Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
See, there I go again. I have been thinking about eliminating the parking brakes on 41CC but guess it makes sense to keep 'em. I never used 'em on spam cans and had nothing but trouble with them before... always used tie-downs and chocks for propping. But it does sound like they may be useful at times. One of my 'issues' with them on 41CC is that the operating knobs happen to be right by the pilot's knees. Ol' Charlie still winces when he remembers "finding" those knobs with his knees when the plane went on its back. But I'll keep 'em.And Sterling wrote->I'll post some pictures of my system, IF EVERYONE (including Oscar)>WILL PROMISE NOT TO LAUGH!Hey, compadre- you forget how easy it is to bribe TACOs with cold beverages. I can be persuaded to withhold my comments if you'll make it worth my while... ;o)Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:16:14 -0500

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"

Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Further to what Walt Evans said, "Build to build, don't build to fly.", I mightadd the words of a wise man who said, "To travel hopefully is a better thingthan to arrive, and the true success is to labour." *My Pietenpol was in the works for a total of eleven years, but in reality I probabablyspent about two years of spare time on it because it was "shelved" formany of those years for a variety of reasons.After 35 years of flying it, there are lots of great memories of flights made.But there are lots of fond memories of the building process, and these are equallyprecious. (I often think of my dad who helped me on some of the jobs, andhe even got to ride in it afterward!)I guess what I am saying is that the building experience can be the most fun. Evidenceof this is found in the fact that many people, myself included, becomeaddicted to creating an airplane and after completing one, embark on anotherproject right away.So don't worry about how long it takes to build your bird. It shouldn't be a raceagainst anything! Keep a record of the hours if you like, but don't let thissort of thing bother you.All of us face deadlines every day; building an airplane is a hobby and deadlinesshouldn't enter the picture at all.Graham Hansen (Pietenpol CF-AUN)*Quoted from Neville Shute's book, SLIDE RULE, where he quotes the writer RobertLouis Stevenson who (I think) originated this most apt saying.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:35:52 -0500

Original Posted By: Scott S.
Scott,Just got an email from Peter and he's in Hanoi ,Vietnam on holidays at the moment.Just keep checking back, I'm sure he'll have it up and running again whenhe gets back.Mike GreenRomsey,VictoriaAUSTRALIA ----- Original Message -----