Looks like a cold ride. Very nice video in a super nicely put together Pietenpol. It is funny what the digital video cameras do with the spinning propeller.
A heavy leather coat is almost a requirement to keep the cold air from cutting through. 30 degrees and I’m good for about half an hour. 25 degrees and I’m good for about 15 minutes. Much lower than that and I worry about my ability to control!
A wunderful flight video! The quality is realy nice, would be cool to hear sometimes the converstion with the tower by flight. What kind of Engine is in your Pietenpol? thx Cloud
What motor is in this plane? And, how easy is it to obtain a motor for this plane build. I will soon be retiring and always wanted to fly so this seems like a great project for me. Thx in advance.
the pietenpol is one of the easiest planes to source an engine for. you will have zero problems with that, it also has an active plans and parts distribution with the owners website and aircraft spruce and supply as well as an active community. i dont know what engine is in THIS plane but it looks to be four cylinder and sounds like one of the many vw based engines people use for this. you can run them off of old ford engines (that was a design spec by mr pietenpol...use an automobile engine), a corvair engine, a rotax a jaibru or a vw airplane engine such as the revmaster or aerovee. its a great plane for its category, designed in the 1920s, overbuilt for strength and designed so a person with normal woodworking skills could build it. its a great project and a fun plane to go poking holes in the sky with.
Fantastic! I've never seen that before!
Love the camera angle. I thought my J3 was cold in the winter....Brrrrrrr. Good looking Piet.
This! is! so! beautiful!
The most beautiful aviation video I've seen. Wow.
Молодцы! Крутой полёт!
Looks like a cold ride. Very nice video in a super nicely put together Pietenpol. It is funny what the digital video cameras do with the spinning propeller.
Definitely a cold ride! But definitely worth it too!
What a lovely day if not alittle cold. Gorgeous plane and flight!
Красиво! На последней секунде можно видеть, что приземлился на три точки.
Still air. Great lift. Unforgettable !!
I hope your front seat passenger was offered a nice hot-toddy after the flight... it looks to be freezing ! LOL
The Ewok in the front looks cold!
Great video. Lovevthe piet.
Would like to do it to my Piet
Great video, I'm curious how that fleece lined bomber jacket worked out for you?
A heavy leather coat is almost a requirement to keep the cold air from cutting through. 30 degrees and I’m good for about half an hour. 25 degrees and I’m good for about 15 minutes. Much lower than that and I worry about my ability to control!
Snow mobile suit?
Love the video. Like the way you mounted the camera. So, how cold was it?
Great Video
Could you tell where you were flying? Looks like mid-west to me.
A wunderful flight video! The quality is realy nice, would be cool to hear sometimes the converstion with the tower by flight. What kind of Engine is in your Pietenpol? thx Cloud
What motor is in this plane? And, how easy is it to obtain a motor for this plane build. I will soon be retiring and always wanted to fly so this seems like a great project for me. Thx in advance.
the pietenpol is one of the easiest planes to source an engine for. you will have zero problems with that, it also has an active plans and parts distribution with the owners website and aircraft spruce and supply as well as an active community.
i dont know what engine is in THIS plane but it looks to be four cylinder and sounds like one of the many vw based engines people use for this.
you can run them off of old ford engines (that was a design spec by mr pietenpol...use an automobile engine), a corvair engine, a rotax a jaibru or a vw airplane engine such as the revmaster or aerovee.
its a great plane for its category, designed in the 1920s, overbuilt for strength and designed so a person with normal woodworking skills could build it.
its a great project and a fun plane to go poking holes in the sky with.
Монопланы с верхним расположением крыла -- всегда выглядят "симпатичнее", чем самолёты других схем ... Да, бипланчики -- тоже хороши!
Your passenger is a whimp. :P
Yeah, I was just joking. That's too damn cold to be in an open cockpit if you ask me. I can barely ride my motorcyle at those temps.