Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Ben Charvet

Original Posted By: Michael Groah

Original Posted By: "chase143"
Thats great time, I know it would take me alot longer than that to do in wood,I figure the wing is going to be a big enough challenge in wood for me. Well thatand I will be making a prop first, well, second, I'm starting on the wheelsnext week and then a prop and engine mount for the Holden 186. I'm mountingthe 186 to the Georgias Special Fuselage for testing. The Georgias will neverfly, but it is going to growl, at least it will taste life for a short time. Forsome reason I feel like Dr Frankenstien.CHaRlEyCDAWSON5854(at)shaw.ca wrote:> I have gone back through my building log and found> that from laying out the fuselage plan full size on my> building table to having a completed basic wood> fuselage with seats, ready for turtledeck, combings> etc came to 64 hours.> The controls on the Georgias are quite a bit simpler> than the Piet. First of all there's only one stick. The> aileron horn is a simple vertical post unlike our> complicated horn assembly. The original wasn't like> that but was more difficult to get your feet around> and the cable and pulleys were out in the air. I have> twenty hours logged for controls including dual> rudder bars and cables.> > Clif> > > > > > > > > > time that it takes to build a steel fuselage. I built a Georgias Special > > > > fuselage, on gear, with controls, seat, and empanage, it took me a total of > 100 hours..> > > Charley> > > > > Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair buy

Original Posted By: Wayne Bressler
Ameet,Well done, congrats! A win for one builder, is a win for all builders! SteveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Michael Groah
Shad,It has never made any sense to me why more pilots don't learn the skills to fly tailwheel. It was the first thing I did when I started my pilot training. It's not hard to learn, but there are often several obstacles for the would-be tailwheel pilot.I think the two biggest problems are that tailwheel airplanes are not always readily available for rental or instruction, and the insurance requirements for many flight schools that do have them prevent solo rentals without an expensively prohibitive number of hours in type (25+ at my local school, which is an hour away).It looks like the only way left to fly taildraggers is to own one, and that's a scary proposition for someone with zero tailwheel time. This is where being involved at your local airport can really pay off. Being in the social clique with other pilots opens up a lot of doors to try new airplanes, but sharing goes both ways!I only hope we can get more tailwheel pilots into the air soon, or all these old airplanes are going to be relegated to musuems and barns.Wayne Bressler Jr.Taildraggers, Inc.taildraggersinc.comSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 14, 2009, at 11:14 PM, shad bell wrote:> Pieters, I flew the piet today about 3 hrs, because i was was > basically bored, with my wife and son out of town, and an unexpected > day off of work. One airport I stopped at (because I never landed > there before) a guy came in the office and asked if that was my > "Weed Whacker out there". With out knowing what he flew in (a > Cessna 150), I proudly said "Yes it is, doesn't go anywhere fast but > it's fun". Then he dramatically said "be carefull out there". Had > I known he flew in , in a Cessna 150, and his teenage son were not > with him, my comment would have been less polite, due to his > sarcasim. Maybe something like, "Well when you get done learning > how to fly that trainer with training wheels, you can learn how to > fly a weed whacker like mine, and you will learn what those little > rudder pedal thingies are for". But I just walked out started her > up and flew off into the horizon. Piets are great, the old timers > love them, the real pilots admire them and the Cessna "Pilots" are > scared of them. What has happened to all the real (tail dragger) > pilots in this crazy world? Seems like the pilots with all the skill > don't have the money, and the "pilots" with all the money don't have > any skill, and think just because there airplane goes fast with a > training wheel, that they are great pilots. I think it's time for a > test, us go slow, no gps, sectional readers, against the "Where in > the hell am I at, my GPS failed" pilots". You know where my money is!>> Sorry to get on my soap box,> Shad>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:36:22 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: hvandervoo(at)aol.com
Group, Today I made the decision to call the original builder of my Jungster 1 project to let him know I was still actively working on it.- When I called I got the dreaded response I was fearing, "He passed away 2 years ago", his widdow said.- I had not talked to him since I bought the project 9 years ago.- As fate will have it, we never get things done on the time line we think we will.- She was glad to talk with me and said she remembers me coming down to look at it and later coming down to buy it and take it home.- She said she would like some pictures of it when I get it done.- I told her I would keep at it, and fly it down so she could see it when I get it done.- It will be great to (hopefully)-let her see a piece of her husband's work, break the surley bonds of earth, as did his soul 2 years ago.- Now I feel as if he is looking down on every little thing I do on the construction of "His" Jungster 1.- If any of you have bought unfinnished projects, make sure to contact the original builder sooner than later, or it might be too late as was the case for me.-Shad________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair buyDate: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:02:12 -0400

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Two days ago I had a conversation with an insurance broker associatedwith EAA who was referred to me by the editor of the Experimenter andSport magazines. One of my many questions was about insuring a Corvair powered Pietenpolhere in Alaska. He advised against it, and informed me there were somestates in the U.S. where flying a Pietenpol with a Corvair engine is notcovered by any insurance.I would advise anyone who expects to insure their aircraft to check onthis first. My plans won't change, to install and build a Wynne Corvair because Ican't get insurance either way if it is certified as an ELSA tailwheelhere in Alaska. If I build it and certify it as a homebuilt Experimentalamateur built, I may be able to get insurance if I hang a certifiedengine on it. But I don't see the purpose in that because I want totweak everything to fly on skis and wheels and want to do the workmyself.Just some thoughts.Rob Stapleton, PhotojournalistAnchorage, AKKL2ANSkype:rob.stapleton.jr-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I did the engine turing on my instrument panels using a piece of scotchbriteglued to an old exhaust valve, spinning in the drillpress. Took me two daysto make the fixture to get the overlapping pattern and 15 minutes toactually do the turning on the parts.Jack PhillipsNX899JP-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: Mark Roberts
Scout landing gear, Holden 186, and 23" tyres. I know the engine looks huge, butit is only about 5" longer and 5" taller than a Model A. Prop is a bit big,but I didn't scale it, I just drew it on.Is it still a pietenpol?CharleyRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:02:23 -0700Subject: Re: RE: Pietenpol-List: cowling paint

Original Posted By: Ben Charvet
>> Subject: Pietenpol-List: cowling paint>>> >>>> Hello all,>>>> Did you guys paint the inside of your cowling or leave it bare?>>>> Douwe>>>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:28:56 -0400