Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: dralle(at)matronics.com (Matt Dralle)
ANNCARLEK wrote->Im still a little bit perplexed about how one connects the control cables >through the Center Section in such a way that they can be easily >re-connected.I can tell you how that works, having just disconnected the cables on my/Corky's Piet. Very clever. There are inspection covers on the wings just outboard of the gaps between center section and outboard wing panels, and you insert a removable link in the lower control cables going to each aileron. I believe these are like motorcycle master links but with a clevis pin at each end so you can remove them.The upper cable, which runs between wings, is accessed through a slot in the underside of the wing center section above the cockpit. Corky installed a removable metal (aluminum sheet) panel covering this slot. Up in the slot a turnbuckle joins the cable and also allows adjusting the tension in the connecting cable, and of course unscrewing the turnbuckle allows the cable to disconnect.I should take a picture, since it's far simpler to see than to explain, but the wings are 200 miles from the fuselage right now.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Hodgson, Mark O"
Well, I don't get attachments since I'm on the list digest, but rather than wait for photoshare, I've attached some photos and hope they shows what I'm talking about. P1080012 shows the removable access panel on the underside of my wing center section that allows disconnecting the aileron control cable that runs between the two wings. Removing this panel opens up a "slot" in the aft underside of the center section. The turnbuckle is up inside this slot.The other cables are accessed via regular round access covers in the wing panels, where disconnect links are installed in the cables. You can see those in the second picture (PB130011), along with the dried blood on the underside of the center section "flop". The blood is from pilot Charlie's forehead, having snapped off the ignition key with his forehead when the plane stopped suddenly and went over on its back. A little tip for when you're laying out your instrument panel!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: good place to get engine hoist?Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:23:04 -0500