Pietenpol-List: Big Day
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 5:03 pm
Original Posted By: del magsam
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Big DayTo all good Pieters,Today was a great day. I wrote the FAA man requesting the naked inspection. It may happen within the next month. I'm ready. One has never read so much creative writing. Maybe I should have been a novelist. While assembling N41CC at Lucein Field the last 2 days I decided to give it the old weight test again. Using the leading edge of the wing as datum point I arrived at a figure of 8.55 ( Empty weight C G )Empty weight without cover, fuel and oil is 498 lbs.This seems very low compared to some of you who have passed this stage in building. I would sure appreciate some comments on these figures as I'm beginning to become very skeptical of my building.Experimented with some covering the last week. Poly brush, with brush, 3 coats. Not happy with it as it leaves brush marks. Sprayed the Poly fill 3 coats but could still see the brush marks. Then I went to eruthane floor paint. Looks like that Polytone which is a dead look. I did not sand any coats. Then I selected a small section and lightly sanded it. Next day, where there had been several little tits before sanding, there appeared little pin holes. What a mess. After four days a sharp fingernail can remove the paint. I don't quite know what to do as I hate the look of that Polytone.Anyone of you suffered this delimina? I sure want to have it resolved by the time the Fed man says "cover it". I plan to get a crew organized and go through this covering job like a dose of Epsom Salts.Seriously, if any of you care to provide me with your suggestions on covering I sure want to hear from you.Corky in La teaching his bride and her bridge club how to rib stitch.Better not archive, keep the purists happy________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:51:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Big DayTo all good Pieters,Today was a great day. I wrote the FAA man requesting the naked inspection. It may happen within the next month. I'm ready. One has never read so much creative writing. Maybe I should have been a novelist. While assembling N41CC at Lucein Field the last 2 days I decided to give it the old weight test again. Using the leading edge of the wing as datum point I arrived at a figure of 8.55 ( Empty weight C G )Empty weight without cover, fuel and oil is 498 lbs.This seems very low compared to some of you who have passed this stage in building. I would sure appreciate some comments on these figures as I'm beginning to become very skeptical of my building.Experimented with some covering the last week. Poly brush, with brush, 3 coats. Not happy with it as it leaves brush marks. Sprayed the Poly fill 3 coats but could still see the brush marks. Then I went to eruthane floor paint. Looks like that Polytone which is a dead look. I did not sand any coats. Then I selected a small section and lightly sanded it. Next day, where there had been several little tits before sanding, there appeared little pin holes. What a mess. After four days a sharp fingernail can remove the paint. I don't quite know what to do as I hate the look of that Polytone.Anyone of you suffered this delimina? I sure want to have it resolved by the time the Fed man says "cover it". I plan to get a crew organized and go through this covering job like a dose of Epsom Salts.Seriously, if any of you care to provide me with your suggestions on covering I sure want to hear from you.Corky in La teaching his bride and her bridge club how to rib stitch.Better not archive, keep the purists happy________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:51:21 -0700 (PDT)