Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]"
Dale offered->It's easy to degauss the stick by passing a magnetic field over the stick>and then moving it away.Give me a clue as to where I can find a suitable magnetic field. Would a Harbor Freight-type magnet work (100 lb. pull "retrieving magnet" for $4.99) or does it need to be stronger ($14.99 for a 250 lb. pull magnet), or maybe the coil off of an old TV tube?And I've never demagnetized a screwdriver... thought it was useful to have it be able to hold screws while I started them.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Get today's hot entertainment gossip http://movies.msn.com/movies/hotgossip? ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: good discussionDate: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:35:28 -0600

Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"

Original Posted By: "Ed G."
Mike,I agree, good discussion. The "closed airport" scenario actually happened to me on my very first cross-country flight in my 150. We were flying it back to Florida from Houston and the weather was deteriorating over Louisiana. We arrived at the intended refueling airport only to look down and find big yellow X's on both ends of the only runway.Out came the chart to find an alternate (which we should already have done) and we headed for that one. Well the weather went to crap about halfway there and there we were flying circles outside of Baton Rouge's class C airspace calling approach control to get clearance to land since they were the only airport nearby and we were geting low on fuel.It was then that I discovered the radio didn't work. Other airplanes could hear me transmit within a mile or so but the tower couldn't hear me at all. The stress meter was going up quickly as the cloud ceiling and visibility were rapidly going down.Finally another airplane heard my radio calls and relayed them to approach control for me and they cleared me in while having me hit the ident button after every instruction so they could tell if I understood them.First purchase I made upon getting home?... a new handheld radio for a backup com.Eric>From: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: good discussion>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:35:28 -0600>>One thing I enjoy about this group is that as a pilot you can never know>too much or be too prepared for any flight and the>various points of views we are able to express in this forum help me to>keep an open mind---or consider variables and factors>I hadn't previously. With Mark's experiences at night and with an>electrical system the level of possible trouble goes up several>fold and you have to be ready or at least thinking about 'what ifs'.>All good points being made here and good food for consideration.>The closed airport issue is something I hadn't thought about but>certainly a possible cause to use an alternate. Landing at Clow>International (a small suburban Chicago GA airport) enroute to Wisconsin>I found the asphalt runway to be old, faded, and a bit>bumpy but a week later coming home it had been perfectly repaved with>jet black asphalt and bright new white markings----I'm sure>in the intervening days of my two stops that this airport was closed and>would have required a diversion. One nice thing about flying>here near Cleveland is that you really never even have to worry about>carrying a sectional in day vfr flying since Lake Erie always>points north:)>>Mike C.>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By:>>** Rick Holland
Hi Rick..If you don't finish weld it in a good stiff jig the welds will pull it all out of shape as they cool. I built my jig out of 4" channel iron, did my finish welding and it still sprung slightly when I pulled it out of the jig in spite of passing the torch over the finished welds so they cooled very slowly.Tony Bingelis states that a mount which is finish welded without a jig will distort by as much as 3/8".......Ed G.>From: "Rick Holland" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor mount question>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 07:55:30 -0700>>One other engine mount question Walt, when making yours did you make a jig>to match the dimensions of the firewall fittings or were you able to tack>welding it in place on the firewall and then finish weld it off the >firewall>fittings?>>Rick>>On 11/5/06, walt evans wrote:>>>> Rick,>>My vote is to do it like Bernard did it. I'm flying a Continental A65-8,>>and his mount fit like a glove and flys just like it's supposed to.>>Ain't Life Grand!>>walt evans>>NX140DL>>>>"Put your wealth in knowledge, and no one can ever take it from you">>Ben Franklin>>>>----- Original Message -----

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