Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "bdewenter"
Jack;You nailed it when you described your airplane's climb performance on a warm daywith a load. Most will be similar, but not all. John Dilatush's (now GregBacon's) turbo Subaru-powered Piet was intentionally powered for John's high/hotlocation in Salida, Colorado and could probably maintain a spritely climb rateup to where oxygen would be required (12,500')- which might be pattern altitudein Salida in the middle of a hot summer afternoon ;o)I have never had Scout above 4500' on the altimeter. It took me a while to getup there (over half an hour), and frankly, it was quite chilly up there withjust shorts and a tee shirt on for half an hour. Not only that, I got the feelingthat I was too high up and it was an anxious and worried feeling.I have thought about just how high my airplane could climb, given time and a mixturecontrol, because any sort of flight across the Continental Divide wouldrequire that I traverse some mountain passes or at least cross some fairly highterrain. While I am sure the airplane could do it, I'm also sure that it wouldrequire some fuel, planning, and time. As others have stated about theseairplanes, "Piets are slow, but the sky is patient".--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Bob's Progress Report

Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]"
Another of what i consider to be milestones was getting my LG wheels onto the axle.My friend Don Harper machined the 'cycle wheels for me and installed thebronze bushings. The bushings went out-of-round when they were pressed so theyneeded to be cleaned up with a brake cylinder hone. The axle is also not perfectlyround so it needed some polishing with some 400 grit paper. Now I canhave a shop cut the threads for the bolts, and the inner wheel retainers canbe welded in place. Also at long last the hubs and rims can take a trip to Buchanansin California to get new spokes! I installed a tail wheel a couple ofweeks ago using Mike Cuy's drawings and Uncle Tony's book to install the leafspring style tail wheel from Matco. This girl will be on her own three feetin a few more weeks!--------Bob 'Early Builder' DewenterDayton OHRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc0 ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-lis
Looks really clean Bob---nice going! That tail leaf spring setup worked well for me in that you never have to get your hands into the fuselage to put a socketor wrench on the plate that sandwiches the Poplar triangle wedge because the bolts are welded to the 4130 plate.Mike C.[cid:image001.jpg(at)01CEA88F.F5CD3860][cid:image002.jpg(at)01CEA88F.F5CD3860]-----Original Message-----