Original Posted By: Dick Navratil
Dick, Sorry to hear the new Piet will not be able to make Brodhead, glad you foundthe crack while on the ground! Nice to have a back-up Piet.Looks like Felix will not make Brodhead again, small health issue, mine not thePiet. So will be driving a road vehicle again.Skip----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing day
Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing day
Original Posted By: Roman Bukolt
I have been working on flying off the hours getting the Rotec Piet ready to go to Brodhead. I have been having some problems with my prop, it wasn't carved or balanced right from the start. I re carved and balanced it. Today with 38.3 hours, I found a crack in the prop at the hub and going out thru one of the bolt holes. There isnt enough time to get a new one at this point, so I will have to fly the A-65 Piet instead. I cant just trade props because the hub pattern is different.Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________
I have been working on flying off the hours getting the Rotec Piet ready to go to Brodhead. I have been having some problems with my prop, it wasn't carved or balanced right from the start. I re carved and balanced it. Today with 38.3 hours, I found a crack in the prop at the hub and going out thru one of the bolt holes. There isnt enough time to get a new one at this point, so I will have to fly the A-65 Piet instead. I cant just trade props because the hub pattern is different.Dick N.________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing day
Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
With all the talk about great flying movies, I wasn't going to challengeanyone.However, two of my favorite scenes are from"Out of Africa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPYwwKA ... relatedand from"Never Cry Wolf"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9RCz0C ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKJD8x64 ... ___Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing dayDate: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:39:56 -0400
With all the talk about great flying movies, I wasn't going to challengeanyone.However, two of my favorite scenes are from"Out of Africa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPYwwKA ... relatedand from"Never Cry Wolf"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9RCz0C ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKJD8x64 ... ___Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing dayDate: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:39:56 -0400
Re: Pietenpol-List: a dissapointing day
Original Posted By: Phillips, Jack
I doubt the Rotax people would be willing to do anything. I have a friend with two of their engines, and the very first time he flew one, two cylinder studs broke off of one cylinder. Their only response was "oh yea, we had a bad run of cylinder studs that are all flawed, you'll have to change them all out" (at your own expense) Note that they have not informed anyone else about this flaw!! Dick, you might want to make sure that the imbalance was not a result of something in the engine rather than the prop. I believe that all of the bad studs are black. You might check the torque on all of them to see if any are loose, but be prepared, the bad ones WILL BREAK OFF when you try to torque them.Gene ----- Original Message -----
I doubt the Rotax people would be willing to do anything. I have a friend with two of their engines, and the very first time he flew one, two cylinder studs broke off of one cylinder. Their only response was "oh yea, we had a bad run of cylinder studs that are all flawed, you'll have to change them all out" (at your own expense) Note that they have not informed anyone else about this flaw!! Dick, you might want to make sure that the imbalance was not a result of something in the engine rather than the prop. I believe that all of the bad studs are black. You might check the torque on all of them to see if any are loose, but be prepared, the bad ones WILL BREAK OFF when you try to torque them.Gene ----- Original Message -----