Original Posted By: Michael Perez
I want to commend you Charles on your great attitude (at least here on theforum) to your little set back. I too think you made the right decision,and I'm sure it was a hard one.This kind of "taking things in stride" is a great example to us all.Keep at it!!Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:10:04 -0700 (PDT)
Pietenpol-List: Charles' spars
Re: Pietenpol-List: Charles' spars
Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Thanks, Douwe. No commendation needed. After I found out from the FAA man that the spars would not be accepted, I had two choices. 1). I could forget the entire project and find out something else to do every day (I'm retired from work -- the kind you get paid to do) or 2) I could buy some new spar stock, tear out the old spars and go on with the project. Of course I chose #2. Hope to fly to Brodhead one of these years. I won't make it this year, but I hope I live long enough to maybe make it another year. Incidentally, I spent most of yesterday and all of today repairing ribs that were damaged tearing the wing apart. Glad I kept the rib jig. Actually, I found after screwing up about four ribs that all I had to do was tap the ribs with a hammer (in the direction I wanted the rib to go) and the glue let go and I could just slide the rib off. I had accidentally just sort of tacked the ribs to the spars and very little damage was done. ----- Original Message -----
Thanks, Douwe. No commendation needed. After I found out from the FAA man that the spars would not be accepted, I had two choices. 1). I could forget the entire project and find out something else to do every day (I'm retired from work -- the kind you get paid to do) or 2) I could buy some new spar stock, tear out the old spars and go on with the project. Of course I chose #2. Hope to fly to Brodhead one of these years. I won't make it this year, but I hope I live long enough to maybe make it another year. Incidentally, I spent most of yesterday and all of today repairing ribs that were damaged tearing the wing apart. Glad I kept the rib jig. Actually, I found after screwing up about four ribs that all I had to do was tap the ribs with a hammer (in the direction I wanted the rib to go) and the glue let go and I could just slide the rib off. I had accidentally just sort of tacked the ribs to the spars and very little damage was done. ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Charles' spars
Original Posted By: Charles Campbell
Glad to hear the ribs came off so easily Chuck. I hope that will lift your spiritsa little. Trying to look on the bright side, at least you know how to putthe wings together! I know on mine the first wing half took 3 or 4 times as longas the other half.Regards,Rick Schreiber----- Original Message -----
Glad to hear the ribs came off so easily Chuck. I hope that will lift your spiritsa little. Trying to look on the bright side, at least you know how to putthe wings together! I know on mine the first wing half took 3 or 4 times as longas the other half.Regards,Rick Schreiber----- Original Message -----