Pietenpol-List: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:56 pm
Original Posted By: Michael Cuy
Subject: Pietenpol-List: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member*Infidels, Countrymen, Airplane nuts, and Pietenpol builders, **Years back Steve Eldredge from Utah started a Pietenpol builders e-maillist and in the early 1990's when I was starting to build my PietenpolI found the list**incredibly useful and as the list transitioned into the Matronicslist even after I completed and had flown my Piet I still enjoyed the listand helping others**when possible. **The airplane is a very cool design---I have loved every minute ofbuilding, owning, and flying it----but the most valuable gem I have beenblessed with from this**list are some lifelong friendships that formed because of our commoninterest in this little wood and fabric homebuilt design: **--FrankPavliga----who was the one**who got me into Pietenpols and Frank's awesome Dad Frank S. Pavliga, JohnHofmann, Glenn Thomas, Rob Busch, Bill Church, Ryan Mueller, Dan Yocum,Jack Phillips, Kevin Purtee, Gary Boothe, Tom Travis, Jim Sury, Paul andRudy Siegel, Gary & Shad Bell, Don Emch, Dan Helsper, Simon & SusanMcCormack, **Jim and Josh Markle, Matt Paxton, Richard Schriebler, ChuckBorsuk, Earl Brown, John Recine, Scott Dawson, DJ Vegh, Steve Williamson,Grant MacLaren, Mark Chouinard, Greg Cardinal, Doc & Dee Mosher, Jack &Susan Textor, Chuck Gantzer, Steve Chase, Santiago Morete & many more. **I completed my 1933 short-fuselage Pietenpol in 1998 and it is powered byan A-65 Continental engine. I have the straight axel landing gear and noelectrics. I covered the plane in the light weight 1.7oz uncertifiedSuperflite fabric (comes from the exact same mill as the certifiedfabric---just doesn't have the pretty black PMA stamp every few feet) andfinished it in Randolph nitrate and butyrate dope with matching Randolphenamel on the metal parts. **My plane came in at 632 pounds empty and I use a wood 72P-42" prop. Ihave a 3-piece wing and no fuel in the wing---I made the center sectioninto a baggage compartment which works like a charm. Fuel is a nose tankbehind the firewall that holds 17 gallons. **I could not have built the airplane without the sound building advice Igot from other Piet builders who had built Pietenpols before me AND thefantastic book series available thru EAA**by Tony Bingelis. These books are phenomenal and will save you hours andhours of wondering how to do that next step. **How do I run my fuel lines? Tony tells you. What material do I makemy windshields out of? What is the difference between and AN-3 and anAN-4 and how should they be installed**to FAA regulations and specs? The Tony Bingelis books tell you. **How tight should my prop bolts be and how do I balance my prop and makesure it tracks properly to reduce vibration? My Uncle Tony tells you.(okay....he's not really my Uncle **but I love calling him that.) **I saved a LOT of head-scratching and money and time by purchasing thesejewels---four books for under $100. Two tanks of avgas cost me that muchso really, this is a great investment and you don't always get sound advicefrom "experienced" airplane people but you will from buying and reading theTony Bingelis homebuilder books. *https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-shop/homebui ... -of-4*I've had the pleasure of flying this little airplane now for 18 years andit has been a pure joy. I hope whatever your interest level is inPietenpols that you'll keep at it and finish yours someday. The guys whoown and fly them will tell you how worthwhile the effort is to build (andit isn't easy by any means) this scratch-built airplane. **Ironically enough the guys who have "them all"......the airline pilots andmilitary pilots out there.....do you know what kind of airplane many ofthem gravitate to building?? The Pietenpol. One of my friends flies theCAF's B-24 and B-29, C-47, and A-26. Do you know what he's building inhis garage? A Pietenpol. **There are guys in this group who have combat time in F-16 Falcons and youknow what they are building?? There is a guy here building a Pietenpolwho was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a heroic rescue inOperation Iraqi Freedom. **There are SO many good resources for Pietenpol builders. One of myFAVORITE places on the web to look at Pietenpol photos ( I mean reams ofphotos) is a great web site made by ChrisTracy---- http://www.westcoastpiet.com/ You could spend hours and hours pouring over builders photos. A ton ofphotos my plane are posted there along with an entire page of sketchesunder Mike Cuy. **Lastly, there is a wonderful Facebook Pietenpol page that I reallylike---- https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/**All the best, **Michael Cuy**Ohio *[image: Inline image 1]________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member*Infidels, Countrymen, Airplane nuts, and Pietenpol builders, **Years back Steve Eldredge from Utah started a Pietenpol builders e-maillist and in the early 1990's when I was starting to build my PietenpolI found the list**incredibly useful and as the list transitioned into the Matronicslist even after I completed and had flown my Piet I still enjoyed the listand helping others**when possible. **The airplane is a very cool design---I have loved every minute ofbuilding, owning, and flying it----but the most valuable gem I have beenblessed with from this**list are some lifelong friendships that formed because of our commoninterest in this little wood and fabric homebuilt design: **--FrankPavliga----who was the one**who got me into Pietenpols and Frank's awesome Dad Frank S. Pavliga, JohnHofmann, Glenn Thomas, Rob Busch, Bill Church, Ryan Mueller, Dan Yocum,Jack Phillips, Kevin Purtee, Gary Boothe, Tom Travis, Jim Sury, Paul andRudy Siegel, Gary & Shad Bell, Don Emch, Dan Helsper, Simon & SusanMcCormack, **Jim and Josh Markle, Matt Paxton, Richard Schriebler, ChuckBorsuk, Earl Brown, John Recine, Scott Dawson, DJ Vegh, Steve Williamson,Grant MacLaren, Mark Chouinard, Greg Cardinal, Doc & Dee Mosher, Jack &Susan Textor, Chuck Gantzer, Steve Chase, Santiago Morete & many more. **I completed my 1933 short-fuselage Pietenpol in 1998 and it is powered byan A-65 Continental engine. I have the straight axel landing gear and noelectrics. I covered the plane in the light weight 1.7oz uncertifiedSuperflite fabric (comes from the exact same mill as the certifiedfabric---just doesn't have the pretty black PMA stamp every few feet) andfinished it in Randolph nitrate and butyrate dope with matching Randolphenamel on the metal parts. **My plane came in at 632 pounds empty and I use a wood 72P-42" prop. Ihave a 3-piece wing and no fuel in the wing---I made the center sectioninto a baggage compartment which works like a charm. Fuel is a nose tankbehind the firewall that holds 17 gallons. **I could not have built the airplane without the sound building advice Igot from other Piet builders who had built Pietenpols before me AND thefantastic book series available thru EAA**by Tony Bingelis. These books are phenomenal and will save you hours andhours of wondering how to do that next step. **How do I run my fuel lines? Tony tells you. What material do I makemy windshields out of? What is the difference between and AN-3 and anAN-4 and how should they be installed**to FAA regulations and specs? The Tony Bingelis books tell you. **How tight should my prop bolts be and how do I balance my prop and makesure it tracks properly to reduce vibration? My Uncle Tony tells you.(okay....he's not really my Uncle **but I love calling him that.) **I saved a LOT of head-scratching and money and time by purchasing thesejewels---four books for under $100. Two tanks of avgas cost me that muchso really, this is a great investment and you don't always get sound advicefrom "experienced" airplane people but you will from buying and reading theTony Bingelis homebuilder books. *https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-shop/homebui ... -of-4*I've had the pleasure of flying this little airplane now for 18 years andit has been a pure joy. I hope whatever your interest level is inPietenpols that you'll keep at it and finish yours someday. The guys whoown and fly them will tell you how worthwhile the effort is to build (andit isn't easy by any means) this scratch-built airplane. **Ironically enough the guys who have "them all"......the airline pilots andmilitary pilots out there.....do you know what kind of airplane many ofthem gravitate to building?? The Pietenpol. One of my friends flies theCAF's B-24 and B-29, C-47, and A-26. Do you know what he's building inhis garage? A Pietenpol. **There are guys in this group who have combat time in F-16 Falcons and youknow what they are building?? There is a guy here building a Pietenpolwho was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a heroic rescue inOperation Iraqi Freedom. **There are SO many good resources for Pietenpol builders. One of myFAVORITE places on the web to look at Pietenpol photos ( I mean reams ofphotos) is a great web site made by ChrisTracy---- http://www.westcoastpiet.com/ You could spend hours and hours pouring over builders photos. A ton ofphotos my plane are posted there along with an entire page of sketchesunder Mike Cuy. **Lastly, there is a wonderful Facebook Pietenpol page that I reallylike---- https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/**All the best, **Michael Cuy**Ohio *[image: Inline image 1]________________________________________________________________________________