Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Dortch, Steven D MAJ MIL USA NGB"
Hello,Yesterday I was measuring where the rudder and elevator cables pass through theimaginary fabric sides on the fuselage. I install the elevator and the rudderand connect the horns one by one to see where I have to make holes dependingon the positin of the plane, up, level, down, right, line left.. and I saw thatthis point vary the positin depending on the palane position. So what do youdo? you make a simple hole in the middle of the line or you cut a line?. I amthinking in a hole in the middle because the lateral forces of the wire cableare minimal and reinforce the only hole with a leader patch. It is the way todo that?.regards.mario--------Mario GiacummoPhotos here: http://goo.gl/wh7M4Little Blog : http://vgmk1.blogspot.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Thanks for all the posts and input. I do not take offense at any of the responses,and truly do understand what is important here. My last BFR was taken ina Taylorcraft and it was my first time at the controls of one. Steve knows theairplane... it's Mark Julicher's airplane and we flew it out of Bulverde Airpark.Wow. Compared to Scout, the T-Crate was like flying my living room sofa!Roomy, comfy, quiet, and it seemed quite fast. My kind of BFR, and I learnedfrom that.Now for the dark side. In my hangar is a fuselage, wings, and tail surfaces fora Zodiac 601XL. It needs the spar upgrade and then it can be completed. Iplan to have -gasp!- a glass panel in it. As few knobs, dials, switches, or protrusionswill be in the panel as I can make happen. My co-builder and co-owner'sworld is the Prowler and electronic warfare, so it will be a familiar worldfor him but a foreign one for me. Not that I'm a Luddite or that I can'tunderstand instruments and electronics... just that I've never flown a glass panelbefore, so it's time to learn.The minimum required for a BFR is an hour of classroom and an hour in the air,and I enjoy the challenge. It makes "staying current" mean something more thanhaving an old buddy slap me on the back and sign my logbook. I always wantto learn, I always want to recognize my weaknesses in the cockpit, and I alwayswant to improve my skills. I want to keep flying for as long as I can. Scoutcan teach me a lot about flying, but nothing about regs and radios.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Control cables through fabric

Original Posted By: "Robert Gow"
Mario; my airplane has some plastic fairings where the cables emerge from the fabricat a small angle. They are Aircraft Spruce PN-05-05750 or Wicks CCF-1.Also, you can look at the older Piper style reinforcement patches, like AircraftSpruce PN 05-07635, which have a slot cut in them. You can make these yourself,using upholstery material or leather (piel). I made some from a discardedblack leather shoe, using pinking shears.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________