Michelle Goodeve's Pietenpol Flight - Arthur Airport to Home - 2010

[@hunterjohnson3001]

Great flight ! I saw a recent post under another channel u posted about having some of the un aired white fang 1993-4 episodes . I’ve tried looking on different sites but can’t seem to find them?

[@fearwidge]

Thanks for jogging my rapidly-aging memory, Hunter. I've FOUND them, but have to get (working) VHS & DVD Players hooked up to a 'Puter to convert to digital & upload.. It's on my list - but I have a LONG list - and I'm 75 now - so as long as I don't die...) 😆 Feel free to jog my memory again in a few months... Cheers, GN

[@hunterjohnson3001]

Thanks for the feedback ! So glad u found the tapes. Take your time . A friend of mine from Quebec Canada was a close friend to the cast member Jaimz and would be so cool in the future to show my niece and nephews the full version of white fang and get a piece I never got to see as a kid ! Keep up the good work man !

[@fearwidge]

@@hunterjohnson3001 Strangely enough, we were the Exec Story Editors for the final eps of "White Fang ," then became the Exec Story Editors for "Mysterious Island." Both Series were shot in New Zealand. "White Fang" starred "Jaimz Woolvett." "Mysterious Island" co-starred Jaimz' brother, Gordon Woolvett. So, in the early 90's, we felt like The Woolvett Family's "Personal Screenwriters."😆😎

[@mothmagic1]

That fired up well.They look fun to fly. What engine hove you got in it? I imagine they'd probably work jut fine with a converted Beetle engine which has long been popular for European home buuilts and even some factory built types.

[@fearwidge]

Hey there. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Pietenpol AirCampers, designed in 1929, originally had converted Ford Model A auto engines in them., and there are still quite a few that continue to use those. Michelle Goodeve's Piet has a "modern" 1946 Continental A65hp Aircraft motor up front, which she's had overhauled twice in the 44 years she's owned it. For various reasons, Piets & VW engines are not a good combo, but air-cooled Corvairs are! But Continentals (65 - 100 hp versions) are the most popular. As for their "fun" component... The open-cockpit view is great, but flying a Piet takes constant attention. As its flown from the rear seat, you can see NOTHING straight ahead on takeoff and landing. (You use peripheral vision to keep the bird equidistant from both edges of the runway/grass strip/field/whatever.) The 29' wing is perfectly straight (NO dihedral), which means the PILOT works hard keeping the plane level in any kind of turbulence. They also have a LOT of drag, so you descend much faster when the power is off (deliberately or unintentionally), and Piets can be quite "squirrelly" on landing But on calm, early-morning/evening flights, Piet flights are thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks & cheers, GN PS: Search our channel fearwidge for many more videos of Michelle flying her Piet, as well as Taylor E-2 Cubs, Gipsy Moths, Tiger Moths, and a rare 4-seat Thruxton Jackaroo (converted DH82A).

[@SergLa]

Счастливых полётов!

[@fearwidge]

Ah! "Happy Flying." Many thanks...

[@campbellmays9900]

Is this the Michelle Goodeve who was in the original Degrassi series or just someone with the same name?

[@fearwidge]

Michelle Goodeve is one & the same as teacher Ms Avery on Degrassi Junior High & Degrassi High (currently airing on Amazon Prime & KZbin). Michelle's been a Pilot since she was 16 and you can see many more videos of Michelle flying several rare Antique Aircraft by clicking on our KZbin Channel name fearwidge (below the video viewer above.). She even made a "virtual Flight" in her Piet for fans attending the big 3-day-fan-convention {Degrassi Palooza} back in 2019. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naSlhISvYs-qqKMsi=mRIOjuU5JJz4ZW8t

[@fearwidge]

@@campbellmays9900 STILL??? 😳 People are still asking the SAME question to Michelle (& Stacie "Caitlin" Mistysyn) 37 years after they shot that episode??? I've asked Michelle many times over the decades and she always gives the same answer: "Only Ms Avery knows - and she ain't talkin'." 🤔 BTW: "Ms Avery" has a Fan Page on Facebook. You can find a lot more info there. Cheers, GN

[@fearwidge]

@@campbellmays9900 I think you missed the point of the final line in "Rumour Has It" (which got the show banned in the U.K. & "flagged" in "The Bible Belt"). The whole reason for Ms Avery's line was to point out that it didn't make any difference if Avery was gay or not. Her sexual preference (or that of any ANY teacher's - male or female) had NOTHING to do with her skills as a Teacher. Either way, Caitlin could see - Avery was a Great Teacher. And that was ALL that mattered. That ep helped a LOT of young teens come to terms with their own sexuality - whether they were gay or straight. So, Michelle's response to "THE QUESTION" is deliberately vague to help those on BOTH SIDES of the equation. And just for the record - "Only Ms Avery knows - and she ain't talkin'" - is the SAME answer I GET when I ask Michelle "THE QUESTION." And I'm FINE with that. Discussion CLOSED. Cheers, GN

[@campbellmays9900]

no prob - I just wanted to hear from someone close to the source,as it were. Nice channel,by the way.@@fearwidge