Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
As an engineer, I have found that my main problem is that I think too much. I second-guess everything I see in the plans or on the airplane. Rather than trust that a 75-year-old design has pretty much had all the little bugs worked out of it, and that a master builder (Corky) already crossed all the little bridges that had to be crossed to finish 41CC, I have to sit and think about how to do things differently or "better", sketch them out, start fabricating little test pieces of things... only to find out that Bernard and Corky knew what they were doing. If you "build it to the plans" you'll save yourself lots of time, if getting in the air is your objective!One little example. I had the oil sump off the A65 on 41CC and was letting the paint dry on the one I bought to replace the damaged one. Meanwhile, I started fitting up a new fuel hose between the gascolator and carb. Hmmm... I know I made this new hose the same length as the old one, but there sure isn't any need for it to be that long and I can eliminate two 90 degree elbows; one at the carb and one at the gascolator, and clean up the fuel flow. So after reinstalling the oil sump, it suddenly becomes clear why Corky used the two elbows and the longer hose... because the oil sump is smack-dab up against the carb and you can't get to the gascolator in a straight line. And so it goes ;o)Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: time estimatesOscar, I'm NOT an engineer. Just an old fashioned tinkerer. I was the kid in the neiborhood that they all brought their skates, bicycles etc to have repaired.Then when we reached the Model T age my yard was full of junk cars. That's the way I grew up. When I entered college I really wanted to get on that engineer wagon but was afraid of math. My high school math teachers could neverget through to me with all those signs and cosigns, quadratics and stuff, so I decided to become an ordinary old teacher. Got a surprise, I became an ordinary young soldier.What I'm trying to get around and say is: If you want to take everything apart to know what goes on inside, why don't you bring 41CC back home and take311CC back and finish it and believe me you will have plenty of inside information. I'm still sniffing those fumes Tracy.See, just like an old teacher, trying to give instruction.CorkyChanging his parking brake design today.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: time estimatesDate: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:53:04 -0500

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Original Posted By: "Jack T. Textor"