Original Posted By: "Lou Larsen"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: HATSSteve E. - received the hats and thanks! Hope you have enough for all those who still want to order. Dick________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: HATS
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Original Posted By: "Gary Meadows"
Gary:I missed seeing you guys in Spring a few weeks ago because I Left my bag ofPiet stuff at home and couldn't make a connection with Tim as planned. Didget in on the fun with Allison though, had to come home to Florida via I-20.Noticed that you and some other folks are having some problems with the thegear legs, etc. I can only speak to working on the wood strut "stiff leg"gear but I didn't have that much trouble with it. I did make a trial set upout of pine first to get things right. I think that the thing that helpedthe most was figuring the lengths and angles required was using somesimple trigonometry. Just the simple functions, particulatly the tangent.I have a cheapo scientific calculator that has the trig functions and it wasa big help. I was able to get the first cuts within an eighth or quarterof an inch and within a couple of degrees. The final set , made out of ashwas real close to the plans dimensions.Hope to get out to Spring again in a few months and hopefully see you ,Joe and Tim.Will be going to Brodhead again this year.Lou----- Original Message -----
Gary:I missed seeing you guys in Spring a few weeks ago because I Left my bag ofPiet stuff at home and couldn't make a connection with Tim as planned. Didget in on the fun with Allison though, had to come home to Florida via I-20.Noticed that you and some other folks are having some problems with the thegear legs, etc. I can only speak to working on the wood strut "stiff leg"gear but I didn't have that much trouble with it. I did make a trial set upout of pine first to get things right. I think that the thing that helpedthe most was figuring the lengths and angles required was using somesimple trigonometry. Just the simple functions, particulatly the tangent.I have a cheapo scientific calculator that has the trig functions and it wasa big help. I was able to get the first cuts within an eighth or quarterof an inch and within a couple of degrees. The final set , made out of ashwas real close to the plans dimensions.Hope to get out to Spring again in a few months and hopefully see you ,Joe and Tim.Will be going to Brodhead again this year.Lou----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Original Posted By: Don Mosher
Re: Pietenpol-List: GPS/Handheld
Original Posted By: Don Mosher
Hey Lou, You know - you're right. All I need to do is sit down and think this thing through do a little simple trig and get those angles figured out. Heck probably basic geometry is all I'd need to use. It's so much fun to trim and fret.... it is for the wood-leg straight-axle gear. Sorry we weren't able to get together, I enjoyed sitting down with you last year, and talking all this neat Piet stuff over. At that point, all I had was a couple of ribs done. Now I've pretty much gotten the tailfeathers, all the ribs, and most all of the fuselage done, I'm just wanting to get it up on the gear soon. I bet yours is getting pretty close to being ready? From everything I could tell, it is sure gonna be a showpiece! When you come back to Spring, let us know, we'd all like to see you again! Thanks for the note, and good luck!! Gary Meadows Spring, TX________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:20:00 -0500
Hey Lou, You know - you're right. All I need to do is sit down and think this thing through do a little simple trig and get those angles figured out. Heck probably basic geometry is all I'd need to use. It's so much fun to trim and fret.... it is for the wood-leg straight-axle gear. Sorry we weren't able to get together, I enjoyed sitting down with you last year, and talking all this neat Piet stuff over. At that point, all I had was a couple of ribs done. Now I've pretty much gotten the tailfeathers, all the ribs, and most all of the fuselage done, I'm just wanting to get it up on the gear soon. I bet yours is getting pretty close to being ready? From everything I could tell, it is sure gonna be a showpiece! When you come back to Spring, let us know, we'd all like to see you again! Thanks for the note, and good luck!! Gary Meadows Spring, TX________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:20:00 -0500
RE: Pietenpol-List: HATS
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Glad you like them. I have plenty left for anyone who wants one for Oshkoshand Brodhead....Steve E-----Original Message-----
Glad you like them. I have plenty left for anyone who wants one for Oshkoshand Brodhead....Steve E-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: HATS
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy