Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Mike,In the photos you sent to me some time ago, I especially admired the waythat you handled the padding on the forward part of the cockpitcoamings. I am now to this point in construction and still haven'tfigured it out. Could you briefly describe how you did it, materials,etc. and how you fastened them to the aluminum? Your help would be muchappreciated.Thanks,John Dilatush, Blunder Engineeringdilatush(at)amigo.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 10:22:07 -0400

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I did a similar treatment to mine.About the time I did the coamings I had purchased Tony's books, and readabout pilot head injuries hitting stationary objects. I hopped in thecockpit and realized that it was more than likely that I would hit the edgeof the sheet metal that forms the top of the fuse, so when I did the coamingI added a piece of 3/4" dia ABS flexible sprinkler pipe as the first layer,then the foam pipe insulation, then the man-made leather. I didn't usegrommets, but left extra width and tucked the leather in under the hose, andused leather string right through holes in the aluminum. Worked great too.steve E.-----Original Message-----