Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: windscreens UNCLASSIFIEDNot the same guy. I am going to start looking around at photos for what I like. On 06/03/13, Bill Church wrote:> > Steve,> Did the suggestion (no windscreens) come from the same guy that said you didn'tneed jury struts either ?> While it may be possible to fly your Piet without a windscreen, your reactionwould likely be the same as Axel Olsen's reaction to wingwalking. "I didn't likeit much."> > Bill C.> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 868#401868> > > > > > > UNCLASSIFIED________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: WIGS ARE ON!

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Very very nice.... ChrisSacramento, CaWestcoastpiet.com-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Gary,I=92m sorry to hear about the mishap, but glad you=92re OK. Planes can berebuilt. People are more difficult (although Kevin tried to prove thatpeople are easier to rebuild than airplanes).Pietenpols aren=92t the easiest planes to land in a crosswind ' the aileronsare just not very responsive. Do you have gap seals on your ailerons? Thatvastly improves responsiveness, changing it from non-existent to barelyadequate. I find that in a gusty crosswind a wheel landing works betterbecause you can touch down at a faster speed, giving better control. Narrowgear certainly adds to the challenge, but once the wind gets under the wing,wide gear won=92t help too much.Looking at your pictures, that spar really got whacked! Note the chunk ofspar material OUTSIDE the plywood doubler! That looks like Sitka Spruce butI=92m not sure. What material did you use for your spars?As Douwe and Kevin, and Andrew Eldridge, Gardiner Mason and a few others onthe list (including myself) can attest, rebuilding your dream is tough, butadmirable. A few years from now this will be just a distant memory andyou=92ll have many years of pleasant flying in your creation. The good newsis, since it is already certified, you won=92t have to get it inspected again.This is just a repair.Good luck and press on! Just feel sorry for those that have finished theirPietenpols recently and are now going through build withdrawal.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____