Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "skellytownflyer"
Hi All, I am working on installing the wood style landing gear. According to my calculationsto get a deck angle of 13 degrees I need the bottom of the axel to be 22inches below the fuselage, measured down from the front fitting perpendicularto the upper longeron with the upper longeron level. This will require lengtheningthe wood landing gear 6.75 inches. If I compare my axel location to thesplit axel gear, it is a 5-inch extension. The need for this appears to bemostly due to the height of my tail wheel being 12 inches, or 4.5-inches tallerthen the stock tail skid.Did anyone else lengthen the gear this much? Anyone see a problem in adding thismuch length? I should also add I widened the gear 6-inches to keep the samegeometry in gear width.A search of the archives on this leads to some specific questions:Don Emch, you said you have a deck angle of 15 degrees and a tail wheel. Did youlengthen your gear and if so how much. Or is your high deck angle due onlyto the tall wheels.Jack Phillips, you mentioned having to add a step to get in with a 12 to 13 degreedeck angle, did you lengthen your gear and if so how much?Mike Cuy, searching the archives you say your plane sits at 13 degrees and latersay 11 to 12 degrees is where you set your deck angle. Which one is it anddid you have to lengthen your gear legs to get it?Rick Holland, you mentioned that your lower longeron is 32-inches from the groundwith a deck angle of 12 degrees. Where did you measure this from and did youlengthen your gear?Thanks Chris Tracy--------Chris TracyWestCoastPiet.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: registration information

Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Main Landing Gear LengthHi Chris,I have wrestled with this issue of deck angle also. I built my straight axle gear as close to the F&G Manual as humanly possible. You saw my pics I sent you of my skid/tailwheel setup. With the skid, I have a deck angle of 12degrees, and with the wheel about 11 or 11-1/2 degrees. I have large diameter21" wheels and still could not get this 13 degree deck angle. I am wondering whether the people that are claiming this have lengthened their gear,or more likely made an error in measuring. Why do you feel that you need this 13degree deck angle? 6.75 inch extension seems like an awful lot. BHP obviously did not do this. If you notice the way I made my tailwheel, I was verycognizant of adding any height to the aft end of the fuselage, and tried to design it with that in mind, while still achieving the removable/interchangeablefeature. Please explain your concerns. See attachments. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: registration informationDate: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:31:14 -0600

Original Posted By: Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]
So, if you fly under Sport Pilot, you still need bi-annual, right. I need both before the weather gets too good.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"