Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: HelsperSew(at)aol.com
Holy smokes, Dan-! You've either got a pretty generous sized access hole or you'rea small guy! 41CC has a removable access panel on the underside of the tailbut that's no good for preflight inspection. Swinging my seat back forwardduring preflight gives me a quick view of everything in the tailcone with nofuss.I should qualify my remarks about the hinged seat back by saying that the hingedpart is actually cut out of the complete seat back bulkhead. The fixed partdoes still provide some stiffness and diaphragm strength to the bulkhead andI believe the framing is beefed up a bit as well. Regardless, the airplane seemsto be quite sound structurally with it set up this way.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Ryan Mueller"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Access panel for horiz stab hold-down nutsThanks Jack,Of course the nut plates make the most sense. Why didn't I think of that? Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals ... 0000000047)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:58:54 -0500

Original Posted By: HelsperSew(at)aol.com
The problem is, what kind of nut plates and how? At least on my airplane, the bolts come through the top longeron close to a diagonal and between the plywood gussets that attach the diagonal. I wish I could use those "wood nuts" for lack of a better term, but they have to be drilled oversized for the depth of the nut and I cannot get to the bottom to drill up, and if I drill from the top, the hole will be oversized. So, I get back to, what kind of nutplates and how are they attached?Gene ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"

Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
Thanks Jack!Mine is a short fuselage, and it is different back there (although I did not know it). Imagine your nutplate 3-4" further forward so that it is behind the gussets. I guess there is room for me to glue/screw that type of nutplate in. Like I said, if I had the access you do, I would have used the wood nut type that pushes into the hole. I still may do that and drill the hole oversized from the top, push the nut in the bottom, and put a bushing in the rest of the way.Gene________________________________________________________________________________