I’m saddened to hear of those accidents, Chris. That Air Camper looks rather
good, although I imagine a Continental engine would be pricey.
Chris
C M I Barker | Gamlingay
> On 21 Aug 2018, at 01:18, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> We had a small airplane crash here in Phoenix this morning. A Stolp
> SA-750 Acroduster Too (N787WM) came down in a street intersection at the
> southeast corner of the Deer Valley Airport field boundary, killing the pilot
> and passenger. The aircraft came straight down, and nearby surveilance video
> shows that the aircraft was in a spin condition.
>
> And over the weekend we had an experimental (home-built) Pietenpol Air
> Camper crash near Montezuma Castle, killing both persons on board. The
> Pietenpol Air Camper is a fairly popular homebuilt, comparable to the Heath
> Parasol. The first one was flown in 1928 and kits are still available from
> Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. They have been powered by a variety of
> air-cooled engines, mostly that of the Chevrolet Corvair and originally the
> engine from Model A Fords.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietenpol_Air_Camper
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
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