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1. 05:57 AM - Louisville guys (Douwe Blumberg)
2. 06:26 AM - Re: Night Flying in a Piet (Fun2av8)
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Hey Don,
Yes, Jim Kinsella is talking about flying up this year. He has a friend
who's name escapes me, who has a recently completed piet just north of the
river at Clark Cty airport.
Then of course, Jeff Faith is in Louisville.
Almost a squadron down there
D
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| Subject: | Re: Night Flying in a Piet |
Wow, great responses. Thank you. Specially got a kick out of the fact that BaldEagle
actually knows that Mr. Sam has been flown at night.
I have a considerable amount of night flying experience and KCJR is very well lite
at night. So I see no issues there. However, I'm going to caveat this with
the fact that all of my night flying experience (VFR & IFR) have been in certificated
production aircraft with full instrument arrays including of course
the AI.
Night flying (30 minutes or more after sunset) in an open cockpit would be an interesting
experience. Clearly something I would work my way up to very cautiously.
Great words of wisdom in this post are most helpful. I really don't want
to go splat in the middle of the night.
Mr. Sam has a full electrical system with alternator and starter. So, power source
is no issue. I do need to think about lights on the instruments - thinking
about LED strip lighting on a dimmer appropriately placed should solve the
problem ..... one of the really cools things about owning an experimental airplane
... you can experiment! :D
However, I am for sure thinking about the need for AI in flight if a case where
there is suddenly a moment of lost horizon. Both suggestions in posts, the Xavion
app running on an IPad and the Pocket Panel make sense and both bear further
investigation.
Bottom line - I do want to fly at night - it is something really enjoy. However,
thatnks the information here, I will be much better prepared and it is something
I will approach carefully. Got to get the position lights, Beacon, and
landing light logistics and installation figured out.
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Jim McWhorter
N687MB (New Owner)
Culpeper, VA KCJR
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