Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Jim Boyer
Well, knowing BHP's propensity for depression era "thrift", here's a few ofhis rib-stitching possibilities.1. Used Dental floss, scrounged from the city dump or his dentist buddy(oops, probably hadn't been invented)2. Threads from an old greasy rag he unraveled.3. horse hair scrounged from the local plow horse4. Rib-Stitching cord salvaged from a busted up "crate" which had"come-a-cropper" and been pushed behind a hangar at the field back in 1919.5. Or, most likely.. Some sort of round thread/cord that he "felt" wastouch enough.Absolutely "no archive"Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 16:53:26 +0000 (UTC)

Original Posted By: Gmail
Hi Folks..I have a question for you Piet guru's...I've been flying my A65 powered GN-1 for over a yr now. I am not 100% comfortablew/having to put a big trim tab on the rudder..even in cruise flight. I evenbuilt a rear view mirrow to watch it while trundling along enroute to the localcafe's. That little wood fixed vert-stab can't be all that strong w/lots ofrudder in at climb/some at cruise.....then I recently watched Waldo Pfeiffer and noticed the scene they filmed flyingdown Main St in Elgin, texas back during filming in '74...noticing the hugeoffset in the Jenny stab to accomodate the 200hp Hisso's they used in place ofthe weak ol' 90 horse OX-Fivers..(the scene where Axel is screaming; "Marybeth!"....."Marybethhh!")1. How much is the right amount of offset for the A65?2. Anyone else have this concern?I'm just eyeballing it, figuring any offset is better than none, but don't wanttoo much either. I am starting with just over a half inch (9/16").. I attached a short vid. Somewhere about mid-vid, I shine camera into mirror towatch it, but the video appears to show less rudder than it seems to require inreal life. (rudder deflection not as pronounced in real life). Will attemptfoto attachment as well... Thx in advance, Larryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SBy6z9W5wERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/cc_8 ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Notes on FBG Post-Accident Repair & Recovery