Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Ray Krause
or: "Irrational exuberance"We've had a long spell of rainy weather. This morning sure seemed flyablehttp://youtu.be/7hgexhKyUKQ?list=UUSToJirZgmDJ6HKusAkowDQRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright"
Jeff,Thanks do much for your continuing videos of encouragement. Absolutely beautiful!You always encourage me to get out to the shop and keep going.Thanks,Ray KrauseSent from my iPad> On Sep 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, "Jeff Boatright" wrote:> > > or: "Irrational exuberance"> > We've had a long spell of rainy weather. This morning sure seemed flyable> > http://youtu.be/7hgexhKyUKQ?list=UUSToJ ... HKusAkowDQ> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 508#430508> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: Ray Krause
Hi Ray,Glad you enjoy them - I like making them!Here's the same video with music a little more appropriate:http://youtu.be/2euNmfDO67gRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Jeff,That's even better! How do you come up with the music?RaySent from my iPad> On Sep 13, 2014, at 8:16 PM, "Jeff Boatright" wrote:> > > Hi Ray,> > Glad you enjoy them - I like making them!> > Here's the same video with music a little more appropriate:> > http://youtu.be/2euNmfDO67g> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 512#430512> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright" > Hi Ray,
You must have one helluva giant smoke tankthere Jeff.ClifLife has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets." (Oscar Wilde)----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
I agree. The bad things all get in from the outside... I assume it's not caseinglue.. Even then, delaminating would start at the edges.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright"
Awesome...! I didn't get a chance to fly today but I was up till 1:00 am workingon the Piet - so I'm that much closer...! A colleague from work is coming over to visit my project today. He is beginninga Pietenpol project...!Thanks Jeff...!--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: "Jeff Boatright"
While chewing on that, let's move to the leading edge, where I've discovered anerror (surly not the first).Apparently, the first nine measurements inside the wing profile are measured fromthe reference line. Starting about number 10, the measurements are from thebottom capstrip.I drew the rib template on tracing paper and laid it on my drawing. Works out prettywell as it goes from one set of measurements to the other.The one thing I can't figure out is the point 1.5" up from the reference line wherethe leading edge should touch. The only way to do that is move the tracingup so that the bottom edge of the top capstrip is on my line (second image).Perhaps it would be much easier for me to use the Riblett 612.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/m226 ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: "tools"
I made a rough drawing of the Riblett 612. This looks like a 612, so I'll use thisfor my ribs.--------JohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/ribn ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
And that's what they're supposed to sound like! Very nice, Michael. You might want to look at the position of the prop when it stops, and possibly re-clock it to a different position to make starting a bit easier. It appeared that the person who was doing the propping had to reposition the prop to get it where the blade was ready to stroke downward, and in doing so had to pull it through part of a cycle by hand. This can sometimes lead to a start when the person doing the propping isn't ready. My prop stops at roughly the 10 o'clock-4 o'clock position, ready for the next start, and rarely requires any manual repositioning to get the downward blade into position. Picture here: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine ... -----Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: Ken Bickers
Experimental 41CC put in just about 1.0 in the logbook on Saturday, flying amongsta steady stream of air tankers coming and going from wildland fires in ourregion. VERY busy at our airport, which has not one but two tanker bases setup this fire season and although I took it on up to 3000', the horizontal visibilityreally deteriorated fast so after that I kept it down low.The temporary tanker base on the east side of our field is home to a pair of heavyDC-10s for the duration, and besides the PV-2s and other stuff there has alsobeen a very interesting amphibious tanker, heli-tankers, and a pair of turbineaerial applicators (Thrushes?) working the fires. Last week I pulled theplane out but didn't even attempt to go up... they were even holding King Airsoutside the Class Delta airspace at times, it was so busy with tankers.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 21:20:56 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Does it look like this,Oscar?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCL0_TTsHzoClifthere has also been a very interesting amphibious tanker, > --------> Oscar Zuniga________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Stupid Piet Tricks

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Oscar my dad flew P2's for years in the Navy, they held an Alpha designation. Athis recent military burial service 4 members from his crew attended. Lots ofgreat stories...Sent from my iPadJack Textor> On Sep 14, 2014, at 11:33 PM, "taildrags" wrote:> > > Clif;> > I think it's a CL-415 but I haven't seen it very often. I'll have to pay closerattention next time. It's yellow ;o)> > Ken; I'm not yet resubscribed to the list but thought I'd check in on the Forumtonight to see what was up. I'll be back in a few weeks; promise. Meantime,I can report that the tanker operators here are really cool customers. Inthe 24+ months that I spent almost every Saturday and Sunday afternoon at thehangar working on the Piet, I kept my little Icom on the tower frequency to keepup with the radio chatter and it's always interesting during fire season Thetanker pilots are professional, consistent, concise, and occasionally entertaining.The tanker fleet at the moment includes a pair of BAE-146s that seemto have come with British crew, because the voice on the radio is definitelyLimey ;o) Then there was the day when Tanker Six had a stuck mike, much to theconsternation of the extremely busy tower controller, and we all listened tothe captain's cockpit calls for about 10 minutes, 'gear up', 'flaps five', etc.-while nobody else could conduct communications. !> Finally we heard the captain of the tanker declare, "I can't hear a thing somy mike must be stuck" and I guess he powered down the COMM at that point. Theyreally do a good job, and I only wish I could get over close to the tankerbase to smell the blue oil smoke when they fire up the big R-3350s on the P2VNeptunes. I love radials.> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 550#430550> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:31:59 -0700

Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine/Fuel Storage

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
Any Piets Based out of Phx Deer Valley?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:32:49 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine/Fuel Storage