Jinkers wrote:at7000ft wrote:Lowrider wrote:Rich,
....Never seen a rattlesnake in CO, but I have heard they are around....
See them all the time in the summer while hiking and mountain biking. They like to layout out in the middle of the trials and soak up the sun.
My parents live in Castle Rock. Nice Place!
I wouldn't mind seeing your Corvair engine some time if you wouldn't mind. I haven't made a decision yet on what engine to use. The more I add up the cost of an O320 the more I think about the Corvair.
And the more I add up the cost of building another Corvair and compare to a used O320 the more I lean towards the O320 ;|
I have also thought about selling my Pietenpol airframe and putting that Corvair in the Panther. Big advantage having a flight proven engine when test flying a new homebuilt (plus a flyable Pietenpol is not worth any more than the cost of building a new Corvair). But another factor is density altitude here in Colorado, I fly out of Meadow Lake (elev 6800) which on some summer days results in a 10,000+ DA on the runway. Rate of climb is very moderate, not a big deal in a Pietenpol, like flying a Cub, but in a Panther it's a different matter where I am really going to want to do aerobatics.
Email me any weekend with a good weather forecast if you want to come down to Meadow Lake and see my Corvair, but if you want to save a long drive Ken Bickers has a Pietenpol/Corvair up at the Loveland airport, I can email you his email.
Rick H