Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Core enginesMy ol' buddy, Jon Jones, is selling a couple of corvair core engines, and he asked me to post them to the group. He's the guy that took me in to his home & family, and his wife fed us steak & potato dinner, and spent the eveing telling stories, during one leg of my 'America Tour 04'. That was a Most enjoyable stop. He lives about an inch southwest of St. Louis (on the chart).You can e-mail him at: jonjones(at)trimfoot.comChuck G.NX770CGHere is the note he sent to me:Well, after evaluating my situation, I guess I won't be building a Piet anytime soon.I've been following the list for several years and had the pleasure of meeting Chuck Gon his "04 tour". How awesome that trip must've been!Anyway, I have decided that with a wife and family, it would just be too much to build a Piet AND try to get a pilot cert. Not to say it couldn't be done, but I have thought a lot about what my final goal is, and that is to just putter around the hills low and slow with minimum expense and time invested- nowthis may be a dirty word here, but I think I'm going to get a powered parachute. I know a lot of folks don't like them, but as I see it, it's the onlyway I'm going to get airborne at this point in my life.I would really have liked to built a Piet, and I just finished a new wood shop with all kinds of tools. It even has an apartment of sorts upstairs (doghouse) What a great place it would be to build an airplane!I have 3 Corvair engines...2 110's and a pre-65. One of the 110's has the smog heads, but both 110's have the correct crank. I haven't been able to turnthem over, but then again I haven't sprayed them with anything like PB blasteror tranny fluid. Of course, the pre-65 turns over freely.... I live about 90 miles south of St. Louis, MO if anyone is needing a 'vair for their project. Iwould like for someone on this list to get them, and I guess if none of you guy's need 'em, I'll try ebay or something. I'd like to get $300 for all 3, andthis will go towards my "go-kart tied to a rag" fund.I want say thanks to all the folks on the list who gave me info over the years. I am amazed at what a great bunch Piet builders are! I have never seen aforum that is as close knit as this one is, and how seldom negative things comeup. One of the hardest parts of not getting to build a Piet, is not being ableto be partof the 'family'.I'll still be lurking though.....Jon JonesIronton, MO________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 22:41:44 -0700

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Core enginesI too have been extremely frustrated with WW delivery of parts. I ordered my stuffin September 05! I have received about 30% of my order.. I've called, emailed,called some more.... I have not had one response from them even thoughI've spoken with WW twice and Merill a couple times. I know his is a smallbuisness but if he keeps at the delivery problems, people might go eslewhere -and then his integrity might come into question as people may get subpar partselsewhere... I wonder if the 601 builders are his focus and that other buildersare getting forgotten about. Anyway, I figure I'll see him a Brodhead andOshkosh this year where I can hopefully talk to Grace. If it's like any otherrelationship, the woman is the one in charge anyway. I had planned to buildmy engine over the winter but now I'm wondering which winter that will be..I'm calling him right now..Tom B.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:36:28 -0400

Original Posted By: "Michael D Cuy"
Wow Mike...it sure is nice to hear from Paul. Thanks for sharing.I was very fortunate to have a casual conversation with him at this past years Sun-N-Fun. He was by riding in a golf cart and I just hollerd' "Hiya Paul"!Well next thing you know...he slams on brakes and backs up...turns the cart off and puts out his hand and say's to me..."Hi, How are you"? We had a few minutes of very plesant conversation. He's always been like that from what I hear.He used to ride a Harley Davidson Electra Glide years ago, so I knew he was into motorcycles and I asked if he still had it. You should have seen his eye's lightup! He really enjoyed his "Glide" but he said as he got up in years he had to let it go. He has a "trike" type motorcycle now! "Audry feels a little better on the trike", as he put it.He used to ride it on long road trips. When he was invited to speak somewhere he would ride the bike on occasion. There were some pictures of him on the motorcycle years ago in one of the old Sport Aviation magazines just before one such trip, about the mid 70's I believe and I had heard he caught some "flak" about it from some of the "Snobbster" portions of the membership who did'nt think it appropriate. Well...I told him I thought it was cool and to see the photo's of him on his bike was quite instrumental in my desire to own one...one day. He seemed very pleased to hear this and also to learn that I did indeed, finally come to own my own Harley Davidson, Heritage Classic Softail, which I still have.I guess he is expected to talk airplanes everywhere he goes but I think I "tuned in" to his other passion (besides Audrey of course)...motorcycles. I could tell by the way his eye's lit up!Dave...Down in Florida----- Original Message -----