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1. 03:31 AM - Re: Pietenpol Aircamper in Scotland (braywood)
2. 03:38 AM - Re: This should be easy in a pair of Piets (Jack)
3. 04:23 PM - Re: This should be easy in a pair of Piets (Baldeagle)
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| Subject: | Re: Pietenpol Aircamper in Scotland |
Hello Ian - I am a displaced Canadian, living in Northern Ireland. I have tried
(unsuccessfully, so far) to have a UK Piet Club Fly-In in Northern Ireland in
May - it is just too far for most to attempt.
Maybe next year you could be persuaded to join us - it is a (short) 13 mile hop
across the Irish Sea from the Mull of Kintyre to Ballycastle! Pretty safe from
about 6000 feet, if it is not too windy!!
I am building a Piet, but a long way from flying it. If you ever need an excuse
for a cross country, the Ulster Gliding Club has a wonderful airfield at Bellarena,
about 30 miles west of Ballycastle, on the shores of Lough Foyle. I am
a member there and hope that one day, my aircraft will be there too.
Your aircraft looks great - hope it sees lots of travels with you guys!
Take care,
Mark B.
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| Subject: | Re: This should be easy in a pair of Piets |
A classic, with great old actors!
Sent from my iPad
Jack Textor
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 10:33 AM, "Jack Philips" <jack@bedfordlandings.com> wr
ote:
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> In that same movie (It=99s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), right after f
lying through the hangar, they flew that Twin Beech through a billboard. I b
elieve it said Coca-Cola on the front. They flew it through from the back.
I read that Tallman painted a bullseye on the back of the billboard to give
him a target for the nose of the airplane. The billboard was made of balsa
wood, but the frame was steel and he only had 18=9D of clearance on e
ither wingtip. When he flew through it, big hunks of balsa wood plugged bot
h carburetor intakes and both engines quit almost immediately, forcing an im
mediate landing.
>
> He had a lot more cajones than I=99ve EVER had!
>
> I found a clip on YouTube showing flying through the hangar (it is at abou
t 2:40 into the clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsu3hiP1ikQ
>
>
> Jack Phillips
> NX899JP
> Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
>
> From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-li
st-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-LME0)[Vantage Par
tners, LLC]
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:34 AM
> To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: This should be easy in a pair of Piets
>
> Great photo Gary and I believe that stunt was performed by the impressive
Frank Tallman and if not mistaken that may have been after he lost his one l
eg in a previous accident.
> He learned to fly again with an artificial leg.
>
> What a neat piece of aviation history right at the airport where you learn
ed to fly Gary.
>
> I heard that Frank Tallman flew the Standard J-1 down Main Street in the m
ovie The Great Waldo Pepper he only had 4 feet to spare on either wingtip.
>
> <image001.png>
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| Subject: | Re: This should be easy in a pair of Piets |
I saw two Pietenpols fly under the Prairie du Chien bridge once in formation. Not
much room, but enough-
Also, on the billboard stunt I'm pretty sure only one engine quit. Still.....
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