Pietenpol-List: I'm going to build one, need some pointers please
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:07 pm
Original Posted By: "walt evans"
I have decided to just go ahead and do it. After allot of thought on the matter this plane came up as the ideal solution to my needs and preferences. I don't have any reservations over the building process as a whole. I have been building and flying R/C for around 25 years and most of it is giant scale being 33~ 40% sized planes so the construction methods and materials are very familiar. I also settled on this plane because of it's suitability for the Subaru engines which I am also very familiar with since I am somewhat of an authority on the Subaru BRAT and it's EA81 engine. www.SubaruBrat.com is my creation and a hobby of mine. I love that engine, It has to be one of the most durable designes ever. I have seen it run dry of water, blow it's oil out of a cracked pan and make it off the trail, endure 12Psi of boost on stock internals and many other amazing feats so I trust my life to it. My real question is a starting point. I am more interested in the GN-1 interpretation from a practical sense but I can't seem to find a ready source for plan sets as I can with the basic version. If anyone can help me here I am all ears. Also I don't see a prepared kit or even a spruce/ply etc. kit from aircraft spruce or anyone else. It isn't that it is that hard to make a materials list, but if a prepared package was available it would make that part easier. Can anyone let me know if there is such a source or kit available? I am also weighing the advantage of starting from scratch Vs buying a partial or full completion. I like the idea of building but the cost comparison between a list of raw materials and a completed one is compelling. Lastly, I am about an hour west of D.C. and about 20 min west of Manassas VA, are there any Pietenpol owners/ builders in the area? -Thanks much, Scott Schreiber________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:03:54 -0400
I have decided to just go ahead and do it. After allot of thought on the matter this plane came up as the ideal solution to my needs and preferences. I don't have any reservations over the building process as a whole. I have been building and flying R/C for around 25 years and most of it is giant scale being 33~ 40% sized planes so the construction methods and materials are very familiar. I also settled on this plane because of it's suitability for the Subaru engines which I am also very familiar with since I am somewhat of an authority on the Subaru BRAT and it's EA81 engine. www.SubaruBrat.com is my creation and a hobby of mine. I love that engine, It has to be one of the most durable designes ever. I have seen it run dry of water, blow it's oil out of a cracked pan and make it off the trail, endure 12Psi of boost on stock internals and many other amazing feats so I trust my life to it. My real question is a starting point. I am more interested in the GN-1 interpretation from a practical sense but I can't seem to find a ready source for plan sets as I can with the basic version. If anyone can help me here I am all ears. Also I don't see a prepared kit or even a spruce/ply etc. kit from aircraft spruce or anyone else. It isn't that it is that hard to make a materials list, but if a prepared package was available it would make that part easier. Can anyone let me know if there is such a source or kit available? I am also weighing the advantage of starting from scratch Vs buying a partial or full completion. I like the idea of building but the cost comparison between a list of raw materials and a completed one is compelling. Lastly, I am about an hour west of D.C. and about 20 min west of Manassas VA, are there any Pietenpol owners/ builders in the area? -Thanks much, Scott Schreiber________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:03:54 -0400