Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
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Original Posted By: jorge lizarraga
Dan; excellent video.- It really captures the essence ofa typical Piet flight, or at least part of it.I notice that at least one of your lift struts has a splicein it.- I also notice that your airplane wants to make carbice as readily as mine does ;o)Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net --- -------- ------ --- - le, List Admin.=0A=0A=0A ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 21:06:00 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Doug Dever
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Dacy, wingwalker etc...Hey Ryan-- thanks for helping me see Dan's landing/taxiback/ takeoff at Dacy Field. What a great airport that is. It felt like I landed at an airportfrom the 1950's when I went in to pay my bill for fuel. I loved it. Don't knowif it is still the same but it was fun when I was there. Dave Dacy waskind of gruff but nice. My kind of airport. Okay Dan-- now let's see some video of your lousy landings. Actually I'm hopingto fly some rides here in October and my biggest request via intercomis that the passenger shifts to the right side of the seat so I can see down therunway during flare and roundout. Most times the passenger hears "duck down under the floor so I can see better"but in reality all it does to help me is for the passenger to slide to oneside L or R so I can see down the middle a bit better. Mike________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: michael.d.cuy(at)nasa.gov
I like the reasoning for building in the living room. You obviously weren't married at the time.Doug DeverIn beautiful Stow Ohio

Original Posted By: jorge lizarraga
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wing choicesMy reasoning for using the 3 piece wing: You can move everything=2C during every phase of wing building by yourself.Scarf joints don=92t look like any fun at all. You can pre-assemble for rigging=2C strut measurements=2C etc before covering by yourself=97I did it. If you groundloop and smash one wing into the ground and break a spar you only have to fix one wing panel. The additional weight of a 3 piece wing has been exaggerated from time to time=97you can still build a nice=2C light plane using a 3 pce wing. You can build a 3 pce wing Piet in a single car garage. Steve Eldredge from Utah is a prime example. I also had just a 1 car garage butused the living room to build the wings because it was nice and warm in there and it was close to the remote=2C chips=2C and fridge. You can add dihedral to a 3 pce wing easier than you can a 1 pce wing. There is no stress imparted to the spars when putting dihedral into a 3 pce wing. You can use a 1987 Honda CRX Si to move your wing panels to the airport for painting=2C assembly=2C back to the house until spring=2C or just take them for ice cream. Makes life easier when routing things like aileron cables=2C pitot-static poly tubing=2C and covering. =0A_________________________________________________________________=0AHotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection.=0A________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:56:26 -0700 (PDT)