Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Texas Pietenpols?Greetings from Central Texas. I recently purchased a Pietenpol from a fellow in Northern Georgia, Mineral Bluffs to be exact. The airplane was signed off by the Atlanta FSDO in June 1998 and shortly after, the builder suffered a heart attack. As a result, thisbird (N1195P) has never flown. (Not what I'm worried about that ... been a testpilot before,,,) What I'm trying to determine if there are any other PietenpolAir Campers in and around the Abilene to San Angelo... Waco to Midland area. My dad (84 years YOUNG, A&P license, had 5 type ratings in jets when he retired, Instructor Pilot W.W.II, Crop Duster after the war ... flown corporatejets all over the world) has found dozens of discrepancies in my newly acquiredPietenpol. He said he would disinherit me unless I fixed all the stuff on his list (not that I would be an idiot to not address these issues...) I'm a previous builder of another Experimental as well.I'd sure like to see some other specimens around my part of the state, if anyone is located in my neck of the woods. Thanks,SterlingKnot-2-Shabby Airport (5TA6) San Antonio SectionalN 31' 56.182'W 99' 53.772'________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:28:10 -0500

Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Texas Pietenpols?Terry:Thanks... I'll give you a call in a week or so. Might bring my dad with me if we can pay a short visit some weekend.Thanks,Sterling Brooks________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: KRSBtv(at)aol.com
Sterling,I bought a Piet/GN-1/PGN-2 from a person in Ohio. I picked it up and found someproblems that I am working on at the moment. I live in Lometa, Texas, which isabout 170 miles sw of Abilene. I would like to communicate with you about thisand also, if possible, have your dad look at this Piet. It has the long fuselageand is wider. It has the GN-1 wings (I believe) and an upper turtle deck.The middle section is longer than the Piet design and the cabanes slant towardthe outside. I have a Subaru engine that came with the plane but they had takenit out and used a Cont. 65. They just stripped it out and now I am tryingto figure out exactly how it mounted before. For a novice builder it is reallymore than I bagained for to get into the air. Thanks for the inquiry. I supposethe net will post my personal email, but if not, it is:dcombs(at)Ltex.net512/752-9202Doyle CombsN13708 ----- Original Message -----