Original Posted By: "Dick N"
Well, there's still a lot of work to be done, but here's a shot of the Piet atthe airport with all the major pieces in formation.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/cove ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Re: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: "BYD"
Nice looking Piet. Are those Harley Davidson front wheels?Dick N----- Original Message -----
Nice looking Piet. Are those Harley Davidson front wheels?Dick N----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: Jim Boyer
Re: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Sorry if this is a repeat, but has a date been set for theWest Coast Piet get-together? I seem to remember that itwould be held at some lake or the other but I can't rememberwhere or when. You have to remember that I'm 60 years oldnow and things get lost easily and quickly in the recesses ofmy brain.I still don't have Scout up here but am going to try to flythe airplane up to Oregon sometime in the spring, thus thereason for my inquiry. It might all play into a workableschedule.In an ideal world, we would have Jim Markle up in northernCalifornia at the same time as the get-together and couldenjoy his company, too.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, OR website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Sorry if this is a repeat, but has a date been set for theWest Coast Piet get-together? I seem to remember that itwould be held at some lake or the other but I can't rememberwhere or when. You have to remember that I'm 60 years oldnow and things get lost easily and quickly in the recesses ofmy brain.I still don't have Scout up here but am going to try to flythe airplane up to Oregon sometime in the spring, thus thereason for my inquiry. It might all play into a workableschedule.In an ideal world, we would have Jim Markle up in northernCalifornia at the same time as the get-together and couldenjoy his company, too.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, OR website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
RE: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Absolutely Beautiful! Where is it?Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia-----Original Message-----
Absolutely Beautiful! Where is it?Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: BYD
Now that's a nice looking Piet, Great job!Mark SJapan-----Original Message-----
Now that's a nice looking Piet, Great job!Mark SJapan-----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: West Coast get-together
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Oscar,The West Coast Piet Gathering has ALWAYS been the first weekend of June! ;-)So, mark June 2nd as your target date. Frazier Lake, 1C9, is yourdestination. This should be a special year, as I am pretty sure Mike Groahwill be there with his beautiful, new Corvair powered Piet that he and hisdad are finishing up!Gary from CoolNX308MB-----Original Message-----
Oscar,The West Coast Piet Gathering has ALWAYS been the first weekend of June! ;-)So, mark June 2nd as your target date. Frazier Lake, 1C9, is yourdestination. This should be a special year, as I am pretty sure Mike Groahwill be there with his beautiful, new Corvair powered Piet that he and hisdad are finishing up!Gary from CoolNX308MB-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: "BYD"
> Nice looking Piet. Are those Harley Davidson front wheels? > Dick NThanks Dick, I used Yamaha 650 wheels, disks, calipers and mounted the master cylinderfrom the handle-bars on the rudder-bar so the total system would havethe same power/feel as the motorcycle.-----------> Absolutely Beautiful! Where is it? > > Jack Phillips > NX899JP > Smith Mountain Lake, VirginiaThanks also Jack (and all the others), this picture was taken at the Tacoma NarrowsAirport in the State of Washington (aerocarjake aka Jake Schultz is a nearbybuilder).-----------> You've come a long way Bill and it's paying off in spades! You'll like this onefrom the air too as you won't have that bottom wing blocking your view likethe Boredom Fighter:) Do you still have the BF by chance? > Great looking Pietenpol you've created! > > Mike C.Hey Mike, thanks its been a long build but enjoyable. My good friend Don Wainwrightfabricated the wings while I made two fuselages and modified two enginesso its possible we may see a sister ship some day. Youre right about the lowerwing missing and I will enjoy that. I just hope it flies well. The BF endedup in Chile of all places.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
> Nice looking Piet. Are those Harley Davidson front wheels? > Dick NThanks Dick, I used Yamaha 650 wheels, disks, calipers and mounted the master cylinderfrom the handle-bars on the rudder-bar so the total system would havethe same power/feel as the motorcycle.-----------> Absolutely Beautiful! Where is it? > > Jack Phillips > NX899JP > Smith Mountain Lake, VirginiaThanks also Jack (and all the others), this picture was taken at the Tacoma NarrowsAirport in the State of Washington (aerocarjake aka Jake Schultz is a nearbybuilder).-----------> You've come a long way Bill and it's paying off in spades! You'll like this onefrom the air too as you won't have that bottom wing blocking your view likethe Boredom Fighter:) Do you still have the BF by chance? > Great looking Pietenpol you've created! > > Mike C.Hey Mike, thanks its been a long build but enjoyable. My good friend Don Wainwrightfabricated the wings while I made two fuselages and modified two enginesso its possible we may see a sister ship some day. Youre right about the lowerwing missing and I will enjoy that. I just hope it flies well. The BF endedup in Chile of all places.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
> "speedbrake(at)sbcglobal.n"]Looks great! Very clean looking...simple yet elegant.> > I see the axle extends out past the wheels some, curious to know why.> > Michael Perez> Karetaker Aero> www.karetakeraero.com> Michael because I used stock Yamaha 650 motorcycle wheels, the hubs are not aswide as some say they should be on a plane. On the other hand, I have heardof them being used successfully so Im uncertain which is true. The extensionsare my way of hedging my bet and if I can determine that wider hubs are needed(without damage to the axles) then I could fabricate wider hubs and mount themon the same axle. If they prove adequate, I can always cut off the excessso they look more reasonable. I had also thought they might make a good step,but I dont see the need for that.BillRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:38:06 -0800 (PST)
> "speedbrake(at)sbcglobal.n"]Looks great! Very clean looking...simple yet elegant.> > I see the axle extends out past the wheels some, curious to know why.> > Michael Perez> Karetaker Aero> www.karetakeraero.com> Michael because I used stock Yamaha 650 motorcycle wheels, the hubs are not aswide as some say they should be on a plane. On the other hand, I have heardof them being used successfully so Im uncertain which is true. The extensionsare my way of hedging my bet and if I can determine that wider hubs are needed(without damage to the axles) then I could fabricate wider hubs and mount themon the same axle. If they prove adequate, I can always cut off the excessso they look more reasonable. I had also thought they might make a good step,but I dont see the need for that.BillRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:38:06 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Hey guys...on the model a cowling.. the drawing shows the wood disk attached to the frontof the engine.. then the 2 sides and bottom and a cone in the front..It looks like the original intent was to screw the aluminum sheet to the wood disk.but i've seen the cone riveted to the sides and bottom on the west coast piet site..do you guys have the wood disk?? is the cowl attached to the front at all??I'm working om mine.. and am attaching to the wood disk now.. but..if there's abetter way ?jeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Hey guys...on the model a cowling.. the drawing shows the wood disk attached to the frontof the engine.. then the 2 sides and bottom and a cone in the front..It looks like the original intent was to screw the aluminum sheet to the wood disk.but i've seen the cone riveted to the sides and bottom on the west coast piet site..do you guys have the wood disk?? is the cowl attached to the front at all??I'm working om mine.. and am attaching to the wood disk now.. but..if there's abetter way ?jeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: "BYD"
So you did screw the cowl to the disc... i made the bottom one piece too.. andwas screwing it all to the wood disc... maybe i'm heading in the right directionit looked like you had rivets in yours in the photos... i'll look againThanks DanjeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
So you did screw the cowl to the disc... i made the bottom one piece too.. andwas screwing it all to the wood disc... maybe i'm heading in the right directionit looked like you had rivets in yours in the photos... i'll look againThanks DanjeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Paint scheme preview
Original Posted By: "John Greenlee"
> Don Emch"]Very very nice! What is the prop? Or where did you get the plan forcarving it. it looks like the old Lawrence and Fahlin style props that Mr.Pietenpol used. Nice.> > Don Emch> NX899DEYou're right Don, the prop is the same profile and airfoil decided on by Bernardand the type he had carved by Ole Fahlin. This particular propeller was carvedby Chad Willie some years ago.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
> Don Emch"]Very very nice! What is the prop? Or where did you get the plan forcarving it. it looks like the old Lawrence and Fahlin style props that Mr.Pietenpol used. Nice.> > Don Emch> NX899DEYou're right Don, the prop is the same profile and airfoil decided on by Bernardand the type he had carved by Ole Fahlin. This particular propeller was carvedby Chad Willie some years ago.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: My Piet is out of long term storage
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Hello all,I've got the Piet back out of long term storage and into my workshop. I amgoing to build a new wooden gear, so a few questions:1. Who out there is building hubs for wire wheels similar to thePavliga pattern. My original wheels do not have brakes so I am consideringbuilding a similar set of wheels with a flange for mounting brakes.2. I never found a good way to jig the wooden (29 plans) gear. I gotit together by trial and error, eventually, but am looking for a morefool-resistant way to jig it to get a more predictable result.3. I am thinking about adding brakes similar to those designed andcarefully engineered by the great and exalted Larry Williams. Does anybodyhave any sketches/drawings/dimensions for these?Thanks! And I am anxiously awaiting your collective sage advice.JMG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: My Piet is out of long term storage
Hello all,I've got the Piet back out of long term storage and into my workshop. I amgoing to build a new wooden gear, so a few questions:1. Who out there is building hubs for wire wheels similar to thePavliga pattern. My original wheels do not have brakes so I am consideringbuilding a similar set of wheels with a flange for mounting brakes.2. I never found a good way to jig the wooden (29 plans) gear. I gotit together by trial and error, eventually, but am looking for a morefool-resistant way to jig it to get a more predictable result.3. I am thinking about adding brakes similar to those designed andcarefully engineered by the great and exalted Larry Williams. Does anybodyhave any sketches/drawings/dimensions for these?Thanks! And I am anxiously awaiting your collective sage advice.JMG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: My Piet is out of long term storage
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Here are answers to two out of your three questions:1. Ken Perkins makes very nice wheel hubs:http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoG ... bumID=8and Airdrome Aeroplanes also offers them for sale:http://www.airdromeaeroplanes.com/heavydutywheels.html2. Chris Tracy has a well documented description of setting up and building hiswooden gear at his superb website:http://westcoastpiet.com/wood_gear_construction.htmBill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:03:24 -0800 (PST)
Here are answers to two out of your three questions:1. Ken Perkins makes very nice wheel hubs:http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoG ... bumID=8and Airdrome Aeroplanes also offers them for sale:http://www.airdromeaeroplanes.com/heavydutywheels.html2. Chris Tracy has a well documented description of setting up and building hiswooden gear at his superb website:http://westcoastpiet.com/wood_gear_construction.htmBill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:03:24 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: Re: My Piet is out of long term storage
Original Posted By: "l.morlock"
JohnWhat a treat to hear your back in the Pietenpol community. I started building myPietenpol about the time you were finishing your plane. I always wondered whathappened to you.As Bill already said I have documented the build of the wood landing gear on mywebsite. You will have to modify the procedure slightly for a finished planebut it should make you rebuild much easier.I have some sketches on the webpage that Santiago Morete from Argentina sent methat Dan Helsper sent him. (got to love the internet). They are similar to thewheels Larry Williams built.http://www.westcoastpiet.com/images/San ... Sacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
JohnWhat a treat to hear your back in the Pietenpol community. I started building myPietenpol about the time you were finishing your plane. I always wondered whathappened to you.As Bill already said I have documented the build of the wood landing gear on mywebsite. You will have to modify the procedure slightly for a finished planebut it should make you rebuild much easier.I have some sketches on the webpage that Santiago Morete from Argentina sent methat Dan Helsper sent him. (got to love the internet). They are similar to thewheels Larry Williams built.http://www.westcoastpiet.com/images/San ... Sacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________