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1. 11:23 AM - Re: Pietenpol Pilot - Now I are one! (shad bell)
2. 07:36 PM - Piano hinge for aileron (John Fay)
3. 07:44 PM - Hollywd (TriScout)
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Subject: | Re: Pietenpol Pilot - Now I are one! |
Glad to hear you are an "Oficial Piet Pilot".=C2- Congradulations Gary.
=C2-
Shad
--- On Fri, 10/5/12, Robert Bush <rbush96589@aol.com> wrote:
From: Robert Bush <rbush96589@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol Pilot - Now I are one!
Way to go Gary, happy for you!
Randy Bush
NX294RB
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:52 PM, "Gary Boothe" <gboothe5@comcast.net> wrote:
=C2-
Following are some musings about the Phase 1 flight testing for NX308MB
=C2-
Having not logged any time since 1984, I made the decision to turn over Pha
se 1 testing to CFI/Test Pilot, Roy Richardson. I found that, when the time
came, that brash confidence which dominated my flying in my youth had been
replaced with a calmer patience. It had never been my intent to let someon
e else have the pleasure of the first flight, but I couldn=99t ignore
the good fortune of finding the right person at the right time. Certainly
it would have been far less expensive to merely get current, then do my own
test flights, and having over 200 hrs of tail wheel time I wasn=99t
concerned about take offs and landings, but, for once in my life, I couldn
=99t quiet that little voice, and Safety took the lead.
=C2-
Previously, I have explained my feelings of relief during the first few fli
ghts, watching from a distance. Eventually, I became accustomed to my role
as =98Crew Chief=99, tweaking, adjusting and repairing every bi
g and little complaint that the pilot reported. As all of you who have buil
t your own planes can testify, there is no trepidation about making repairs
; and, if you have also built your own engines, you have confidence there,
too. To me, this became the final chapter of the building processw
ithout any of the stress of those early flights.
=C2-
Roy addressed Phase 1 professionally, and quickly; flying the required 40 h
ours in less than a month. He carried with him the =98Owner=99s
Manual=99 that I had copied from someone else, making notations and
changes where needed. We had long conversations about his discoveries (this
was the first Pietenpol he had seen!), and how much he enjoyed how it flie
s. Eager to get the opportunity to fly myself, I was glad that he devoted s
o much time to it, and found the extra waiting time to be helpful in unders
tanding what to expect.
=C2-
Flying with a CFI has never been relaxing or fun, but that flight, tonight,
for me was still exciting and rewarding. The evening started with me stopp
ing by the hangar to complete some maintenance, when Roy showed up. We star
ted talking, and, wellyou knowone thing led to another an
d pretty soon we up in the air, with me in the rear cockpit!! The BFR check
ride went without issue and, before long, I was up by myself! I doubt if I
am capable of describing those feelings, or at least doing justice to the w
hole event (those who have been there will understand), but I can say that
I think it was especially sweet knowing that I did not need to be concerned
about the mechanics or design of my plane, and needed only to concentrate
on my flying.
=C2-
Definetly, I am not saying that I recommend this process to anyone, only th
at it worked for me. It=99s quite possible that I could have done my
own first flight and subsequent Phase 1 flying, and had no lasting bad expe
riences; but I do know that there were a number of minor issues that were i
mmediately apparent upon that first lift off, and a rusty old pilot would h
ave been busy.
=C2-
I wish all of you Pietenpol builders the pleasure I have experienced in the
building process, and the pleasure of your eventual first flight!
=C2-
Gary Boothe
NX308MB
=C2-
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Subject: | Piano hinge for aileron |
I have a question for Michael Cuy or any others who have mounted their
ailerons with piano hinge.
How long does the hinge need to be? Is six feet long enough, or is it
longer. And what size hinge is it? (How wide is it when it is opened
up flat?)
I am getting ready to order the hinge so I was wondering.
John Fay
in Peoria
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Of interest: I came across a link of actors past and present that fly. There's
an actress that had a Piet..
Michelle Goodeve (Apr 22, 1952). Tv actress, screenwriter. Owned Aeronca 7AC, de
Havilland Tiger Moth, Luscombe, Piper Tri-Pacer, Pietenpol Air Camper. Aviation
films: roles as pilot in tv series Barnstormers (2005), Danger Bay (1986),
Vulcan EFTS (1987), White Fang (1993).
http://www.aerofiles.com/00stars.html
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