Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
If your cabane attachment brackets look like the attachment, they're from Gregaplans.Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/greg ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: WINGS ARE ON!

Original Posted By: "VanDy"
curtdm(at)gmail.com wrote:> Can't wait to see you in a wig. You could be the new IT Girl. > > I couldn't help it.HAH!! good one, I fixed it..........cant believe i didn't catch that.--------NX321LRON THE FINAL PUSH!!Mitsubishi PoweredRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Building Second Plane (was Min. Equp. List)

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
It's beautiful, Chris!!Gary BootheNX308MB-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By:> owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Looks Great Chris!We will have to barnstorm sometime. There are two of us at HXF with Piets.John HofmannVice-President, Information TechnologyThe Rees Group, Inc.2424 American LaneMadison, WI 53704Phone: 608.443.2468 ext 150Fax: 608.443.2474Email: jhofmann(at)reesgroupinc.comOn Jun 3, 2013, at 7:13 PM, "Gary Boothe" wrote:> > It's beautiful, Chris!!> > Gary Boothe> NX308MB> > > -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "Mark Roberts"
All,By now you should have seen the lineup of Piets that Chris Tracy posted.Pietenpols were coming out from under hay stacks and barn hide-aways all upand down the state (or so it seemed)! The great states of Texas and Oregon were also represented by dignitaries.But, as you look at the lineup, there is one plane missing=85NX308MB.Unofficially, =BD way thru a 2 hour leg, I hit extreme turbulence that mostassuredly damaged a rear spar. Yes=85I=92m sure that was it. It certainly wasn=92tthe gentle tapping of the left wing on the runway in a right x-wind landing.Well, it may have been a tid-bit more than a gentle tap=85Kevin & Shelley flew out from Austin and spent Friday night at my new house.Friday evening was pleasant, even windless, and Kevin took my Piet up for ashort flight. I was very keen to get the impressions of an experiencedPietenpol pilot about how my plane flew. He reported good findings, butcommented that it seemed a bit tricky on landing. We had a brief discussionabout my landing gear width and how tall my Piet stands, and whether it wasthat or that he had not flown a Piet for almost a year. I discounted thelatter, and took mental note of the former. I have had difficulty landing,too. How prophetic=85There is no doubt in my mind that a more experienced pilot would not havebotched the landing the following morning. I freely admit that, at the riskof losing Man Points. The only scary thing about the event, is that, after I fueled up, whiletaxiing back to the runway, I noticed a little flutter in the left wing. Acloser examination confirmed my fears. I was 5 minutes from taking off!The rest of the good news is that I did not ground loop and the rest of theplane is fine.However, I now have a better idea=85Since I like wood gear, and tall wheels, why not copy proven builds likeMike Cuy=92s or Jack Phillips=92! THERE, that=92s the ticket! My plane is not homeyet, but I think my gear width is about 57=94, if I recall, and Jack=92s is over69=94, and not as tall!! Even Mike Groah=92s brand new, beautiful Piet, which isstyled very similarly to mine, has a gear width of 62=94; but Mike is also amuch better pilot than I=85and his paint job is so smooth that the wind justslides off without effecting him!Take what you will from this mea culpa. I have a =91little voice=92 that speaksconstantly to me=85but I often get confused because I hear lots of voices!Gary BootheNX308MB________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: West Coast Pietenpol Gathering (aka: "Brodhead West")

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Wow Gary... This just kept me from making they one call I had planned to make toyou tonight...I'm so sorry for the turbulence. But very glad you caught that little flutter beforethe run up and subsequent take off accident! The spar looks to have reallyhad a bad day.I am an hour from the Los Banos airport. When you go to pick it up and need help,please call me. My days are clear now until I get another job...Saying a little "thank you prayer" right now for you...MarkRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
There is a trick I learned many moons ago. You probablyhave too but I'll mention it just in case. Take a lightand shine it across the floor. Any little lost partsuddenly gains a huge shadow. Now if that wouldonly work on grass!!!Clif> Make it some color that screws,nuts & bolts show up against really well. > I'm constantly losing same on my shop floor, which is smooth, gray > concrete - really annoying. Of course, I may just need new glasses >> Kip Gardner________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: WINGS ARE ON!

Original Posted By: "Chris"
Way cool!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
Sorry about your mishap Gary. And I am glad you caught the wing flutter in time.I wish I could have taken a picture of the flutter in my wings while I was inthat tornado. I was too busy cussing.GARDINERSent from my iPadOn Jun 3, 2013, at 10:41 PM, "Mark Roberts" wrote:> > Wow Gary... This just kept me from making they one call I had planned to maketo you tonight...> > I'm so sorry for the turbulence. But very glad you caught that little flutterbefore the run up and subsequent take off accident! The spar looks to have reallyhad a bad day.> > I am an hour from the Los Banos airport. When you go to pick it up and need help,please call me. My days are clear now until I get another job...> > Saying a little "thank you prayer" right now for you...> > Mark> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 930#401930> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: WINGS ARE ON!

Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
Sounds good, but where is HFX?[quote="jhofmann(at)reesgroupinc."]Looks Great Chris!We will have to barnstorm sometime. There are two of us at HXF with Piets. John HofmannVice-President, Information TechnologyThe Rees Group, Inc.2424 American LaneMadison, WI 53704Phone: 608.443.2468 ext 150Fax: 608.443.2474Email: jhofmann(at)reesgroupinc.com (jhofmann(at)reesgroupinc.com)On Jun 3, 2013, at 7:13 PM, "Gary Boothe" wrote:> > It's beautiful, Chris!!> > Gary Boothe> NX308MB> > > ----------NX321LRON THE FINAL PUSH!!Mitsubishi PoweredRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: WINGS ARE ON!

Original Posted By: "Chris Rusch"
Thanks for all of the positive inputs, it really helps keeping the drive alive!One thing ive noticed is it a real pain in the a@#$ getting anything done at theairport, i never seem to have brought enough or the right amount of anything.....wentout last night for a few hours and nothing got done cause i was eithermissing something or i didnt have the right tool. I should have kept it atmy home shop longer where all the right stuff is a few steps away. It is niceseeing it all put together, but i realized quickly how much little stuff is leftto do......so my dream of making it to brodhead this year doesnt look likeits gonna happen..--------NX321LRON THE FINAL PUSH!!Mitsubishi PoweredRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: WINGS ARE ON!