Pietenpol-List: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Too bad Mike could have stopped by Colusa tomorrow to meet up with a bunch of theWestCoast Piet folks here to see my work in progress. Gary Boothe, Chris Tracy,Jim Boyer, Brian Reiger and his dad and others will be here. I wish I hadhis email, I would invite him because he may still be around. Let him know, please.We will meet at the Colusa airport (O08) at 9AM, then to 822 Market Street, thento 843 Jay Street (my home and shop). Then lunch (chili and corn bread) at thelast address at about 11-12. It's all free, great company, but dessert maybe doubtful!Don't think Scout could make it here on such short notice! But they are predicting25-40 MPH north winds, could speed up your flight! You can always stay hereover night, lots of room!Thanks,Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Dec 29, 2014, at 6:07 PM, taildrags wrote:> > > Since the list is so slow right now, I don't feel too bad posting this (slightlyoff-topic, but maybe not) post. I had a visit today from another West Coastbuilder, Mike Hardaway. He was headed back down I-5 from Portland and stoppedby MFR just before lunch. Like most people on this list, I had emailed backand forth with Mike and had read his posts to the list but had never met himface to face. And, like most people on this list, Mike is just good folks.He saw my hangar junk, saw my projects, saw Scout, and we visited for just afew minutes because he was facing another 10 hours on the road, with part of thatbeing the crossing of the Siskiyou Summit at the Oregon-California border.I could already see that the clouds in that direction were thick, dark, andominous so I don't blame him for wanting to make best possible time in daylight.> > Mike talked up the West Coast Piet Gathering with enthusiasm, throwing in somethingabout a chocolate cheesecake just for good measure. Surely he knows thatpilots as a genre don't need a lot of encouragement when it comes to food ingeneral, and there was no need to pitch the cheesecake too?> > As in many instances when I've met other builders and pilots in this group, Iend up being the benefactor. Mike noticed my Honda CX500 project bike in thehangar and mentioned that he had gotten rid of his two CX500s but still had someparts and pieces, so he's passing them on to me. This is how we feed oneanother's hobbies and pastimes! Thanks for the visit, Mike. Hope you made ithome safely.> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 418#436418> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: woodflier
I hope everyone has a good safe new year. I challenge all to get out and welcomein the new year with a Piet flight. It will certainly be a cold flight forus out here on the West coast. Cheers to all and best wishes,--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By:----Original Message-----=0A AircamperN11MS <Scott.liefeld(at)lacity.org
Happy New Year to you, Scott and everyone on the list. I take that challenge. I always like to start the year right. Actually, it won't be too bad here in VA. Forecast is 44 degrees but a bit windy. =0A=0A=0AMatt Paxton=0ANX629ML=0A=0A=0A=0A-

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Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Thank you Oscar! No problem, no door, oh good. I've started this journey,by theway. The upper wing for the aerial is the standard Piet wing. I made thewing rib jig. Next weekend I'll build the work bench. After all the preliminary stuff, I plan to keep a pretty extensive video logof progress. Thanks for all the help and support. Happy new year. GlenSent from my iPhone> On Jan 1, 2015, at 10:40 AM, "taildrags" wrote:> > > Nothing to it, Glen. Watch the first two minutes of this video as Mike Cuy demonstratesthe front cockpit entry/exit technique and then a first-timer triesit for himself:> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-EgR2eGbN0> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 499#436499> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright"
I guess if I could get myself and Scout over to the coast sometime, you could tryfolding yourself into the front cockpit for real. Then if you were real courageous,I could take you up for a ride. I've had a 210 lb. pax up in the frontseat, and I think I may have taken a 220 lb pax for a ride too. If you canfit into the front cockpit, the plane can lift the load and still be in CG andwithin the max gross.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: Ray Krause
You lucky bum! I will bet I get to do the same next year. It's a challenge, you'reon?Happy New Year,Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Jan 1, 2015, at 1:08 PM, AircamperN11MS wrote:> > > Happy new year again. I just got back from the airport. I did fly but got a latestart. I wanted to break ground at 8 am pacific time but it was just too coldfor that. 16 degrees, burr. I did lift off at 10am after it got a lot warmer.34 degrees. A bit chilly but still a great way to start the new year. Hopeyou all have as good a day as I have. Cheers> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 504#436504> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Gary Boothe"
Way cool, Jeff! Thanks.Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Jan 1, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Jeff Boatright wrote:> > > Here's a short video from my last flight of 2014:> > http://youtu.be/WkRdavRQsL0> > Happy New Year!> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 508#436508> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Jim,Wish I could have been there, we had a big family function. I heard about the turn out from others, sounded great. Hope you can make it again.Happy New Year,RaySent from my iPad> On Jan 2, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Jim Boyer wrote:> > Hi Ray,> I flew to Willows for lunch yesterday with a bunch from our chapter. All total I counted 37 airplanes on the ramp and Nancy's restaurant was really packed. It was fun; we had at least 15 people from our chapter plus others that came from Sacramento and San Jose.> Happy New Year Everyone.> Jim B. and Arlene> > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D> ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Hmmm... Willows is only 220 miles from Medford. If it weren't for that pesky SiskiyouSummit between the two points ;o)--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Jim,We stopped and ate at Nancy's back in 1994. If I recall correctly they would takepics of the planes and pilots who visited and put them on the Cafe walls.Is this the same place? I had forgotten all about it until I read your post.Oscar,We will get you to cross that small mountain range this year. I predict it willhappen around the first weekend in June.--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Speaking of which (thank you, Scott)- does that mean that the 2015 event at FrazierLake would be the weekend of June 5-6-7? The main day being Saturday the6th, of course.I still have all the charts and fuel stops and flight log from my planning of the2014 flight that never happened, so picking it up again this year would onlymean refreshing my charts. I've got to fabricate and install a Bill Rewey-stylehandheld radio holder, and I may also rig up some sort of iPhone holder soI can use my phone map. I have a Garmin GPSMap 196 too, but I haven't installedit or flown it in the Piet yet.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S

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Original Posted By: Jim Boyer
Also (and this is completely off-topic now), I happened to be looking for somethingon the Westcoastpiet site and out of curiosity I clicked on the very firstlisting on the 'Photos' page, which is Adrian Meilleur's Air Camper. UnlessI'm mistaken, this Piet was completed and flown up in Canada and is now ownedby a lady pilot. Yes-? And looking at the photos I see where Adrian made someclever rudder cable guides out of nylon sheet and attached them to the fuselageframing in the form of gussets back there. Also some other nice detailsof his fuel system, although as William Wynne and others have mentioned, the down-leadfrom the overhead fuel tank should incorporate a flexible section anda breakaway fitting. He's got a nice Steve Eldredge float-style fuel gauge andhe also incorporated non-adjustable rigid cabane struts (although he used "swingset" ends on them).--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 02:32:07 +0000 (UTC)

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Original Posted By: Jim Boyer

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Original Posted By: Ray Krause
And Colusa is only about 25 miles further! That's about a 4 hour, three stop tripin Scout!When the weather warms up.Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Jan 2, 2015, at 1:27 PM, taildrags wrote:> > > Hmmm... Willows is only 220 miles from Medford. If it weren't for that peskySiskiyou Summit between the two points ;o)> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 534#436534> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Ray Krause
That's the same place. All the old photos are there, but they don't take picturesanymore. The food and the pies are still great. Especially all the breakfastsand the Firehouse Burger.RaySent from my iPad> On Jan 2, 2015, at 1:34 PM, AircamperN11MS wrote:> > > Jim,> > We stopped and ate at Nancy's back in 1994. If I recall correctly they wouldtake pics of the planes and pilots who visited and put them on the Cafe walls.Is this the same place? I had forgotten all about it until I read your post.> > Oscar,> > We will get you to cross that small mountain range this year. I predict it willhappen around the first weekend in June.> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 536#436536> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________