Original Posted By: "skybachs"
If they re-stitched the wing, then the buckling fabric is a simple side-affect.I would undo/redo those stitches...maybe a touch of heat from a heatgun whilethe stitches were out would help as well.Static port: if you move the static port to the back of the panel by removing thestatic line and plugging, the low pressure in the cockpit area will give youfalse readings. Try lowering the pitot/static tube to create more room fromthe bottom of the wing. I put a bushing in front of my static port with a setscrew so I could slide it fore and aft from the static port until I got accuratereadings.Warped stab can be tweaked with cable adjustments of course, but a warped elevatoris a cosmetic problem. Adding another hinge (or heck, a piano hinge full span)might help....and you'd get your gap seal to boot.Don't sweat the cabanes: all your wb adjustments will be with weight added/subtractedaround the plane.If she's flying nose heavy or light but the wb is good, there are plenty of thingsto adjust in the rigging and spring/bungees to add to the bellcrank or thestick itself to help it trim out.If I had known you were flying by, I would've invited you to stop by the Piet Factory(or Brassroots as they're calling it) and done a once-over.Rob--------NX29NX, C65, Hegy prop, Blue/Cream flying!NX31TM, C85-12, GN-1, 90% done, Red/CreamNX30NX, Corvair, on gear, wings/tail doneNX31NX, Hatz CB-1, O-320B, on gear, ribs doneRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Grassroots 2009
Pietenpol-List: Grassroots 2009
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Anybody heading this way for Grassroots/Brodhead in September?I'm 50 sm due east of Brodhead (BUU) at an airport with cheap gas and nice grass.Anybody who wants or needs a little pre-Brodhead tweak/clean is welcome tostop by the shop and use what I have available.We'll be taking the Piet and a Clipper as well as our ground-support vehicle fortransporting camping supplies, ice, and a variety of 'juices'. If you want tounload or ship anything ahead of your trip, feel free to use my place as youlike. Rob--------NX29NX, C65, Hegy prop, Blue/Cream flying!NX31TM, C85-12, GN-1, 90% done, Red/CreamNX30NX, Corvair, on gear, wings/tail doneNX31NX, Hatz CB-1, O-320B, on gear, ribs doneRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Anybody heading this way for Grassroots/Brodhead in September?I'm 50 sm due east of Brodhead (BUU) at an airport with cheap gas and nice grass.Anybody who wants or needs a little pre-Brodhead tweak/clean is welcome tostop by the shop and use what I have available.We'll be taking the Piet and a Clipper as well as our ground-support vehicle fortransporting camping supplies, ice, and a variety of 'juices'. If you want tounload or ship anything ahead of your trip, feel free to use my place as youlike. Rob--------NX29NX, C65, Hegy prop, Blue/Cream flying!NX31TM, C85-12, GN-1, 90% done, Red/CreamNX30NX, Corvair, on gear, wings/tail doneNX31NX, Hatz CB-1, O-320B, on gear, ribs doneRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Grassroots 2009
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I would love to be there, but if I come, it will be in the RV-4. One acrossthe mountains in a year in the Piet is enough for me.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus PlummetRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
I would love to be there, but if I come, it will be in the RV-4. One acrossthe mountains in a year in the Piet is enough for me.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus PlummetRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----