Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Mike Luther
be very creful with the AN43 eyebolt style hinges. If you do not secure them sothat they can not rotate in the hole you could get a locked up control surfacein flight.A good way to keep them from rotating is to use the drilled shank version witha castle nut. instead of putting a cotter pin on it, use a short length of musicwire that has a round loop bent into one end. Slide it through the shankand use a wood screw through the loop and screw it into lead or trailing edgespar. It is only necessary to secure one side of the hinge.DJ ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
>>The yellow Piet in the "Victoria Piets" file on Mykitplane has eyeboltsand is old enough to have been rebuilt and recovered a number ofyears ago. No mention of eyebolt or flight problems.That doesn't mean the eyebolts will never rotate. It takes an extra 5 minutesto fix it and the consequences of a locked control surface could be fatal. Somethings can be left to fate but respectfully, I disagree and this is not onethose things.DJ ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: DJ Vegh
When I was toying with the idea of using the eyebolts, my mentor brought up theissue of them rotating. So I went with hinges that looked original.I do kind of like the hinges that are just a strap of steel with the ends bentat a 90. Both hinges together with the hinge pin thru look like a rectangle.Very clean looking.walt evansNX140DL ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
a wood screw in each flange will do the trick to. Glad to hear they are secured. don't worry, my brain always gets ahead of my mouth and end up saying somepretty funky things too. of course that usually happens at the niteclubsright as I'm trying to talk to the most hottest babe in the place.DJ ----- Original Message -----