Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Jim Markle"
Hey Corky came through again!I flew over to his place Saturday and picked up that metal prop. He has a really pretty bird and is just as much of a gentleman as you would suspectfrom his emails!Great little airport too. It looks just the way you would picture a place calledBluebird Hill.I am glad to have gone over and wish I could have stayed longer.Well, I am finally "in the envelope" on W&B and waiting for the DAR to come andbless this thing!I came in at 584 pounds total (Checked it twice) with 22 lbs on the tailwheel at180.5 inches from the leading edge datum.(Long Fuse, 1 piece wing and A-65 engine)My mains are 2.8 inches behind the datum. I wind up at 19.5 inches for the worstcase CG so I guess I am "in"....even if it is at the aft limit.The motor mount is extended 3" and the wing is moved back 2" already.I guess I will see how it flies before moving/changing much more.The metal prop on the nose and some liposuction on the tailwheel assembly reallydid the trick. (Just replacing the RV tailwheel alone got rid of 2 pounds!)Stuck my 2 INCH numbers on last night. Put gas in it and now am waiting for thehurricane crud to blow out so I can taxi test the "Yellow Peril".We didn't even get a rainshower out of it but we sure got some wind.Bob SeibertNX23TX ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Seibert Bob-r18643"
My wife has seen me hang out with various groups over the years (amateurradio, sailing, woodworking, aviation, etc, etc) and typically regards my"friends" as very strange people (and usually rightly so...)Then I tell her about these types of stories and she usually says somethingalong the lines of "really? hey, these are good people".....She's right, somewhat understated, but (as usual) she's right......Jim in Plano.....appreciative of even getting to listen in..........----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Jim Vydra