Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
We have the tail feathers covered,filled,primed and starting to paint with Stuart system- it works great. Ready to start covering wings and want to know what tension to put on the different cables. We have a tension gage so what is the tension required? Bob picture________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:50:38 -0500

Original Posted By: "bender"
Haha! You guys are great, I really do appreciate all the replies. The only downsideis in my quest to save time on the ribs, it looks now like I will spend moretime experimenting and testing. Oh well, small price to pay for an education!Thanks again guys.-Kyle>From Iowa....just live in New YorkRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: cable tension

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
things seem to get funky if you tighten the cables on the piet too much..it kinda freaked me out at first.. but.. thats the way things were back then.i have a reprint of a Jenny manual and it says... "tighten the cables to till they are not slack but not so tight that they sing"i think a tensiometer is not going to go that lowjeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Bob edson
Bob, the picture looks great. I will be glad when I get to that point. I will figure that I am about 99.44 % complete. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
I thought that i saw someone on the forum who had machined one piece, solid horns.They looked like .25 in. thick. Can anyone help me out here, or am i loosingmy mind?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: machined control horns?

Original Posted By: "TOM STINEMETZE"
Hmmm... I think that maybe the person who made the solid control horns (if theydid) might be the one who was losing their mind. Solid control horns - even ifmade of aluminum - would weigh considerably more than the hollow, light gaugesteel horns shown in the plans, and with no discernible benefit. From a designstandpoint, in my opinion, the plans-built control horns are an excellent combinationof strength, lightness and beauty. Almost everyone that has made theirsto the plans is surprised by how easy they actually are to build, and howstrong they are.My 2 cents (that you didn't even ask for).Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:46:05 -0500

Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Congratulations. You obviously couldn't do better than getting Dick's workmanship.On route. I'm in Lebanon, TN (M-54) we have a grass strip, so come and see us.Then on the trip to Brodhead I've used Ohio County (7K4) no grass, but it's agood place to stop and friendly people, then due to various weather conditionsI've used Sullivan County (SIV) and Vermillion (DNV), Pontiac (PNT), and DixonWalgreen (C73), though my favorite of all it Dwight, Ill. (DTG). You get a grassstrip in a soybean field and to meet the elderly couple who run the tinyairport. After they'd fueled my plane, on the way back from Brodhead, I foundthey didn't take a credit card. They gave me a ticket and said mail them a check.Such folks are what makes low and slow so extremely worthwhile because ofthe people you meet along the way.--------Dale McCleskeyN7035NRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: cable tension

Original Posted By: "dgaldrich"
All I know is "ping" is too tight.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage framed up - Working on FuselageRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: machined control horns?

Original Posted By: "Gboothe5"
Has anyone tried doing the control horns in sheet aluminum? I'm thinking .0322024T3 bent like the steel ones but edge riveted. Might save a pound or two onthat long lever arm back to the tail for cg and would be easier to corrosiontreat. I have a guess that they would be strong enough, though not as strong as the steelversion. The question is just how strong is strong enough. Since controlsurface travel is limited by physical stops in most cases, the max load wouldbe aerodynamic. Any engineers out there have a clue on the aero load forces?That sort of math makes my head hurt.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
My first reaction was, "Why?" Then, I gave it some morethought..........Why? You're driving Dan Helsper to drink!Gary from Cool-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: JOSEPH SWITHIN
Do you remember what she looked like just a couple of months ago during Brodhead?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dscn ... ______Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 05:08:54 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Jeff Souders
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Aerolite glue

Original Posted By: Jeff Souders
The ribs on NX18235 were assembled in 1997 with Aerolite adhesive. 260 flight hours are on the ribs and they haven't fallen apart yet...Greg CardinalMinneapolis ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Boatright, Jeffrey"
Just got back from the hangar (almost forgot the dang combination, it's beenso long!!)I think the appropriate cable tension is signified by more of a low "thunk"rather than a "thwang" and certainly NOT a "twang" which would be MUCH tootight. (now for flying and landing wires, a "twang" seems appropriate)Douwe________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Gary Boothe
Hello Good People!After a long hiatus, I'm back. I think. We'll see if this message ends up in my inbox. I've never left the Piet world (been flying and tinkering as much as ever), but I somehow got my email particulars messed up, so could not post here. Then I got real busy at work. Still busy, but have finally starting saying "no" to some new projects.To the gent who just joined from Griffin, GA. I'm up in Decatur and fly out of Lenora, just south of Snellville (designator: 2GA9). Drop me a line; I'm happy to give you a ride.Glad to be back,Jeff--Jeff BoatrightPietenpol Phlyer________________________________This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use ofthe intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privilegedinformation. If the reader of this message is not the intendedrecipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distributionor copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictlyprohibited.If you have received this message in error, please contactthe sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of theoriginal message (including attachments).________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hello? Is this thing on?