Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

Original Posted By: "Dave Case"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Oklahoma Fly-in this weekendIn a message dated 8/8/2006 8:42:04 AM Central Standard Time, steve(at)wotelectronics.com writes:This weekend we're having a fly-in/BBQ at O44 (Oscar 44) near Norman, Oklahoma. I don't know of any Pietenpols that will be there other than mine, but I'd sure like to see some. Chuck G.? Jim M.? I know there are a few local builders I haven't met yet. Drive or fly, however you can make it. It'll be a little warm, but we'll still have a good time. I'll provide drinks, & there is a small BBQ restaraunt where we'll have lunch & cool off.Details here:http://www.wotelectronics.com/flyinSteve,I can't make it this weekend, but I just got a flyer in the snail mail that mentioned 'Oklahoma Festival of Flight' - Sept 30 / Oct 1. I may be able to make that one, and then there is the EAA fly-in at Bartlesville OK.Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 22:26:01 -0700

Original Posted By: "Andrea Vavassori"
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: (almost) new kid on the block looking for infos>1. As I recall, I put the cross braces in my long fuselage in line with>the uprights.Checking on the standard fuselage I saw this fact in the tailcone, withthe notable difference of the last upper cross member. However I'mslightly confused, because if I line them up I have no place to put thegussets for the cross members to, as the vertical member gets in theway of the gusset of the cross member. My understanding is they shouldbe offseted (1") to the opposite side of the gussets of the verticalmembers. Am I correct in my assumption?And this is said without considering the front of the fuselage. Will goback through the plans this evening.>2. As I said, I made mine 1" wider. My Cabanes are 2-1/2" taller than>plans and I have a circular cutout in the trailing edge of the>centersection like Mike Cuy to make it easier to get in and out of the>rear cockpit (and to improve visibility in turns)Good to know. The later was already considered, and the former is awelcomed confirmation too. Being 6' 3" myself I need some more space tofit in the front seat.>3. I used the Flying and Glider Manual Plans for my wooden V- straight>axle landing gear. I agree, that little drawing on page 17 is terrible,>but it has enough information to make the landing gear.Will go through it again. But if, just by chance, someone else hasalready gone through it and made better drawings, I'd appreciate toknow. It's not that I'm lazy, but I think it's useless to spend timereinventing the wheel over and over. My personal pride and joy is aVolksplane VP1, and it took an amazingly amount of time to "invent"whatever was not included in the plans. With this new construction I'dprefer to rationalize a little more.>4. If you have a chance to visit Oshkosh, you can find suppliers of>surplus parts and can get turnbuckles for about $5 each. I think I got>mine from B&B Aircraft Supplies in Kansas. I'll look and see if I can>find their address for you.I had no chance to come this year, and unfortunately the 2007 editionis too far to consider, unless we postpone the wing assembly that muchtime which is not feasible. If you can find the address I can try tocontact them and arrange a delivery (hopefully).>Where in Italy are you? I was just there on my honeymoon, visiting>Rome, Naples, Venice, and Florence. Beautiful country and very friendly>people.Thank you for your kind words! I'm from Bergamo which is a small city30 miles east of Milan. Right in the middle of our Great (ahem) Plains,where it's sunny in the summer, foggy in the fall and freezing in thewinter . And where most of the airspace is a big class B going downto 1500 feet AGL (I envy you so much).SeeYa!Andrea VavassoriVolksplane VP-1 I-BYRAEAA #348037FCAP I-146Homepage: http://andrea.modelberg.it________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: (almost) new kid on the block looking for infos>You can use the drawing from the F&G Manual. There are a few things you >should know. The bottom ash blocks will NOT end up parallel with the line of>flight, but rather they will be toed-out and be pointing back directly at the>tail skid plate. I tried in vain to make those blocks somehow be in line with>the slip stream, and ended up throwing away two complete sets, wasting MUCHO>TIME (that's Italian, for lots of time). I will email you some pictures >when I get home to my home computer. They will be of immense help.Dan,Thanks so much for the suggestion. I'll treasure your photos and see ifI can elaborate a method to avoid this fact. If I'm successful, I'llreport to the list.SeeYa!Andrea VavassoriVolksplane VP-1 I-BYRAEAA #348037FCAP I-146Homepage: http://andrea.modelberg.it________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: I can fly legally, right ?

Original Posted By: "Dave Case"
Mike,I'm in the same boat (or plane) as you. I checked into this with the EAA througha phone call and they said I was clear. Nothing else to do. So as of thisspring I have been operating as a Sport Pilot. Kinda cool!Don E.NX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:14:32 -0700