Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
I'll be flying into Portland March 4 and have the aft free. Anybodybuilding a Piet out there?Douwe________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By:> Jim Markle
Another worthwhile stop is Pearson Field across the river from Portland International.They have a great museum and one of the oldest airports in the country.The first aircraft landing here was in 1911! here is a link http://www.cityofvancouver.us/history.a ... =16095Rick Schreiber> [Original Message]

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
This thing is incredible! I have a photo somewhere of my Cherokee in front of thedoors. The cherokee is just a tiny blip at the bottom of the photo!Clif Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: anybody near Portland? There is also a great air museum in Tillamook Oregon. That is just over to the coast from Portland. It is in an old WW2 blip hanger. I nice museum not too far from Portland. vic groah NX414MV ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: santiago morete
Douwe. A few teaspoons of Marvel, or as I do, try 2 cycle synthetic in the fuelfor the first 5 hours, I use it all the timeGo Snow, some where to help the warming problem!Pieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:53:06 -0800 (PST)

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Hey! It's still lighter than a leafspring arrangement. I originally used aScott Tailwheel with a leafspring and then went with an Aircraft Spruce"Homebuilder's Special" tailwheel with the A arm and save nearly 4 pounds.Leaf springs are HEAVY.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____

Original Posted By: "wayne & Cathy Boniface"
Thanks Ken,My mother did not have any pictures of Tillamook, so now I have some idea of what it was like when she was there in 1944-45.Kip GardnerOn Feb 27, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Ken Howe wrote:> Here are a couple Clif.>> 1) A self-portrait with a rental 150 that I took while on my long> student pilot solo cross-country.>> 2) Panorama (from 7 individual photos) taken during EAA Chapter's > Poker> Run. My rental 150 is on the left of the 13 aircraft parked outside > the> blimp hangar.>> Clif Dawson wrote:>> This thing is incredible! I have a photo somewhere of my Cherokee >> in front of the>> doors. The cherokee is just a tiny blip at the bottom of the photo!>> Clif>> *Subject:* RE: Pietenpol-List: anybody near Portland?>> There is also a great air museum in Tillamook Oregon. That is >> just>> over to the coast from Portland. It is in an old WW2 blip >> hanger. I nice museum not too far from Portland. vic >> groah NX414MV *>> *>> ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Gary Boothe"
Hey guys: on your "A" frame tail wheel assembly what do you use for a spring.is this something that acs carries or something you had to find somewhere elseI'm thinking the coil spring from the front end of a motorcycle, or is that to stiff,this is getting to me so any ideas would be appreciated.waynewaterloo on.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
John Deere. I can dig up the part # tomorrow.Gary Boothe Cool, Ca. Pietenpol WW Corvair Conversion, mounted Tail done, Fuselage on gear (18 ribs down.) _____

Original Posted By: wayne & Cathy Boniface
Here is a repeat of a post from 1997....."John Deere sells a spring that's a perfect match for the specs; its part number is T 143444, and it costs about $9.00. Its outer dia. is 1.5in.; full length ( no load ) is 6.73" ; the coil itself is .191" thick. I'vetested its compresed load, and it almost gets totally compressed under my weight (c.210 lbs.). I don't know what the spring is used for in a John Deere, butKen Perkins tells me that the spring for a 1929 JD rake is a perfect match.Maybe "that's what it's for."This is the spring I used and I think it cost me $19 a couple of years agoRick SchreiberValparaiso, IN----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Richard Schreiber
I just bought one a few months ago. I think the part number is still good, and it cost about 19.00Gene ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I got mine from McMaster-Carr. I don't remember the part number but you canlook at their springs online and figure it out.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC _____

Original Posted By: "wayne & Cathy Boniface"
Dan,I did the same thing, converting from a skid to a tailwheel and learned alesson I want to share. My tailwheel arms had pins that stuck into the fusebrackets, but when I put the cross member in, I could no long spread the armto get the pins in. I had to take off the fuse fittings, mount the arm andthen reassemble onto the fuse. If you used the original design, you mightwant to watch out for this one.Good luck!Dps. I'll just send pics once it's all together at the field becuase now itjust looks like a fuselage again!!pss. Applying dimple tape in the next couple of days to do another runupand see what it does to my static rpm, will report back________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Dick N"
thanks guy's, I'm off to our John Deer dealer,waynewaterloo on.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: wayne & Cathy Boniface
Wayne I went to a used tractor parts dealed. Told him what I was looking for and he sent me back to a building out back where I went thru a pile of springs looking for the right ones. I think they came to about $2.00 ea.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Or use bolts to attach it to the fuselage, rather than pins.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "flea"
> Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: anybody near Portland?>>> If no one shows up you MUST get down to McMinville (south of Portland I think)to see Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose (which has VERY little spruce!).>> It's a bit of a drive from Portland but I'll bet it's worth it! It's supposedto be in a pretty neat museum.....>>> -----Original Message-----> >From: Douwe Blumberg > >Sent: Feb 26, 2010 9:32 AM> >To: pietenpolgroup > >Subject: Pietenpol-List: anybody near Portland?> >> >> >I'll be flying into Portland March 4 and have the aft free. Anybody> >building a Piet out there?> >> >Douwe> >> >> >> >> >>>________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: anybody near Portland?