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1. 10:10 AM - Re: moving day, again. (jarheadpilot82)
2. 03:21 PM - Great report & photo Richard!!! (Michael Cuy)
3. 08:28 PM - N899AC Piet in N. California (Oscar Zuniga)
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| Subject: | Re: moving day, again. |
Paul,
Any idea what your empty weight is going to end up. How Roy our CG computations
end up as far as cabane angle? I am curious about all of that.
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Semper Fi,
Terry Hand
Athens, GA
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| Subject: | Great report & photo Richard!!! |
Really happy for you Richard and you have persevered for so many years it
must be a fantastic feeling to finally be cut loose in your own airplane
and enjoy the fruits of your labors. You're airplane paint Scheme is
absolutely stunningly gorgeous and I don't think I've seen a Corvair
cowling that is that aesthetically appealing yet. I can't wait to see your
airplane next summer at the Pietenpol fly-in!!!
On Sep 24, 2016 5:48 PM, "Rick Schreiber" <lmforge@earthlink.net> wrote:
The list has been slow lately and I haven't posted much for a while so I
thought I would report in.
After getting my taiwheel endorsement, I was able to start flying NX48RS. I
had the Piet ferried from my home airport - Porter Co. Regional (VPZ) with
lots of traffic and long hard surface runways, to Starke Co. (OXI) with
little traffic and both grass and hard surface. I have been flying mostly
off the grass and having lots of fun. I have a number of hours on the Piet
and a few dozen landings. So far all is good with the engine and the plane.
For those that don't know or remember here are the specs on the engine and
plane.
- I have a standard 2700 cc Corvair engine for power
- 68" x 34 pitch cloudcars prop (same prop that Kevin Purtee uses)
- 18 gal nose tank
- Straight axle Jenny style gear
- empty weight a hefty 758 #
Here are some performance specs....
- WOT on climb out 2675 rpm
- climb out speed 60 mph
- 700 ft / min on climb out with OAT at 71 deg. I weigh 175# but my
instructor also flew 478RS and saw the same climb rate, he weighs 216#.
Kevin reported the same climb with his corvair powered piet.
- WOT max rpm in level flight 2800 rpm which yields 85-90 mph (maybe
even 95)
- 2700 rpm = about 75 mph
- 2400 rpm = around 70 mph ( I think)
- fuel burn 5 gph, using 100LL avgas
hot oil pressure at cruise is about 40#. Initially the oil temperature was
steady at about 190 degrees, but has now dropped to 180. This is probably
due to the engine starting to break in.
Yesterday I managed to get in a little sightseeing rather than just landing
practice. Got the Piet up to 2500 AGL to see how it would feel. No issues
with feeling frail in such a craft, though I admit its more fun to fly down
low. So far I am really happy with the Piet and the engine. I plan on
flying again this afternoon and tomorrow and the next day.........
No surprises in flying other than the amount of left rudder needed to
counter P factor on takeoff. Once the throttle is reduced to cruise, the
rudder is pretty much neutral. I *did not* offset the vertical stab. I do
have to hold some constant back pressure on the stick. I have checked the
elevators and the horizontal stab and all is good. I may just use a bungee
to put in the required back pressure, either on the stick itself or on the
walking beam.
Rick Schreiber
NX478RS
Porter Co. Regional KVPZ
Valparaiso, IN
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| Subject: | N899AC Piet in N. California |
Friends, this is from Jeffrey Doig, John's brother. N899AC is for sale due
to John's passing. Below is the email from Jeffrey, don't contact me beca
use I don't have any other information. There are plenty of very good pict
ures of the airplane on westcoastpiet.com but it has a C90 engine with alte
rnator but no starter (hand prop), nice instrumentation both front and rear
cockpits. I believe the airplane is in Redding, CA.
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From: John Doig <johndoigii@gmail.com<mailto:johndoigii@gmail.com>>
It is with great sorrow that I inform the Piet Community of John Doig's pas
sing.
My name is Jeffrey Doig Johns brother. He Passed on 3/19/16.
I will be putting his 1986 Pietenpol up for sale. This is the one that he f
lew from Maine to California. If any of you are interested please contact m
e at this email address.
Jeffrey Doig
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