Original Posted By: airlion
Between this weekend and one two weeks ago, I logged my first flight hourof 2011 in Scout. The flight two weeks ago was a scant two-tenths... Iwent up to test some adjustments we'd made in the engine thrustline(good outcome!) but it was quite cold and we had had rain the day beforeso things were still messy. I had to keep carb heat on quite a bit toget full power, so conditions were ripe for carb ice and I didn't need tobe up flying anyway.Today I put eight tenths on, giving rides to my daughter and her boyfriend.John Kuhfahl came out to watch and also helped with prop starting. Thefirst flight, with boyfriend Ryan aboard, was surely very close to maxgross on the airplane and the performance reflected that. We had a highovercast and a bit of humidity in the air, and I again needed carb heatmore than usual so I tried to be wary. Flying with my daughter in thefront cockpit, about half the passenger weight of Ryan, the airplane wasback to its usual spriteliness but the engine still wanted carb heat alot. I'm going to have to check the jetting and all the intake spiderclamps, since the engine seems to be running lean and that's not a good thing.A good time was had by all, decent landings were made by the pilot, andwe all went home smiling and talking about the afternoon so I guess theairplane worked its magic once again. I was pleasantly surprised for a fewmoments while flying my daughter, when I needed to adjust my shoulderharness and had to unbuckle both it and the lap belt to mess with them. Forperhaps 10-15 seconds, my hands were off the stick and the airplane not onlystayed mostly straight and level, it actually felt like it would have keptdoing so if not for the thermals. It's never been this stable before so I'mglad we made the tweaks that we did: a bit of vertical stabilizer offset,some engine down-thrust and offset to the right, and just a tad of aileronbalance adjustment between starboard and port. It's getting better and better.Pietenpoling in south Texas inJanuary. Too chilly aloft for just shirt sleeves, but too warm on theground for jackets or gloves. Wish you were here! ;o) Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:58:05 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011
Re: Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011
Original Posted By: John Kuhfahl
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011It was also a beautiful day here in west TN,temps right around 60 degrees,I went to the hangar to make sure no mice or squirrels had built nests in any part of the piet when my 8 year old grandson called and wanted to fly. sowe spent close to 3 hours in the air just hopping around to some neighboring airports and friends strips .great way to spend a January day. Randy Bush NX294RB do not archive { Miss Le Bec }________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:30:00 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011It was also a beautiful day here in west TN,temps right around 60 degrees,I went to the hangar to make sure no mice or squirrels had built nests in any part of the piet when my 8 year old grandson called and wanted to fly. sowe spent close to 3 hours in the air just hopping around to some neighboring airports and friends strips .great way to spend a January day. Randy Bush NX294RB do not archive { Miss Le Bec }________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:30:00 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: first flight hour of 2011
Pietenpol-List: Re: first flight hour of 2011
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Very nice airplane Matt and congrats on persevering to completion. My project hasa lot of similarities to yours which I am hoping to complete in the next yearor so and I know what you are saying about cost run overs.Curious as to engine size and prop selection. You can contact me offline if youwish.--------Adrian MWinnipeg, MBCanadaRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc0 ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: first flight hour of 2011
Very nice airplane Matt and congrats on persevering to completion. My project hasa lot of similarities to yours which I am hoping to complete in the next yearor so and I know what you are saying about cost run overs.Curious as to engine size and prop selection. You can contact me offline if youwish.--------Adrian MWinnipeg, MBCanadaRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc0 ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: first flight hour of 2011
Original Posted By: JOSEPH SWITHIN
No flying for me, but a lot of activity at the airport during an unseasonal mid-70sday yesterday. Had the hangar doors open and worked on my project for severalhours. Today is a different story... cold and windy with a winter stormwarning posted for the next several days. Gotta take em when you can get emI guess. I hope this next storm blows through quickly! Come on spring!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage framed up - Working on FuselageRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:56:07 -0800 (PST)
No flying for me, but a lot of activity at the airport during an unseasonal mid-70sday yesterday. Had the hangar doors open and worked on my project for severalhours. Today is a different story... cold and windy with a winter stormwarning posted for the next several days. Gotta take em when you can get emI guess. I hope this next storm blows through quickly! Come on spring!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage framed up - Working on FuselageRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:56:07 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: Re: soaking the cap strips
Original Posted By: "Gboothe5"
It's just as simple as that. I use cold tap water in piece of PVC and do boththe top and bottom. Works great.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
It's just as simple as that. I use cold tap water in piece of PVC and do boththe top and bottom. Works great.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: soaking the cap strips
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Joe,I only soaked the bottom 16" or so and it has worked fine..course I onlyhave 24 ribs done.Gary Boothe
Joe,I only soaked the bottom 16" or so and it has worked fine..course I onlyhave 24 ribs done.Gary Boothe
Re: Pietenpol-List: soaking the cap strips
Original Posted By: JOSEPH SWITHIN
This is from Chuck Campbell, Soak them in cold water. I put a 2-inch pvc pipe at about 45-degree angle so I could get the capstrip in and the ceiling would not get in the way. The lower cap strip does not need to be prebent. I soaked the top strip over night and then put it in the prebending jig (a 2 X 8 board cut so that the bend would be greater than the final bend) overnight. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message -----
This is from Chuck Campbell, Soak them in cold water. I put a 2-inch pvc pipe at about 45-degree angle so I could get the capstrip in and the ceiling would not get in the way. The lower cap strip does not need to be prebent. I soaked the top strip over night and then put it in the prebending jig (a 2 X 8 board cut so that the bend would be greater than the final bend) overnight. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: soaking the cap strips
Original Posted By: JOSEPH SWITHIN
#3. I'll get it right in a while! That website is karetaker(at)karetakeraero.com ----- Original Message -----
#3. I'll get it right in a while! That website is karetaker(at)karetakeraero.com ----- Original Message -----