Original Posted By: The Endicotts
Dean Dayton wrote:> > Larry - I'm ever so slowly building a Piet in a basement in Dublin, OH> (Columbus area). I have wing ribs done and am working on the tail.> When you drive north to visit Michael how about swinging by my place,> I'd love to ride along.> > Dean Dayton - deandayton(at)hotmail.com> 614-792-6315> > >Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:34:50 -0400> >From: Michael D Cuy > >Subject: Ohio Piets> >To: Pietenpol Discussion > >Reply-to: Pietenpol Discussion > >> >>Hi,> >>I'm getting ready to purchase the Pietenpol plans for my first> homebuilt> >>project. I live in Chillicothe, Ohio. I would love to take a look at> >>your plane sometime if I get up your way. Congratulations on Oshkosh.> >>I hope it's true that a person with "average Skills" can build a> >>Pietenpol! Because I'm About as average as you get.> >>thanks, Larry> >> >Larry- It's TRUE !!! Your first step is a good one: look at as many> Piets> >as you can and take pictures, notes, measurements, hints, etc. because> >every guy has something unique they learned and can pass that along> >to you. Get the videos from Kim Stricker (see Grant's BPA website> >for Piets), try to make it to the Piet fly in at Brodhead, and the> best> >money you can ever spend is on the Tony Bingelis books from sold> >thru EAA to answer your questions when the experts aren't around.> >The other catch is that if you build some parts exactly like the plans> >show, they will flat out not fit. There are some metal fittings with> >'ears' on them that with another 1/2" of length can mean the difference> >between getting a bolt in the hole or not.> > To answer your question- yes, you may visit my Piet on one or> >two days notice and if you'd like I know of several other Piets in this> >general area: Frank Pavliga's Sky Gypsy at Barber Airport in> Alliance,OH,> >Earl Myers has an almost ready to fly Sky Scout at his house> > in Louisville, OH, Will Graff has a well-flown Model A Air Camper at> >Wadsworth Municipal Airport near Wadsworth, OH, and Dan Shotwell is> >building a Piet in his basement in Litchfield, OH.> >Welcome and> >best wishes !> >> >Mike C.> >> Dean, I'm Going to go to the MERFI flyin in Marion this weekend would itbe possible to stop by and look at your project on my way. Also, yourwelcome to come along to the Flyin. I'm going up Friday and Sunday.thanks, Larry________________________________________________________________________________