THE ONE DOLLAR PIETENPOL PART ONE 

I think I saw this plane at the Springfield airport a few weeks ago. How cool! There were a few Pietenpols there.

Hi Greg Deal here . NC52. awesome video .Tell Andrew hello. I now have and fly a pietenpol, model A powered. what fun it is!

LOL I thought it was 1/3 scale Radio Control aircraft, not a full size, before starting the video. Nice airplane and a fabulous story!

Bought a Piet last year... still learning to fly it. NH69 Tim Andrew

I was fortunate enough to be Allen Rudolf’s neighbor when I grew up. Saw him fly it many times. When I was in high school he was having a problem with a misfire. Turned out there was hole in the exhaust stack under the heat muff. He made a new exhaust stack out of a tube from an auto steering column. Climbing into the front cockpit was really difficult. Allen was born in 1904 and died at 93 1/2 years old. I have his flying hat and googles. Allen was Catholic and I believe Saint Christopher is the patron saint of travel.

Edgar Russert, he misspelled his last name, it's Rusert, was my uncle. My dad used to talk about Edgars building the plane. Dad told me that Edgar made a sand cast to make an aluminum head for the engine to save weight. For many years my cousins and I played around the hangar on my grandparents place. I believe it is gone, as a gravel company, has taken out that part of the property. My dad and most of his brothers and sisters are gone. 2 of the youngest still are here, Lorna and Daryl, but who knows how long.

That was a great story of the History of this plane. Very cool.

Ed's sister Erna was my mother- she talked of the building of the aircraft and having to help push it up to the top of the hill from the hanger to get to the neighbors field for take off. My dad talked of helping Ed cut down the radiator for the airplane. I have a 1/4 scale RC model that I built but I made the fuselage a dark blue nobody could remember for sure the correct color. Sure would like to see the aircraft some time.. Many in my family became pilots -my wife -dad-son-daughter all flew. Family still has a 172 Cessna and a 7BCM champ. Thanks for taking good care of this aircraft hope it can be in the air for many more years.

The good old days of flying !

Very cool.. looking forward to part II.

My dad built and flew his own airplane in 1929-1930 with a Model T engine. It was his own design but he used a modified Pietenpol wing with a 54 inch chord and a 29 foot wingspan. With a Model T engine, it was only a single seater. Here's a thumbs up!

This is GREAT!!

This is the first time I have heard the name since I was a kid. I had a magazine with the plans for a sky scout and an air camper. One used a model T engine !

Awesome!

Awesome ……...such a beautiful engine, explained in poetry, a big thanks guys

This is a great story.

I love living history. Very happy this wonderful aircraft keeps giving back.

Amazingly good inflight video. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome plane. Thanks for sharing!

Whether or not you can get in depends on an overlooked problem. Do you have a long torso for your height or a short torso.? This is the key item. All legs with short torso could lead to problems getting in and out...and comfort too -whereas a taller person with a long torso might fit just fine.

Very nice video

Dude! This is amazing! Just stumbled upon your channel, subscribed. Looks like some awesome content! I’ll be sticking around.😁 have a great week!

Nice bit of history Dewey. Hey, what do you think about those Autogyro aircraft?

Do you smell the exhaust while you are flying it? Thanks Mike Townsley

Harry said I'm 80 years old and I'm going to try and pass a flight physical to start flying often.

Wonderful video Dewey and Andrew , I would love to own a Pietenpol someday! Be sure and click on the link above for the $1 peitenpol air camper story!

Anyone got any news from Dewey? Hope everythings ok. Sure miss his videos. Wish him well.

I should have been a farmer. Then I could have my own airstrip and I'd definitely have a Pietenpol.

COOOOOOOL

Wonder why Mr. Pietenpol didn't design a U-shaped cutout in the wing over the pilot's seat to make it easier to get in and out?

A Real Pietenpol has a Model A Ford Engine. I drive a '29 Phaeton. Very nice!

Oh, by the way. I got one thing wrong. It was pistons Edgar was making not the head. I'm well past 60 myself and sometimes things get a bit fuzzy in the past.

I have a tachometer out of an old out of a world war two fighter. Its for sale on offer up but if your interested let me know.

Was this where Peter sripol made his ultralight flight?

the grips are cushman scooter grips

You must let Isaiah and me do that- hopefully there might be some flying weather left when he gets back.

I am looking for a set of blue prints for the pietenpol camper have not been able to get through to the family if anyone can help please

Very interesting. If you could get the audio level more consistent, it would be even better. Maybe you can get that figured out before you record part 2.

Ha! I want to chase you with my racing quad on take off to capture with the GoPro!

Was that dollar .01 a silver certificate and a wheat penny or an Indian head?

75$ for an engine, wow. LOL, what a great plane.

This is why people should fly real planes and not RC models: they are cheaper! ;P

I'd love to fly this plane but first I have yo get 4 years older and get my private pilots and then a taildragger endorsement

That is a lot of grass to meow

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Where is Peter. This is the same strip he flys off of.

Awesome video!! I just subscribed to your channel. 😉👍🏼 Stop by my channel and check out my Grandfathers/my 1946 J-3 Cub I’m restoring. My grandfather bought it in 1968 and she was still airworthy when I took it apart in the spring. March of 2017. There’s nothing like flying good old history and keeping it alive. 😃👍🏼