Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: GCARDINAL(at)mn.rr.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: greg's flight> Greg,> > I for one really appreciate this kind of post, and thank you for > taking the time to write it. Those of us still building can > vicariously enjoy these experiences, which help us keep moving > forward.> by the way, what was wrong with the old fuel tank?> > Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:43:28 -0500

Original Posted By:> Douwe Blumberg
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: greg's flight> > The original fuel tank was constructed of galvanized steel with > riveted > and soldered seams. It was not as Dale and I expected it would be > and > started to leak. On the return flight from Brodhead last year the > leak > rate was up to almost 1 gph. > The airplane was taken out of service upon landing and the fuel > tank > was removed. We attempted to oxy/acetylene weld a new aluminum > tank. > That was a most frustrating and time consuming experience and in > the > end it was unsuccessful. We bent up a new tank and had it TIG > welded. > Third times a charm.> Wednesday evenings flight was my first flight in the airplane > (other > than a brief ride as a passenger last year)and I must tell > everyone who > is building to stick with it.> It is now two days after my first flight and I still feel a bit > giddy > about it.> > Greg> > ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Jim Ash
Greg,I for one really appreciate this kind of post, and thank you for taking the time to write it. Those of us still building can vicariously enjoy these experiences, which help us keep moving forward.by the way, what was wrong with the old fuel tank?Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 08:23:05 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Original Posted By: john e fay
Just saw this little idea in one of the magazines... it goes on the face of your altimeter, directly over the Kollsman window, to magnify the numbers for guys like me who need help reading things up close. Can't say as I'd be willing to pay what they're asking though, because it looks like you could easily get one of the little stick-on magnifiers to do the same thing:http://www.onewinkllc.com/And I'm sure he means "vernier", not "veneer"...Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:33:46 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: greg's flight

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

Original Posted By: "john e fay"
Hi John,It is just the second, and hopefully last, fuel tank. It is .032, 5052 aluminum, half-hard.Greg C.----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"

Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Email for Forrest Lovely?Hi, Does anyone know the Email address for Forrest Lovely? Thanks.Dan Helsper________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Torque tube paintingDate: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:07:04 -0400

Original Posted By: KMHeide

Original Posted By: "Carl Vought"
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: greg's flight> To: pietenpolgroup > > > Greg,> > > > I for one really appreciate this kind of post, and thank you for > > taking the time to write it. Those of us still building can > > vicariously enjoy these experiences, which help us keep moving > > forward.> > by the way, what was wrong with the old fuel tank?> > > > Douwe> > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________