Pietenpol-List: Duane Cole books
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:20 pm
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
I am determined not to be one of William's dead friends. As much as I want tofly my airplane with all of the beautiful spring days we're having, my engineis not running right and I won't fly it till I get it to run right. It makesplenty of power if I finesse the throttle and carb heat up and down the RPM range,but it's definitely not running right.I have all of Tony's books but I have two copies of the blue one, "The SportplaneBuilder", and one of those, older and worn now, is autographed by Tony insidethe cover.Close observers of the photos of my magneto wiring that I posted a couple of daysago will notice that many people have autographed the inside (bare) aluminumsurface of my engine cowling with a Sharpie, and one of the names, which ispartly visible in the photo, is that of the renowned airshow performer and writerMarion Cole.I have a framed, autographed copy of Paul Poberezny climbing from the cockpit of"Paul I", his P-51, in my office. Paul sent it to me himself, in an envelopethat he hand-addressed to me at my home.The engine on my airplane is a Continental A75 that has been rebuilt to factoryoriginal tolerances with all certified and approved parts and methods, and ithas less than 40 hours on it. The magnetos and wiring harnesses are equallynew and certified for use on this engine as well. The carburetor is FAA approvedfor use on this engine, a Stromberg NAS3-A1, rebuilt by an A&P who specializedin these carbs, using all approved parts and methods and in the proper configuration.None of these things changes the fact that my engine is not running right and thatI could become one of William's dead friends as a consequence of attemptingto fly it in this condition. The last thing I want to do is go silent on thislist because somebody had to scrape me and my airplane off the airfield andcall my wife to let her know about it. The point is, use good sense, discipline,and prudence... don't just depend on what you read in a famous book plusyour good looks. The ground can be very unforgiving when you hit it hard enough.So for the moment, I'm grounded. As Jim Carrey says in "The Mask": 'somebody stopme!'--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Duane Cole books
I am determined not to be one of William's dead friends. As much as I want tofly my airplane with all of the beautiful spring days we're having, my engineis not running right and I won't fly it till I get it to run right. It makesplenty of power if I finesse the throttle and carb heat up and down the RPM range,but it's definitely not running right.I have all of Tony's books but I have two copies of the blue one, "The SportplaneBuilder", and one of those, older and worn now, is autographed by Tony insidethe cover.Close observers of the photos of my magneto wiring that I posted a couple of daysago will notice that many people have autographed the inside (bare) aluminumsurface of my engine cowling with a Sharpie, and one of the names, which ispartly visible in the photo, is that of the renowned airshow performer and writerMarion Cole.I have a framed, autographed copy of Paul Poberezny climbing from the cockpit of"Paul I", his P-51, in my office. Paul sent it to me himself, in an envelopethat he hand-addressed to me at my home.The engine on my airplane is a Continental A75 that has been rebuilt to factoryoriginal tolerances with all certified and approved parts and methods, and ithas less than 40 hours on it. The magnetos and wiring harnesses are equallynew and certified for use on this engine as well. The carburetor is FAA approvedfor use on this engine, a Stromberg NAS3-A1, rebuilt by an A&P who specializedin these carbs, using all approved parts and methods and in the proper configuration.None of these things changes the fact that my engine is not running right and thatI could become one of William's dead friends as a consequence of attemptingto fly it in this condition. The last thing I want to do is go silent on thislist because somebody had to scrape me and my airplane off the airfield andcall my wife to let her know about it. The point is, use good sense, discipline,and prudence... don't just depend on what you read in a famous book plusyour good looks. The ground can be very unforgiving when you hit it hard enough.So for the moment, I'm grounded. As Jim Carrey says in "The Mask": 'somebody stopme!'--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Duane Cole books