Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: TJ Brown
I'd be real surprised if somebody hasn't already hung a Lyc O-235 on a Piet somewhere. My understanding is that they run about 240 lbs. whereas there is a post in the archives about a Piet with an EA-81 Subaru with redrive that weighed about 250 all-up, and there is plenty of documentation to show that the Corvair in flying trim will weigh about 240, so the Lyc seems to be in the same weight class.What does that Rotec Radial weigh?Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Add a Yahoo! contact to Windows Live Messenger for a chance to win a free trip! http://www.imagine-windowslive.com/mini ... ______Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:32:12 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Looking for woodTJ,I bought all my spruce from A/C Spruce You need to get one of their catalogs and start making a list. You will need to give them a little time tocut the pieces you ordered. The only pieces that took much time were the 1" x 4-3/4" x 15' spar pieces. But I think I had everything in about 3 weeks or amonth. I have found A/C Spruce to be a good and reliable source. I know Wick's here in Illinois has spruce also that you can order out of their catalog,but I myself have to pay Illinois sales tax, so I avoid them only for that reason. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Looking for woodDate: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:21:59 -0400

Original Posted By: John Egan

Original Posted By: TJ Brown
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/builderki ... 04700shows a GN1 spruce kit, (no ply) not the exactly the same thing but close and gives you an idea cost.this list includes the spar stock (items 19 &20) Back when they listed a Piet spruce kit the spar stock was not included and the price reflected this.michael silviusscarborough, maine ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "jimboyer(at)hughes.net"
I ordered my rib capstrip, some 1/2 X 1/2 spruce and Finnish Birch plywood fromAircraft Spruce and after a more than a reasonable number of exchanges got themto replace 1/3 of the capstrip in my order. Also, they have a warehouse inGeorgia and one in California. If you go with them make sure your order shipsfrom the closer of the 2 (they originally tried to send my order from CA andwhen I straightened that out saved about $50 in shipping). The other 2 woodplane builders in my area swear by Wicks and that will probably be where I getthe rest of my supplies. When I was trying to figure out how to deal with thisa few others reported similar experiences with them. An example of the capstrip I received ...http://www.flyingwood.com/index.asp?page=8&filter=0They didn't appear motivated to help me until I sent them that link and they sawthat the site seemed fairly active. It's really a shame when it comes to that!I wouldn't be so sour on them if they simply replaced the wood no questionsasked. But I too left many unanswered calls and was told I would be contactedand never was. I think they're probably OK for stuff other than wood butthe long wait and the low quality is something you don't have to worry about withWicks. (from what I'm told)--------Glenn ThomasN?????http://www.flyingwood.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:53:19 +0000 (UTC)