Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: John Fay
Don needs a Zenith IN 180 Series Carb.Pieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:36:32 -0600Subject: Pietenpol-List: Bigfoot airport

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
Is Bigfoot grass, with 2 runways that form a "T," and one of the runways has terracesin it? And pretty close to Beloit? If so, I made my 25th parachute jumpinto there, I think it was in 1980. A group of us flew from Muskogee to therein a DC3, and jumped in, then made quite a few jumps over a weekend. If I remembercorrectly, they had 2 Twin Otters there for the weekend, in addition tothe DC3 we rode up there in, and maybe one more DC3 there. The DC3 lost an engineon the way home, and we landed in Burlington, IA. My room mate talked thepeople there into renting a Twin Commander to us, and some of us got home ina timely manner, instead of waiting for the DC3 to get some new cylinders. It was quite a time. I know the airport wasn't regularly used for skydiving atthe time, just for this special event. I don't remember there being any hangarsthere, but I may not be remembering correctly. I do remember the fences adjacentto the runway were cornstalks, about 7 ft high.--------HOMEBUILDERWill WORK for SpruceLong flights, smooth air, and soft landings,GliderMike, aka Mike GlasgowRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
I'm not quite ready to have to know but I am at the point where I'm thinking about how tight the cable tensions need to be and how do you know when they are correct without having access to a tensionometer?Chuck (Charles, in the list)________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Cable Tension

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
One of those interesting topics... some will recommend that you be able to play"Banjo Duel" on the drag cables and "Devil Went Down to Georgia" on the controls.Even with a tensiometer you will get recommendations from 20 to 120 pounds.I'm not sure that there is an exact value given in black and white, evenin AC 43.13 or Tony's books, but I'm sure you'll get several educated responses.Sorry I can't help on this topic, but I'll be reading the mail along with ya.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage framed up - Working on FuselageRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Cable Tension

Original Posted By: Charles Campbell
OH NO, here we go again with the "twang" or "dwang" or was it musical note G method and every other opinion under the sun on how tight the cables need to be and how to tighten them. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL. -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Come on, guys! I'm sure this has been a thread on here before but I don't have access to what piet builders (who have a finished product) have done. Dan, what did you do? Chuck ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Cable Tension

Original Posted By: KM Heide CPO/FAAOP