---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/07/06: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:57 AM - Re: Want to Build a Corvair Piet? I've Got All the Books/Manuals You'll Need (Clif Dawson) 2. 01:17 PM - Re: Want to Build a Corvair Piet? I've Got All the Books/Manuals You'll Need () 3. 08:26 PM - Flying pictures from today (Steve Ruse) 4. 10:13 PM - Re: Flying pictures from today (Rcaprd@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:57:00 AM PST US From: Clif Dawson Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Want to Build a Corvair Piet? I've Got All the Books/Manuals You'll Need --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Clif Dawson I know you have set yours up to be a single seater Harvey, but for those wanting to carry a passenger in Canada and also concerned about the medical, you have the option of going for the recreational permit which allows carrying one passenger with a self declared, class 4 med. Another issue we have is that our government folks have the smarts to know that a concerned pilot will go to a regular doctor for an under-the-counter medical so the law says that if a doctor knows or suspects you are a pilot he is required to rat you out. You USians should check into your regs to see if there are similiar laws in effect. After all, there are enough surprises in life without self made ones. Right? :-) Clif > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: > > Come to cold Canada where you can be a pilot of your craft for only > declaring your fitness and welfare and fly to your hearts content.As an > ultralight pilot, which by the way my plane ,a Pietenpol ,has been > registered as C-IOVC,enjoy! > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:17:15 PM PST US Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Want to Build a Corvair Piet? I've Got All the Books/Manuals You'll Need From: --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: The other alternative is to get the RA licence which allows you to carry one passenger and I think the medical is stiffer than the Ultralight category but not too much as it would be for a regular pilot licence.In some ways our regs are stiffer;for instance in the USA you don't need a pilots licence of any kind to fly an ultralight.Not so here in Canada,you have to aquire an ultralight pilot licence regardless.But and here is the big difference;the ultralights in the USA are much lighter and smaller than ours by a huge amount.Our ultralights are litteraly regular size aircraft.Case in point;I was able to register my Piet as an ultralight.You can't do that in the States.As far as a med goes,we still have to send our examination into the feds.We just can't say we are all hunky dory.Sorry if I led you astray there.Our doctors are aware of what we ask for because it says so right on the form we have to send in with his signature on it. -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Clif Dawson Sent: October 7, 2006 3:57 AM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Want to Build a Corvair Piet? I've Got All the Books/Manuals You'll Need --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Clif Dawson I know you have set yours up to be a single seater Harvey, but for those wanting to carry a passenger in Canada and also concerned about the medical, you have the option of going for the recreational permit which allows carrying one passenger with a self declared, class 4 med. Another issue we have is that our government folks have the smarts to know that a concerned pilot will go to a regular doctor for an under-the-counter medical so the law says that if a doctor knows or suspects you are a pilot he is required to rat you out. You USians should check into your regs to see if there are similiar laws in effect. After all, there are enough surprises in life without self made ones. Right? :-) Clif > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: > > Come to cold Canada where you can be a pilot of your craft for only > declaring your fitness and welfare and fly to your hearts content.As an > ultralight pilot, which by the way my plane ,a Pietenpol ,has been > registered as C-IOVC,enjoy! > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:26:46 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Steve Ruse" A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to a fly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders. What a great day for flying, the weather was perfect. I even got to give rides to two passengers, their first ride in an open cockpit plane ever. I was impressed that a Citabria could cruise as slow as a Pietenpol! http://www.wotelectronics.com/flying/2006Oct07KPVJ/PA0700041.JPG http://www.wotelectronics.com/flying/2006Oct07KPVJ/PA0700131.JPG Steve Ruse Norman, Oklahoma -- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:13:08 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Flying pictures from today In a message dated 10/7/2006 10:28:08 PM Central Standard Time, steve@wotelectronics.com writes: A buddy of mine got a few good air to air pictures today on the way to a fly-in, thought I'd post a couple as motivation for the builders. What a great day for flying, the weather was perfect. I even got to give rides to two passengers, their first ride in an open cockpit plane ever. I was impressed that a Citabria could cruise as slow as a Pietenpol! Steve, Great pictures !! I know you have a GN1, by the location of the lower rear strut attach, and aileron hinges, but it must have very similar flight characteristics as a Pietenpol. The position of the flippers is a little bit down, which is how my plane flies in straight level flight. I've seen this on Corky's plane, too (Oscar has custody of it now). Even when the cowling tank is full, my plane flies level with a little bit of down in the flippers. With less than a pound of pull on the stick to get them to be straight, it pitches the nose up quite a bit. I wonder if other fliers can confirm this in their planes ??? It's so much fun to see the expression of people's face, and their comments, after their first open cockpit flight !! Chuck G. NX770CG