Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "dgaldrich"
This might be really dumb question but when I'm tack welding parts together that are bolted to wood structure, for example the landing gear mounts on the bottom longerons, how do I prevent scorching of the wood or damaging the glue joint?Thanks for the help.- This is my first wood airplane.--------Al RiceSkybolt 260RV-9AHelping with my grandson's PietRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 2#322132le, List Admin.=0A=0A=0A ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuselage Mockup

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
This is the mockup we made the first night of the Big Piet Project. We soonfound out that we needed a bigger fuselage for some or our fluffierbuilders. It was a couple of 2x4s ripped down to 1x1 and some scrap luanplywood. It took about an hour and a half to build and adjust to our needs.We made the luan "gussets" large so we could adjust as needed and screwed ittogether with sheetrock screws and a battery drill. I think total cost wasunder $10 and was the best money spent on the whole project of 5 Big Piets.It's a good idea to check for fit and use a cushion under your butt and backto see how it will really fit. Also see if you can read the instruments withyour bifocals inside your goggles. (this is only for the older builders likeme)Barry Davis________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 15:17:17 -0800 (PST)

Original Posted By: Rick Holland
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuselage Mockup

Original Posted By: Barry Davis
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Original Posted By: Barry Davis
After reading the Oct 2010 issue of BPAN, I wrote Doc with a simple question -- what is a 'Big Piet'? I think Doc must have been busy or something 'cause I never heard back. Now you are talking about the Big Piet. Now I'll ask you -- what is a Big Piet? ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Barry Davis (see above poster) and 5 others got together and built 6 identicalairplanes based on the Pietenpol design. IIRC, they were about 10% bigger thanthe standard and build mostly out of metal rather than wood. All used Corvairengines. There was an article on them in Sport Aviation several years ago.After they were mostly built, the group drew names out of a hat to figure outwho got which project. That's the legend anyway.DaveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "GliderMike"
Man, I wish I was there. I am getting "Horny for aviation." In the 1990s I was "Shot down" in my Cessna 150 by a P51 over Galveston. The P51 was on a photoshoot with a B17. When I saw him I announced my position. He called TallyHO rolled off and did a "Gun run" straight at me while doing aleron rolls. He passed by my right wing. I got one photo. A winged blur. Then he formed up on the B17 and went on- his way. Way Cool. Blue Skies,Steve DOn 12/05/10, Oscar Zuniga- wrote:>> > > Put another 2.4 hrs. in the logbook today at the controls of> "Scout".- Beautiful day for flying... practically CAVU in advance> of a cold front, just barely jacket weather at 2500 ft. but> we were glad we had jackets after 30 minutes at 3000 ft.>- > There was an open house and fly-in at Castroville today, just 10> minutes south of my home field.- Flew over there to fuel up and> to see who was on the field, only to find a very quiet day there.> Fueled up, then the airport guys took my brother and I over to> the hangar where a fellow is building a scale Nieuport 12 replica> with a 9-cylinder Rotec radial.- Gorgeous airplane!- While we> were getting ready to head out, traffic called "North American xxx> entering downwind..." and we knew it was something special.- It was.> A stunning SNJ!- He landed, fueled up, and then we taxied out> for our takeoff, headed to Medina Lake and then to Boerne Stage> Airport to drop off my brother.- While we were climbing out toward> Medina Lake, I see the SNJ clawing up towards us!- He formed up on> our starboard wing, they waved through the open canopies, then> zoomed off.- We were at cruise at 70MPH and the SNJ smoked past us> like we were tied down ;o)- Sun was on our port side and illuminated> his broadside in our view, so itlit up the SNJ in a picture-perfect> way our wing.- I got some pix of it on the ground, but not in the air,> doggone it.>- > I love flying this airplane, even if I did notice that yet another> of the cooling eyebrow mounting tabs has now fatigued clear through.> Sigh.- I replace about one every 6 months...> > Oscar Zuniga> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> San Antonio, TX> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---> le, List Admin.=0A=0A=0A ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuselage Mockup