Original Posted By: "The Huizenga's"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Price plansHello Kent and Dennis: I think all of us at one point got our wirescrossed at Benton and missed some one. You should have opened the backof my truck and hada look. It would have been fine with me. Last night Iwrote a lengthy note on the price plans. The post still hasn't shown upon the sight.-? It's out in cyber space somewhere. But to make it short,I didn't use the Price center section because I already had my c-sectionspars cut for the Pietenpol center section before I bought Price'splans. I made her (his at the time) fuel tank and like it fine. I had todo things inside the tank bay a little different because of thedifference in tank style. At the time I thought the tank was a LOT ofhard work, but looking back it only took around 3 hours to lay up the 2halves. (with my brother helping me). The molds were simple with lumberyard materiel. For simplicity I went with a leaf spring tail wheel.(Mike Cuy drawings) No welding. I like her piano hinge ailerons andwill be using them. You need to close that gap any way. If I had it todo over I wouldn't put the front door in. Its nice and practical, butIt's added weight. Price told me his Piet. came at around 730 lbs.That's kind of heavy, There is more I could tell you about the fueltank. If you build it send another note. The Price plans are allexcellent but "buisy". I think if you use all of them you will be on theheavy side just as K. Prise's plane is. Glad to see you guys are movingalong in your construction. If you don't have the Bengiles books, byall means get them. Also get a LARGE box for your do-overs. LeonS.--doing over my tail wire brackets. ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:53:09 -0600