Pietenpol-List: Tail handling

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:27 am

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:01 am

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
On NX18235 a handle is attached to the aft fuselage at the point where the tailskid A-frame connects to the fuselage.Grabbing the tailskid A-frame works just as well but I tend to get tangled up in the elevator and rudder cables.Installing a grab handle along the lower longeron about 3 feet forward of the A-frame would have been useful.Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:12 am

Original Posted By: lnawms(at)yahoo.com

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:46 am

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I agree with Greg. I wish I had put a handle on my lower longerons. Thetail is fairly heavy, and reaching through the bird's nest of cables justforward of the stabilizer is not easy. I would NOT pick it up by thestabilizer, since nothing on the stabilizer ahead of the spar is attached tothe fuselage and you would be relying on the rib capstrips to support theweight of the entire tail.With a tailwheel which can go into full swivel, I find that I tend to pushmine around on the ground with the tail bracing wires where they attach tothe vertical fin. Not a very good solution, but handy.Jack PhillipsNX899JP _____

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:33 am

Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:11 am

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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:57 am

Original Posted By: Jack Phillips
Greg and JackI put a handle as you described on my first Piet. It didn't work out very well. The lifting force would bend the longereon a bit, so I removed them. If you could find a way of supporting the handle it would be a big help.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:02 am

Original Posted By: lnawms(at)yahoo.com
Thank you, very well said.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:41 am

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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:57 am

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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:13 pm

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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:20 pm

Original Posted By: Rick Holland
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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:40 pm

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
I put an aluminum tube thru the fuselage ahead of the horizontal. It is bolted with cover straps to the lower longerons. A shaved broom handle is the pickup, and is then removed to my"big" storage compartment in the turtle deck. Painted snap in caps cover the holes on each side of the fuselage.---Jim Lagowski, NX221PT ( sometimes known as one Piet) ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:46 pm

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
I use a dolly like Oscar. It really works.----Jim lagowski ----- Original Message -----

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