Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol Video Documentry

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Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol Video DocumentryTo all you Pietenpol Enthusiasts, I've started doing this video on the building and flying the PietenpolAircamper, and I'm asking everyone to make suggestions as to what I shouldinclude in the video. Sterling Brooks has been VERY helpful to me on thisproject...Thank You Sterling !! To introduce the video, I think I will go over some of the reasons thatfolks have always had the urge to fly. I will also go into the history of thePietenpol, with information found on the Pietenpol Family Web Site. A part=20ofthat history, is that the plans sold by the Pietenpol Family is the exactplans drawn up by Orrin Hoopman, and designed by Bernard Harold Pietenpol. =20Thisis the reason I am against updating the original plans. It's part of the richhistory of our beloved design. However, in my video, I am going to go overeach of the errors, and not so clear points on the plans, that need to beclarified. I will also mention all the pertinent documents, and books, that thebuilder needs to study, as well as all the hints & tips that I can think of. Iwill include a method of tying the bunji chords. I will also include the needto use the strap fittings on the belly, between the Landing Gear Lugs / LiftStrut Fittings. Today, I carried the camera around with me, during apre-flight, and talked about each item I was inspecting...then the camera batterywentdead. I'm also going to do quite a bit of aerial view points with the camerawith background music, and some ground based shots of take offs, andlandings...I hope I can grease a few landings for the camera !! As far as the errors go, here are the ones that I know of :Drawing No. 3 - lower left hand corner, the Bottom Fitting Plates show adashed line that says 'BEND UP 20=BA HERE.' It should read BEND UP 30=BA HERE,orMaintain alignment with the Lift Struts.Drawing No. 4 - in the lower left corner, the drawing of the Center StrutFittings (to of the Cabane Struts) is unclear that there are but TWO pieces, thatoverlap each other, kind of a U into a U. It is NOT three pieces.Drawing No. 4 - Flying Strut Fittings 4 Req'd The angle of the strutfittings should be installed in line with the lift struts, not at the sharp=20anglecalled out in the plans.Drawing No. 5 - the Measurements of Wing Rib Profile, there are a couple ofmeasurements that are a little short, and cause the top profile of the rib todip in. You should loft these points on your rib jig, then just blend thecrooked line on the top, so it is a smooth transition.Drawing No. 5 - the Wing Beam Details (Main Spars) show an outdated method ofsplicing the spars, and not recognized by AC43.13. The correct method ofscarf splice is called out in that AC.Can anyone point out any other areas of the plans that are not clear ?Any other suggestions on what I should include in the video ?Should I include all the infomation I have about builders and flyers ?How about an overview about building a prop ?I hope to put together a useful, and enjoyable DVD, but I'm not going torelease it until it is 'Just Right'.Chuck GantzerNX770CGitching to burn some DVD's________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Rick Holland