Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael Brusilow
Thank you guys for helping me get my lanky body in the piet withoutbecoming a pretzel ! Now we only have one more problem to overcome andI can start building. Using the three piece wing I would like to beable to remove both wing panels after flying so that I can transport thepiet. I was just wondering how difficult a job this would bedisconnecting the wing and the linkages and if it could be made to makeit easier and quicker to do so. Bear in mine that I have solved thewing weight problem and the need for 25 people! to hold the wing up. Irealize a folding wing is out of the question but I think we can get thewings to attach and unattach. I was just looking for a little insightfrom someone who has taken their wings off once in a while.phil--Check out Crusader Toys @http://www.thegrid.net/crusader/_______ ... __________

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
I wouldn't advise removing the wings each time you fly. I haven't done itwith a Piet but I know that to rig or unrig a Schweizer 2-33 that isdesigned to be taken apart it takes about 4 people 45 minutes from flight totrailer.The time and manpower are bad enough but the inadvertant damage sustainedwould not be good. Leading edge damage, damage to struts, wear and tear onbolts, nuts, attach fittings . . . . Control cables for the ailerons wouldbe the biggest problem. Each time you take it apart you would have to rerigthe ailerons. You may also have to add splices in the cable runs.I know a guy that made a beautiful Avid Flyer only to have someone T-bonethe trailer and destroy the airplane before he had 15 hour on it. Theability to pack up your airplane and bring it home may sound good but Ithink the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!I don't know where you live but if you search around you should be able tofind a hangar at a reasonable price. My hangar in NY is only $50 a month inan area where other hangars are running over $300. It's on a private stripand it's only a shed roof but it keeps the weather out. My hangar in WV is$115 a month but it's on a larger tower airport.Phil Peck wrote:> Thank you guys for helping me get my lanky body in the piet without> becoming a pretzel ! Now we only have one more problem to overcome and> I can start building. Using the three piece wing I would like to be> able to remove both wing panels after flying so that I can transport the> piet. I was just wondering how difficult a job this would be> disconnecting the wing and the linkages and if it could be made to make> it easier and quicker to do so. Bear in mine that I have solved the> wing weight problem and the need for 25 people! to hold the wing up. I> realize a folding wing is out of the question but I think we can get the> wings to attach and unattach. I was just looking for a little insight> from someone who has taken their wings off once in a while.> phil>> --> Check out Crusader Toys @> http://www.thegrid.net/crusader/--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education CenterRt. 3 Box 13Bridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________