Original Posted By: "tools"
Vi Kapler's daughter Jennifer has started going thru some of her Dad's files and she posted this great newspaper article on Facebook today.So very cool.It must have been a fairly warm day as people are taking refuge under the wings of both airplanes.The first thing that happened when I put the wings on my plane at the airport for final assembly back in 1998 was that the airportdog took about 15 seconds to find and lay down in the shade that the wings created!Mike C.Ohio[cid:image001.jpg(at)01D03568.23690360]________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: First piet flight of the year...
Pietenpol-List: First piet flight of the year...
Original Posted By: "Jack"
I went out and started her up a couple weeks ago, but when I stepped back to thecockpit and got in the prop wash... Decided to wait!Today was different though. Perfect day. Started first pull. Took off out ofthe yard, went about ten miles for fuel. On a lazy Wednesday noon at a smallairport in the middle of nowhere, still three people saw the Piet and came totake pics! Flew back to the yard... Priceless.Can't attach the video, will get it up on youtube or something laterRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/imag ... __________
I went out and started her up a couple weeks ago, but when I stepped back to thecockpit and got in the prop wash... Decided to wait!Today was different though. Perfect day. Started first pull. Took off out ofthe yard, went about ten miles for fuel. On a lazy Wednesday noon at a smallairport in the middle of nowhere, still three people saw the Piet and came totake pics! Flew back to the yard... Priceless.Can't attach the video, will get it up on youtube or something laterRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/imag ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Bruce,EAA chapter 1279 at French Valley airport built Box Spars for their Piet. If youare interested in that I can get you a phone number to contact the proper people.I did the first flight and personally can attest to the airworthinessof them. I don't even know if they made any drawing for them. I do know that an engineerin their chapter did all the calculations and deemed them plenty strong. Just PM me and I get the number to you. Cheers,--------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: First piet flight of the year...
Bruce,EAA chapter 1279 at French Valley airport built Box Spars for their Piet. If youare interested in that I can get you a phone number to contact the proper people.I did the first flight and personally can attest to the airworthinessof them. I don't even know if they made any drawing for them. I do know that an engineerin their chapter did all the calculations and deemed them plenty strong. Just PM me and I get the number to you. Cheers,--------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: First piet flight of the year...
Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Original Posted By: "Larry M"
WooHoo! YeeHaa!, Wish I was flying today instead of being at work. Jealous in CA,--------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: MIG or TIG?
WooHoo! YeeHaa!, Wish I was flying today instead of being at work. Jealous in CA,--------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: MIG or TIG?
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Original Posted By: Scott Knowlton
I'd like to learn to weld. My best idea to date is to attend an EAA seminar andstart making scrap metal.Other ideas?TIG or gas?ThanksRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
I'd like to learn to weld. My best idea to date is to attend an EAA seminar andstart making scrap metal.Other ideas?TIG or gas?ThanksRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Original Posted By: "tools"
Larry,Four years ago I spent an enjoyable day with my 16 year old son and a very experiencedman who gave us plenty of tips and instruction and showed us how to setup our tanks and torches and weld. On the way home we bought some steel piecefrom Metal Supermarket and for the next month we just practiced. I feel quiteconfident in my oxy welds now but I did go back to him for tig work on my enginemount and cabane fittings. The rest of the fittings requiring welding arenot subject to high loads. I may purchase a Tig one day but I'm sure glad I started by learning on gas. Scott K. Sent from my iPhone> On Jan 21, 2015, at 4:39 PM, "Larry M" wrote:> > > I'd like to learn to weld. My best idea to date is to attend an EAA seminarand start making scrap metal.> > Other ideas?> TIG or gas?> > Thanks> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 429#437429> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Larry,Four years ago I spent an enjoyable day with my 16 year old son and a very experiencedman who gave us plenty of tips and instruction and showed us how to setup our tanks and torches and weld. On the way home we bought some steel piecefrom Metal Supermarket and for the next month we just practiced. I feel quiteconfident in my oxy welds now but I did go back to him for tig work on my enginemount and cabane fittings. The rest of the fittings requiring welding arenot subject to high loads. I may purchase a Tig one day but I'm sure glad I started by learning on gas. Scott K. Sent from my iPhone> On Jan 21, 2015, at 4:39 PM, "Larry M" wrote:> > > I'd like to learn to weld. My best idea to date is to attend an EAA seminarand start making scrap metal.> > Other ideas?> TIG or gas?> > Thanks> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 429#437429> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Original Posted By: John Franklin
Possibly better than and certainly on par with eaa seminars are the classes offeredby Lincoln. I imagine miller has them as well.Curious to try the newer tig welders. Gotta say, my old 330 and synchrowave dodo a great job. Nice big heavy copper transformers seem to be at least partof the nice stable controllable arc equation. And mine aren't fed with massivecircuits, nor do I use them for very heavy welding. Albeit gonna be a tougher row to hoe, oxy acet is still worth considering. Evenif you don't want to weld your plane with it, it helps you learn to spot andtrack a weld puddle. They also cut, heat, braze and burn things nicely. As with all tools, the real answer is get them all, throw in a plasma cutter forgood measure... Blah blah.I'm hoping to have a skilled aircraft welder at toolstock, so people can at leastplay around with oxy acet mig and tig to get an idea of where they want toplace their efforts.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:09:18 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Possibly better than and certainly on par with eaa seminars are the classes offeredby Lincoln. I imagine miller has them as well.Curious to try the newer tig welders. Gotta say, my old 330 and synchrowave dodo a great job. Nice big heavy copper transformers seem to be at least partof the nice stable controllable arc equation. And mine aren't fed with massivecircuits, nor do I use them for very heavy welding. Albeit gonna be a tougher row to hoe, oxy acet is still worth considering. Evenif you don't want to weld your plane with it, it helps you learn to spot andtrack a weld puddle. They also cut, heat, braze and burn things nicely. As with all tools, the real answer is get them all, throw in a plasma cutter forgood measure... Blah blah.I'm hoping to have a skilled aircraft welder at toolstock, so people can at leastplay around with oxy acet mig and tig to get an idea of where they want toplace their efforts.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:09:18 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
> Pietenpol-List: Re: MIG or TIG?
Original Posted By: "THOMAS.233327"
Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
Original Posted By: "tools"
So how long IS that runway (I mean "yard")?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
So how long IS that runway (I mean "yard")?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright"
It's a thousand feet, one way usage. Off in 400 or less, the top half. If youpop over a fence and set down early, it's a level landing area. Otherwise, youland going up hill. Either way, you roll a couple of hundred feet before youhave to add power to get up the hill.Intimidating at first, but very safe and conservative.Immediately beyond my strip is another thousand feet of very landable clear pasture.I'll eventually get the fence between the two removed and replaced withcattlegard grate. Just on the other side of the road. Is a pasture nice enoughto just land into the wind regardless which way it's coming. So lots of options.Come on up sometime!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
It's a thousand feet, one way usage. Off in 400 or less, the top half. If youpop over a fence and set down early, it's a level landing area. Otherwise, youland going up hill. Either way, you roll a couple of hundred feet before youhave to add power to get up the hill.Intimidating at first, but very safe and conservative.Immediately beyond my strip is another thousand feet of very landable clear pasture.I'll eventually get the fence between the two removed and replaced withcattlegard grate. Just on the other side of the road. Is a pasture nice enoughto just land into the wind regardless which way it's coming. So lots of options.Come on up sometime!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: First piet flight of the year...
Re: Pietenpol-List: Cont. Engine Parts For Sale
Original Posted By: Gardiner Mason
Oh, I plan to (and thanks for the invitation again). Just checking to see. 1000'?Yep, better use the Piet and not the Pitts. [Twisted Evil] [Twisted Evil][Twisted Evil]Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Cont. Engine Parts For Sale
Oh, I plan to (and thanks for the invitation again). Just checking to see. 1000'?Yep, better use the Piet and not the Pitts. [Twisted Evil] [Twisted Evil][Twisted Evil]Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Cont. Engine Parts For Sale