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| Subject: | Liability Insurance |
Does anybody have any good recommendations for liability insurance on
their Pietenpol?
The State of Minnesota keeps sending Dale and me notices to get NX18235
registered and we need to get insurance.
Any ideas?
Also, first flight of the season took place yesterday evening after a 10
month lull to replace the fuel tank and
make a few other corrections.
New fuel tank appears to be successful.
The weather was perfect. No wind, no bumps, 80+ degrees and no other
traffic in the pattern.
Chris Bobka made a short flight and then he gave Dale his first ride.
They landed and I climbed in. Throttled up and lifted off in within 300
feet. Climbed at 250 fpm and 40 mph. Went to a practice area 1 mile east
of SYN and did a little slow flight, some turns and a stall. The stall
required an unbelievably nose high attitude followed by a gentle buffet.
Used rudder to keep the wings level and it was flying again as soon as I
released the back pressure on the stick.
Then it was time to try a landing. It was very pitch sensitive, even
with the power off, resulting in some mild porpoising about 10' off the
grass. I elected to go-around instead of trying to salvage the landing.
I was ready for it the next time and touched down skid first followed by
the mains. It tracks well on the ground with the skid and only takes a
small burst of power to correct any tail swings. Roll out in 300 - 400
feet.
The plane has a lot of drag allowing incredibly tight patterns. Power
off abeam the threshold and it comes down like a brick, a very
controllable brick. The controls feel solid all the way through the
flare and touchdown.
I put on 1.1 hours and got in 9 or 10 landings.
It's a good feeling.......
Greg
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