Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "johnnysdrop"
AllAttached are some pictures of jury strut brackets I've recently made.English JohnnyStill building wings.--------The only way is UPRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/jury ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Bending aileron pulley brackets

Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
Hi again all,I'm trying to bend all the aileron pulley brackets but am not having any successso need some ideas to help,I've used a bender but can only make the first bend and have to hammer bend thesecond needed which then doesn't have the same radius.I'll post a picture later, PLEASE HELP!English JohnnyStill building wings.--------The only way is UPRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Dave,Have fun seeing your fuselage quickly take shape. Building the frame of the fuselageis the step with the highest degree of "instant gratification" in the wholeproject. In a matter of just a few days, you go from a bundle of sticksto something that looks as though you're actually building an airplane.No need to beef up anything on the fuselage structure. It's plenty strong, as designed.Just follow the plans, and everything will be fine.Actually, on The Last Original, BHP used 7/8" x 1" longerons - with the 1" beingthe vertical dimension. Of course, it's only been flying for about 50 years,so time will tell whether it will hold up.Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Bending aileron pulley brackets

Original Posted By: Jack
Johnny,Going to need to see those photos to determine what your issue is.>From memory, the aileron pulley brackets are just simple channels - unless theUK plans have made them more complicated.Bill C.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: daves piet build

Original Posted By: John Hofmann
Hi Dave,I'm using the C85. Tom Wottreng built it for me. He is an authority on small Continentals and a great fellow! He has a website now, www.tomwottreng.com. He let me assist with my engine assembly which was quite an education. I have pictures of the build on my dated web, www.textors.com. Good luck with your build.JackSent from my iPadJack Textor> On Mar 4, 2016, at 8:16 AM, Douwe Blumberg wrote:> > Hey!> > It is getting harder to find C85=99s as people don=99t seem to want to part with them.> > 0200=99s however are plentiful and a core is pretty affordable. I got an 0200 and by simply changing the cam and a few other things, turned it into a C90. Wanting a shorter nose, I even left the gen and starter on it for weight and my CG is perfect.> > One could easily strip off the heavier stuff and probably not have to slant your wing back. The piet flies great with a C90. The downside is more fuel consumption, but chugging along at 2000rpm I burn maybe a gallon per hour more than a 65.> > Douwe> > ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Dave'sPiet"
Tom is building up a C-85 for one of our flight school Cubs and just did one for the Cub I am rebuilding out of Chicago. He does great work and is fairly priced.-john-> On Mar 4, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Jack wrote:> > Hi Dave,> I'm using the C85. Tom Wottreng built it for me. He is an authority on small Continentals and a great fellow! He has a website now, www.tomwottreng.com . He let me assist with my engine assembly which was quite an education. I have pictures of the build on my dated web, www.textors.com . Good luck with your build.> Jack> > Sent from my iPad> Jack Textor> > On Mar 4, 2016, at 8:16 AM, Douwe Blumberg > wrote:> >> Hey!>> >> It is getting harder to find C85=99s as people don=99t seem to want to part with them.>> >> 0200=99s however are plentiful and a core is pretty affordable. I got an 0200 and by simply changing the cam and a few other things, turned it into a C90. Wanting a shorter nose, I even left the gen and starter on it for weight and my CG is perfect.>> >> One could easily strip off the heavier stuff and probably not have to slant your wing back. The piet flies great with a C90. The downside is more fuel consumption, but chugging along at 2000rpm I burn maybe a gallon per hour more than a 65.>> >> Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: daves piet build