Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
First off, THANKS!! To all you guys, this was very helpful. Looks like fora few ounces I get increase the range of my handheld a LOT. Think I'll justget one of those ACS "kits", figure out how to attach it to the radio andmount it either behind the seat using the inspection panel as a ground planeor mount it vertically inside the vertical stabilizer (rudder fin) which Isaw in an old BPA back issue. Though I hate adding even ounces back there,it would be the best spot by far in terms of interference.Secondly, my first name is pronounced "Dow", it's a Dutch name, thoughgrowing up, I heard every pronunciation imaginable!!Got all the old sheet metal back on her yesterday and am fed up with all thedeteriorating holes in the wooden trim piece on the longerons so I'minstalling some screw inserts so I can use machine screws. Just don't gointo the longeron. Decided to add sheet metal behind each cockpit so I canhave the World War 1 look to the coaming I've always loved.Hopefully can start covering the fuse and tail parts within a few weeks. Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:41:04 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: my favorite panel--Larry Williams before he went non-purist:)Good friend (and fellow curmudgeon to be admired greatly!) Larry Williams has myvote for favorite panel but then in going against his mostly purist likings towardsPietenpols he showed up with a glass (yes) cockpit one time. Fortunately Larry has a great sense of humor (unless you irritate him:) and he made upthis really cool fake panel of carbon fiber and other goodies for static display to'disconcert the masses' I believe! Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Landing Gear V question

Original Posted By: "899PM"
Oscar,I'd have to agree with you. When I switch from my large covered wheels to skisthere is a noticeable difference. When I have the skis I notice the rudder ismore effective and at the same time the plane will fly skewed a little easier.That tells me the covered wheels (which are probably comparable to covered v's)are acting like somewhat of a "keel".Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Inst. Panel design

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Here are a couple pics of my panels. The rear was shown above. I put some duplicateinstruments in the front pit so that I can still see them when my readerschoose to bail/freefall. Setting in the rear pit, I can not read any of the instrumentswithout my readers on.--------PAPA MIKERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_ ... __________

Original Posted By: John Kuhfahl
Jim wrote->When you do get your Piet on its way to Oregon you hopefully>will be able to stop somewhere close here in N. California.>It would be a good time to have another Piet get together. You betcha. I should be coming right up the central valley,Bakersfield-Hanford-Modesto-Yuba City-Red Bluff, and so on,but I can adjust the route any other way that puts me intoa grass field, friends, a hangar for the night, or someother interesting attraction. Oh, and I'll probably beNORDO much of the time so I'll be avoiding controlled airspaceas much as possible.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket"Medford, ORwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:36:06 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Inst. Panel design

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Thanks for all the replies and pictures of the panels. There is a lot of nicecraftsmanship and unique ideas going into Piets.BrianSLC-UTRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:42:11 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: "Mild Bill"
This picture really threw for for a couple of days. The very thing that attracted me to a Piet was the simplicity, the Model A Engine,and the vintage look. Larry was gracious enough to talk with me on the phoneand I told him of my desire to keep it simple and to the plans......... Ithought I had found a "soul brother" thinking the same as I and then found thisvery picture on the web somewhere, I spent a couple of days kind of wondering"what the heck???" , then figured out it was fake. Funny RickRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: my favorite panel--Larry Williams before he went non-purist:

Original Posted By: "Mild Bill"
All that panel needs is some wood veneer over the carbon, then she'll be right,mates. [Wink]--------Bill FrankRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: radios, antennas and the pronounciation of my name.

Original Posted By: "Barry Davis"
Not to worry, Douwe - I knew the pronunciation from the Douwe Egberts line of pipesand pipe tobaccos.I was the only caucasian in my office who could correctly pronounce the name ofone of my coworkers: Ramakrishnan Lakshminarayanan.--------Bill FrankRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Very, very, very good! -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Dan Gaston