake.
>
> Those Falcons are big too.. probably 6lbs and 4 ft. wingspan. I figure
we
> were doing around 100kts and the bird was probably doing 20kts.
>
> I could only imagine if it had hit the windshield... it'd have gone right
> through into the cockpit.
>
> I've come close to birds before, but this was a definate near miss.
>
> What's amazing is just about 20 minutes prior to that we almost hit a
heart
> shaped mylar helium balloon (Valentine's balloon no doubt). That wasn't
as
> scary since a balloon would most likely not do any damage....
>
> Just goes to show you, you can have months of boring flying and then in
one
> day have a handful.
>
> I'm definately gonna mark down some remarks of today's flight in the
> logbook... look back at it 20 yrs from now and chuckle.
>
> DJ Vegh
> www.raptoronline.com
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: near birdstrike |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John Dilatush" <dilatush@amigo.net>
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
Subject: Pietenpol-List: near birdstrike
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DJ,
No way in the world you could hit that falcon.....Isn't it a protected
species? :)
John
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
>
> I just had a heart stopping experience.... Went around for some local
> flying today in the club 152. A friend and I were just zipping around the
> valley (nice day today... partly cloudy and 68 degrees).
>
> Just as I'm calling Falcon Field Tower for landing my friend yells "Bird!"
> Straight ahead at same altitude is a huge Falcon heading straight at us.
I
> had about 1 second to react... I nosed over hard and to the right just as
> the bird slipped passed us right over the windshield... I swear I saw the
> look in that bird eyes.
>
> It's a damn good thing my friend yelled cause I was looking off to my
right
> at Falcon Field as I was calling in for landing.
>
> If I hadn't have nosed over that Falcon would have hit either smack in the
> center of the windshield or an engine intake.
>
> Those Falcons are big too.. probably 6lbs and 4 ft. wingspan. I figure
we
> were doing around 100kts and the bird was probably doing 20kts.
>
> I could only imagine if it had hit the windshield... it'd have gone right
> through into the cockpit.
>
> I've come close to birds before, but this was a definate near miss.
>
> What's amazing is just about 20 minutes prior to that we almost hit a
heart
> shaped mylar helium balloon (Valentine's balloon no doubt). That wasn't
as
> scary since a balloon would most likely not do any damage....
>
> Just goes to show you, you can have months of boring flying and then in
one
> day have a handful.
>
> I'm definately gonna mark down some remarks of today's flight in the
> logbook... look back at it 20 yrs from now and chuckle.
>
> DJ Vegh
> www.raptoronline.com
>
>
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Christian Bobka" <bobka@charter.net>
DJ,
A cessna will not fly with the windshield. It disturbs the airflow so much
over the tail that they can't fly. Call it a lucky day.
The mylar balloons are lots of fun to chase. Unless the prop actually hits
them, they will bounce off the windshield and you have to go back and do it
again. It is pretty hard to find it the second time around too. I used to
live on the north side of Dallas and with the prevailing south wind, every
afternoon had its handfull of balloons. I was a regular Frank Luke. At
least a double ace and maybe even a triple. One time, in my Taylorcraft, I
hit the balloon low and to the right. After bursting, the big piece of
mylar wrapped itself around the wing strut and I landed with the "victim" as
a souvenir.
As far as the falcon, I have seen flight of ducks pass over the top of the
cockpit, in the SAAB 340 without lights on, at 250KTS, at 9000 feet, AT
NIGHT.
chris bobka
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Subject: Pietenpol-List: near birdstrike
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" <aircamper@imagedv.com>
I just had a heart stopping experience.... Went around for some local
flying today in the club 152. A friend and I were just zipping around the
valley (nice day today... partly cloudy and 68 degrees).
Just as I'm calling Falcon Field Tower for landing my friend yells "Bird!"
Straight ahead at same altitude is a huge Falcon heading straight at us. I
had about 1 second to react... I nosed over hard and to the right just as
the bird slipped passed us right over the windshield... I swear I saw the
look in that bird eyes.
It's a damn good thing my friend yelled cause I was looking off to my right
at Falcon Field as I was calling in for landing.
If I hadn't have nosed over that Falcon would have hit either smack in the
center of the windshield or an engine intake.
Those Falcons are big too.. probably 6lbs and 4 ft. wingspan. I figure we
were doing around 100kts and the bird was probably doing 20kts.
I could only imagine if it had hit the windshield... it'd have gone right
through into the cockpit.
I've come close to birds before, but this was a definate near miss.
What's amazing is just about 20 minutes prior to that we almost hit a heart
shaped mylar helium balloon (Valentine's balloon no doubt). That wasn't as
scary since a balloon would most likely not do any damage....
Just goes to show you, you can have months of boring flying and then in one
day have a handful.
I'm definately gonna mark down some remarks of today's flight in the
logbook... look back at it 20 yrs from now and chuckle.
DJ Vegh
www.raptoronline.com
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Christian Bobka" <bobka@charter.net>
DJ,
A cessna will not fly with the windshield gone. It disturbs the airflow so
much
over the tail that they can't fly. Call it a lucky day.
The mylar balloons are lots of fun to chase. Unless the prop actually hits
them, they will bounce off the windshield and you have to go back and do it
again. It is pretty hard to find it the second time around too. I used to
live on the north side of Dallas and with the prevailing south wind, every
afternoon had its handfull of balloons. I was a regular Frank Luke. At
least a double ace and maybe even a triple. One time, in my Taylorcraft, I
hit the balloon low and to the right. After bursting, the big piece of
mylar wrapped itself around the wing strut and I landed with the "victim" as
a souvenir.
As far as the falcon, I have seen flight of ducks pass over the top of the
cockpit, in the SAAB 340 without lights on, at 250KTS, at 9000 feet, AT
NIGHT.
chris bobka
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