Original Posted By: "Bert Conoly"
Howdy, Pieters;Well, I'm on a beanie-weenie and saltine cracker week (my wife is out of town, in Oregon for a week to visit our daughters) so I'm catching up on reading and emails, living on beer and microwave popcorn (the dog and I slurped down all the refrigerator leftovers in the first few hours my wife was gone). I notice quite a few builder updates about this time last year, probably due to most folks being snowed in or shut out of the shop due to wx., but not many updates yet this year. It's been somewhat quiet on the list.So... how about those who are building, posting a word or two on their latest progress? Pull away from the Super Bowl hype and let the rest of us know how your Aircampers are coming along.Me, my latest news is that a box arrived from Aircraft Spruce yesterday containing my new carburetor air box/filter to replace the one that got accordioned in the nose-over, plus a new carb heat knob and cable (sorry, Corky... I didn't like the dinky little brass knob unit). I was a bit surprised to find that the carb heat damper lever on the air box has detents on it (a series of notched "clicks" on the arm guide). Not sure what that's for since carb heat is usually all "on" or all "off" and not anything in between, but what the heck.All I need now is a short piece of aluminum tube, slip it into the bender, put on the nuts, flare the ends (EAA chapter 35 has an aircraft flare tool), and the fuel system on NX41CC is complete and ready to fire the engine again. This to replace the feed from the fuel tank to the gascolator, through the lower firewall, that got kinked in the nose-over.So, builders- how are y'all doing? Tom Brant? Jim Markle? Corky and "Repiet"? Anybody? I see that there were no Piets at Urbana, IL last year... if the Lord wills, maybe 41CC will be on the flightline this year... Bert Conoly? Anybody else planning to make the SAA event at Urbana?Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Bert Checking In!Still waiting on the weather - The darn winds have been up for threefreakin weeks now. I HOPE to get a chance to fly N327BC tomorrow. Crossyer fingers. now.I got a nice E-mail back from Dwayne Obrien (of the group Little Texas) .Everybody go to this website- I'm telling you these guys are tremendous! Ido music - have for 28 years. Trust Me! I will not steer you wrong! Thisis good , good stuff.http://www.flightsongrecords.com/Thanks Cliff for finding his CD!Bert----- Original Message -----
Bert Checking In!Still waiting on the weather - The darn winds have been up for threefreakin weeks now. I HOPE to get a chance to fly N327BC tomorrow. Crossyer fingers. now.I got a nice E-mail back from Dwayne Obrien (of the group Little Texas) .Everybody go to this website- I'm telling you these guys are tremendous! Ido music - have for 28 years. Trust Me! I will not steer you wrong! Thisis good , good stuff.http://www.flightsongrecords.com/Thanks Cliff for finding his CD!Bert----- Original Message -----
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Who's playing in the super bowl, anyway? Oh well, who cares....Max Davis and I rolled it out into the driveway today and stuck the tail spinach on.....that was fun. VERY pleased with the "olde timey" look of the wheels....Recently dissassembled and rebuilt the Stearman type fuel level guage I got from AS&S and it's gonna work nice......planed some mahoghany and maple pieces for the cabane laminations this evening.....Also completed cutting and tenoning all the Poplar wood stiles and rails for new kitchen cabinet doors (all 23 doors! aaarrgghh!). If you're married you'll know how making new things like kitchen cabinet doors helps you make progress with a Pietenpol project.....Life is good.Jim in Plano>> So... how about those who are building, posting a word or two on their > latest progress? Pull away from the Super Bowl hype and let the rest of > us know how your Aircampers are coming along.>________________________________________________________________________________
Who's playing in the super bowl, anyway? Oh well, who cares....Max Davis and I rolled it out into the driveway today and stuck the tail spinach on.....that was fun. VERY pleased with the "olde timey" look of the wheels....Recently dissassembled and rebuilt the Stearman type fuel level guage I got from AS&S and it's gonna work nice......planed some mahoghany and maple pieces for the cabane laminations this evening.....Also completed cutting and tenoning all the Poplar wood stiles and rails for new kitchen cabinet doors (all 23 doors! aaarrgghh!). If you're married you'll know how making new things like kitchen cabinet doors helps you make progress with a Pietenpol project.....Life is good.Jim in Plano>> So... how about those who are building, posting a word or two on their > latest progress? Pull away from the Super Bowl hype and let the rest of > us know how your Aircampers are coming along.>________________________________________________________________________________
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Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Dale Johnson and I are in the midst of paperwork hell.Third revision of the 8050-1 to OKC, second revision ofan "Amendment to Affidavit of Ownership" (don't forget to notarize....)2 1/2 hour meeting with the local MIDO, voicemails back and forth......NX18235 is done, let's get on with the inspection!!!!!!Should have been flying last September.Still planning to fly to Brodhead this year. Small picture attached.Greg CardinalMinneapolis----- Original Message -----
Dale Johnson and I are in the midst of paperwork hell.Third revision of the 8050-1 to OKC, second revision ofan "Amendment to Affidavit of Ownership" (don't forget to notarize....)2 1/2 hour meeting with the local MIDO, voicemails back and forth......NX18235 is done, let's get on with the inspection!!!!!!Should have been flying last September.Still planning to fly to Brodhead this year. Small picture attached.Greg CardinalMinneapolis----- Original Message -----
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Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: project updatesHow much does NX 18235 weigh empty..??Forrest LovleyJordan MN________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: project updatesHow much does NX 18235 weigh empty..??Forrest LovleyJordan MN________________________________________________________________________________
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Hi Forrest,NX18235 came in at 616 pounds empty.We were a bit surprised at the low weight. We knew the landing gear was heavy (60#) and all through the project we never made a conscious effort to keep the weight down. We just stuck close to the plans and we didn't add anything unnecessary.We used 2.7 oz. fabric and no more paint than necessary.Greg Cardinal----- Original Message -----
Hi Forrest,NX18235 came in at 616 pounds empty.We were a bit surprised at the low weight. We knew the landing gear was heavy (60#) and all through the project we never made a conscious effort to keep the weight down. We just stuck close to the plans and we didn't add anything unnecessary.We used 2.7 oz. fabric and no more paint than necessary.Greg Cardinal----- Original Message -----
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Original Posted By: Rick Holland
I put a few more pictures on my web site,http://users.adelphia.net/~morrisons5/piet.html . I have the left wing justabout done and have 11 ribs made for the right wing. The fuselage and tailare in pretty good shape. My motivation seems to come and go, so sometimesI make good progress, and sometimes weeks go by with no visible progress. Idon't really like making all the brackets, it seems that there is no end tothem. And many things, seat belts for example, require a lot of headscratching. But, it is great when you finally get past a stumbling blockand complete another piece of the puzzle.Looking forward to meeting you guys at Brodhead.Malcolm Morrison ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:35:27 -0700
I put a few more pictures on my web site,http://users.adelphia.net/~morrisons5/piet.html . I have the left wing justabout done and have 11 ribs made for the right wing. The fuselage and tailare in pretty good shape. My motivation seems to come and go, so sometimesI make good progress, and sometimes weeks go by with no visible progress. Idon't really like making all the brackets, it seems that there is no end tothem. And many things, seat belts for example, require a lot of headscratching. But, it is great when you finally get past a stumbling blockand complete another piece of the puzzle.Looking forward to meeting you guys at Brodhead.Malcolm Morrison ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:35:27 -0700
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Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"
Credit for the prop goes to Dale.Everything he touches looks beautiful. And there is less than$50.00 invested in it, INCLUDING the prop duplicating machine.Greg----- Original Message -----
Credit for the prop goes to Dale.Everything he touches looks beautiful. And there is less than$50.00 invested in it, INCLUDING the prop duplicating machine.Greg----- Original Message -----
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Original Posted By: Mike Luther