Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By:=0A Oscar Zuniga
=0AOscar,=0A=0A-=0A=0ALet me know when you are ready. I'll have it here to send you for your test. I am only the caretaker of the Official- Piet- List- Industrial- Fish Scale. It now belongs to the ages!!-This is an incentive to carve another prop. I am the low man on the totem pole with my lousy 260 lbs!=0A=0A-=0A=0ADan Helsper=0A=0APuryear, TN=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Oscar,Let me know when you are ready. I'll have it here to send you for your test. I am only the caretaker of the Official- Piet- List- Industrial- Fish Scale. It now belongs to the ages!! This is an incentive to carve another prop. I am the low man on the totem pole with my lousy 260 lbs!Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Andre Abreu
Subject: Pietenpol-List: make sure your tailwheel steering springs are secure....We lost a spring on our Champ tailwheel steering years ago and almost groundlooped.Here's a scary result of losing a spring on landing.Make sure those things won't pop off. Even if they do you can still control directionallywith prop blasts over the rudder.Mike C.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGOwcnGt ... ______Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:13:00 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Andre Abreu
No, other than it is a "controlled" fish scale, and the same one used by (so far) three of us. So it conveys a certain amount of reliable information when it comes to a thrust measurement as compared to other Piets. :O)Dan HelsperPuryear, TN -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Put me in line for the scale . . . I am ready to run the engine. Also=2C to those of you running Model As=2C are you using pure water or some type of antifreeze?? It is starting to freeze here=2C so I am hesitant to fill it to run just to have to drain. Gene To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.comSubject: Re: Pietenpol-List: official fish scales

Original Posted By: "biplan53"
Well after much hesitation,trying to plan ahead,cutting and fitting I have bothsides of a steel fuselage hanging on the wall. I added a door on the left sideand 6 inches to the front. You guys bear with me I am trying to get a good workschedule going.--------Building steel fuselage aircamper.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: make sure your tailwheel steering springs are secure....

Original Posted By: "biplan53"
In 1996 a good friend and I flew his Arctic Tern to Oshkosh When I was tying thetail down I found the tail spring at top of the hole about to come loose. Ialmost fainted,Kip had just got finished rebuilding the plane from a so calledfriends bad landing. I had landed the plane at Oshkosh and Kip would have blowna gasket if I had ground looped and bent the plane.[/b]--------Building steel fuselage aircamper.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: make sure your tailwheel steering springs are secure....

Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
In 1996 a good friend and I flew his Arctic Tern to Oshkosh When I was tying thetail down I found the tail spring at top of the hole about to come loose. Ialmost fainted,Kip had just got finished rebuilding the plane from a so calledfriends bad landing. I had landed the plane at Oshkosh and Kip would have blowna gasket if I had ground looped and bent the plane.[/b]--------Building steel fuselage aircamper.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]
Good reminder Mike.After losing a tailwheel spring on my GN-1 the day I bought it, I thought it was a good idea to secure the springs. Now I keep them safety wired where the spring can't just pop off when there is no tension. I haven't had one come loose in ~8 years.Steve RuseNorman, OK

Original Posted By:> Steve Ruse http://tinyurl.com/9hqk4ct> > Our spring is preloaded with a cable and nicopress. see picture.> > Andy > N6186L> > --- On Sun, 10/14/12, Steve Ruse

Original Posted By:=0A=0A Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage =0APartners, LLC] =0ASent: F
=0A=0A =0A =0A=0A=0A=0AGood reminder Mike.=0A=C2-=0AAfter losing a tailwheel spring on my GN-1 the day =0AI bought it, I thought it was a good idea to secure the springs.=C2- Now I =0Akeep them safety wired where the spring can't just pop off when there is no =0Atension.=C2- I haven't had one come loose in ~8 years.=0A=C2-=0ASteve Ruse=0ANorman, OK=0A=0A

Original Posted By: "biplan53"
I have finally purchased my builder plans for the Pietenpol Air Camper andwonder if anyone has modified the plans to increase the useable payload. Iweight 250 and would like to carry a passenger and fuel.Todd Pryby________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: make sure your tailwheel steering springs are secure....

Original Posted By: Andre Abreu
No=2C other than it is a "controlled" fish scale=2C and the same one used by (so far) three of us. So it conveys a certain amount of reliable information when it comes to a thrust measurement as compared to other Piets. :O)Dan HelsperPuryear=2C TN -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Oscar=2CLet me know when you are ready. I'll have it here to send you for your test. I am only the caretaker of the Official- Piet- List- Industrial- Fish Scale. It now belongs to the ages!! This is an incentive to carve another prop. I am the low man on the totem pole with my lousy 260 lbs!Dan HelsperPuryear=2C TN-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By:> Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage
> > > > > > > > > Good reminder Mike.> > After losing a tailwheel spring on my GN-1 the day > I bought it, I thought it was a good idea to secure the springs. Now I > keep them safety wired where the spring can't just pop off when there is no > tension. I haven't had one come loose in ~8 years.> > Steve Ruse> Norman, OK> > > >