MauleSkinner
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They didn't get training...it's just probably a more survivable system of self training.
Pietenpol Air Camper....anyone flown one?
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They didn't get training...it's just probably a more survivable system of self training.
wanttaja
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Steven and I rode around a while in his plane. I'm 185 and we didn't have any trouble hauling us. I git a little stick time. Flies very nice. Coordinate turns with rudder and no trouble keeping your head outside cuz your head is -- outside. Didn't seem cramped to me but I've been in a Pitts before too
DaveA
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That's called a Bakeng Deuce....
Ron Wanttaja
Um, no....
That's a Menasco Pirate powered Fairchild 22.
Tracy didn't know what it was either.
wanttaja
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Ooops! Or should that be, Dooops!
Was looking for a good picture based on a Deuce search, and should have checked the hit closer.
Here's a Deuce:
Ron Wanttaja
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They are exactly that. Incredibly cheap to operate, but a ton of fun. I can fly all I want essentially for the cost of gas. I've got nearly 500 hours of flight time in mine. I've flown it from Indiana to TX, TX to Oshkosh, and all over TX/OK/AR. I can't see why I would ever not want to own one. It is just a hoot to fly. Great short field performance, and overall an entirely different flying experience. Low and slow, you see things you never see otherwise. All kinds of animals...abandoned buildings...farmland...people. Everybody everywhere waves to the pilot in an open cockpit plane. Not sure why, but it seems to be a universal truth. I can't really explain why I like it so much...if it doesn't interest you, it probably never will, but I love it.
Any questions? Please ask. There is also a very active e-mail list with some very knowledgeable people. The cockpit is tight, I'm 6'0" and 170lbs, getting in the back is easy. The front is more of a pain. Once I'm in it is pretty comfortable, just with limited elbow room. I've flown it 9hrs in one day and had a ball, but I had a big grin at the end of the day.
I've given a good number of rides to people who had never flown in a GA plane...they've all walked away thrilled.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1034023950102.5256.1810538264&type=3
My trip home when I bought the plane...with only about 75 hours total flight time, and about 7 tailwheel hours:
http://www.wotelectronics.com/flying/2005AprilPietTrip/
Chasing a steam engine, UP 844 across Oklahoma:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1178734207768.21501.1810538264&type=3
Now that looks like a proper aircraft, very cool
As to the "death trap" comment, sounds like something someone with very little flight experience would say, by the very nature of that aircrafts speed and STOL abilities, I'd wager it would be far safer in an engine failure or other emergency than most GA aircraft.
I'd love to get a chance to fly one.
+1 for keeping your C170 and getting one of these cool little planes, sounds lie the true essence of flight and on a easily affordable budget to boot.
VanDy
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Not to pic nits, but.... isnt that a grega instead of a Pietenpol?
Go to Brodhead the weekend before Airventure and get a ride or two!
Go to Brodhead the weekend before Airventure and get a ride or two!
They are exactly that. Incredibly cheap to operate, but a ton of fun. I can fly all I want essentially for the cost of gas. I've got nearly 500 hours of flight time in mine. I've flown it from Indiana to TX, TX to Oshkosh, and all over TX/OK/AR. I can't see why I would ever not want to own one. It is just a hoot to fly. Great short field performance, and overall an entirely different flying experience. Low and slow, you see things you never see otherwise. All kinds of animals...abandoned buildings...farmland...people. Everybody everywhere waves to the pilot in an open cockpit plane. Not sure why, but it seems to be a universal truth. I can't really explain why I like it so much...if it doesn't interest you, it probably never will, but I love it.
Any questions? Please ask. There is also a very active e-mail list with some very knowledgeable people. The cockpit is tight, I'm 6'0" and 170lbs, getting in the back is easy. The front is more of a pain. Once I'm in it is pretty comfortable, just with limited elbow room. I've flown it 9hrs in one day and had a ball, but I had a big grin at the end of the day.
I've given a good number of rides to people who had never flown in a GA plane...they've all walked away thrilled.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1034023950102.5256.1810538264&type=3
My trip home when I bought the plane...with only about 75 hours total flight time, and about 7 tailwheel hours:
http://www.wotelectronics.com/flying/2005AprilPietTrip/
Chasing a steam engine, UP 844 across Oklahoma:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1178734207768.21501.1810538264&type=3
Fearless Tower
Touchdown! Greaser!
FWIW, I originally started this thread 3 years ago.
Since then, got rid of the 170 and bought a Baron for travelling and a Waco UBF-2 for the open cockpit stuff. Still a special place in my heart for Piets, but I ended up going Waco/certified so that I could eventually sell rides.