---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/19/13: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:57 AM - Louisville guys (Douwe Blumberg) 2. 06:26 AM - Re: Night Flying in a Piet (Fun2av8) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:57:37 AM PST US From: "Douwe Blumberg" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Louisville guys 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:26:13 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Night Flying in a Piet From: "Fun2av8" 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. -------- Jim McWhorter N687MB (New Owner) Culpeper, VA KCJR Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=398953#398953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.