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- Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:27 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Herb's latest modifications on N709HR
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9750
Re: Herb's latest modifications on N709HR
Terry; per previous posts from Herb to this list, his engine is a turbo'd Subaru. Zooming in on his instrument panel, the gauges say "AutoMeter", which you can Google to find their website. Apparently they have lines of gauges that you can "roll your own" style, face, bezel, and ...
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:06 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Missing from Brodhead?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2197
Re: Missing from Brodhead?
Boy, you would think whoever is missing that walking assist would sure be anxious to get it back! Maybe somebody can cross-post this to the Piet Facebook page-?
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:31 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Herb's latest modifications on N709HR
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9750
Re: Herb's latest modifications on N709HR
Herb; in the photo that shows your battery, am I seeing a bare copper bus from the + lead of the battery to where your cables bolt to it? That should probably be covered or guarded by insulating material, since anything touching from that bare bus to any metal part of the airplane that is connected ...
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:41 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: New member, intro
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5334
Re: New member, intro
Ozzie; I also rented space in the EAA 35 hangar for a good while... about a year, maybe more, if I recall. There are a lot of useful tools in there but even better, there are some very knowledgeable people around, especially on weekends. By the way, I think I left my VW engine stand there when I mov...
- Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:12 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Independence, Oregon fly-in
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2413
Independence, Oregon fly-in
I thought I had seen mention of the EAA 292 fly-in coming up next month, but maybe not. Scheduled for Aug. 18-21, the keynote event will be the solar eclipse on Monday the 21st. Here's the info: https://www.eaa292.org/fly-in . The person who introduced me to Piets is Ernie Moreno and his airplane is...
- Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: First flight
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5539
Re: First flight
Bill; congratulations on getting your airplane in the air! Looking forward to pireps from you on how she flies. By the way, what do your Phase I operating limitations say about your flight test area? Independence Airpark, 7S5, is only 15NM from Albany and there is a fly-in to Independence Aug. 18-21...
- Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: New member, intro
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5334
Re: New member, intro
Ozzie; welcome to the list. I just missed you by a couple of years... moved back out here to Oregon from San Antonio in 2011. My Air Camper was based at San Geronimo Airpark while I was there. Steve Dortch is another Piet guy in your area, I thought he was still at San Geronimo but may have moved up...
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:35 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Insrument Panel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5107
Re: Insrument Panel
Mike; most of the instruments you'll see in Air Campers are the minimum required by the regulations for day VFR flight and are pretty basic. From that point, it depends on whether you have a water-cooled or air-cooled engine and whether you want any additional information such as cylinder head tempe...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Questions for wing assembly
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9414
Re: Questions for wing assembly
Terry; of course I was aware of the relief tube solution, but deploying the apparatus in flight can present a challenge while conducting solo flight and attempting to maintaining straight and level. The gel pack seems like it might require less manipulation to deploy but some discretion upon landing...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:12 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Questions for wing assembly
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9414
Re: Questions for wing assembly
Rick; I agree with your assessment of getting in and out of the cockpit at our age. I can slide in and out effortlessly with my flop flipped over, even in winter gear, but it sure would be a pain without it. Speaking of our age, I will turn 66 in just a few weeks, so I probably feel some of your pai...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:27 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Questions for wing assembly
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9414
Re: Questions for wing assembly
John; I have not built or even seen the UK wing spars up close and personal, so my responses here will be generic. 1. The UK group does not distribute or sell the Jim Wells "UK spar" drawings to builders in the US, nor have I seen them on the web. Perhaps someone in the UK can help you wit...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:21 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Spring landing gear
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9140
Re: Spring landing gear
That's the Steve that I remember, alright. The only ground crew I have ever known to paint an entire Chevrolet Suburban red using only rattle cans! Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating just a little, but I'm sure those spring struts for your airplane will be purty as can be. Can't wait to hear the result...
- Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Where are the Piet Folks Based...?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 22189
Re: Where are the Piet Folks Based...?
Ken; Are you anywhere near Cedar Rapids? I have good friends there and besides offering whatever photos, opinions, and insight into Piet building I might be able to offer you from my lofty perch here in southern Oregon, my friends Dan & Linda Bunn in Cedar Rapids can offer you the best of any ki...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 3:29 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5001
Re: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
I am *not* typing this from Frazier Lake Airpark ;o( I am sitting in my office trying to wrap up several projects that have long since passed their deadlines, wishing I were at least at the airport. So.... anybody out there have a report on the 2017 Gathering? Current weather for Hollister shows it ...
- Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Rudder and elevator hinges
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4089
Re: Rudder and elevator hinges
Stephen; as I replied to you by email, I have the cast aluminum hinge parts, but they are not in finished condition. If you have the time and inclination to finish them, or have a buddy or hangar-mate or EAA connection, the parts are not difficult to finish. If you are looking for steel fabrications...
- Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:26 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Heim Vs Aurora
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2542
Re: Heim Vs Aurora
Steve; as I understand the term, "heim" has now become somewhat of a generic term for the ball-end fitting we're discussing. The original patent was to a German company (Heim), but the patent has since expired so others are making the same product. In the automotive world, if you say 'heim...
- Tue May 23, 2017 12:17 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: elevator backpressure
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2352
Re: elevator backpressure
Yellowing: does your airplane have the fuel tank in the nose? If so, have you only flown it with a mostly-full fuel tank? Back pressure on the stick in my airplane is normal when I have anything more than about a half-tank of fuel (my 16 gallon tank is in the nose), but it eases up as I burn fuel fr...
- Thu May 18, 2017 11:46 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Spar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12949
Re: Spar
Terry: why didn't you submit this for publishing in the newsletter? Excellent!
- Tue May 16, 2017 11:19 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Spar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12949
Re: Spar
'pilotman'- the section properties of the extruded spar, and the properties of the material that it's made of, would be required in order to calculate the competency of the spar to carry the design loads. Carlson's literature says those spars are 6061-T6 aluminum and they post the strengths in shear...
- Sun May 14, 2017 3:06 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4492
Re: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
EAB4, thank you... I understand that the modern (WW) conversions don't use the original tin and blower and all that... I have been in the Corvair movement for 20 years and I own and have studied William's videos and four different editions of William's conversion manual in detail, including the late...
- Sun May 14, 2017 12:09 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4492
Re: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
Well, here are the pix of the belt/blower Corvair that I have, but it's not possible to determine whether it had a starter or not. What seems obvious is that the standard conversion parts that William designed will not work with this setup because something has to either bolt to the top cover or to ...
- Sun May 14, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4492
Re: Hand Prop to Electric Start Conversion
Steve; if you're not on the CorvAircraft list, I'd be happy to put your post up on that list to see if anyone has info on that combination. I doubt that there are many (if any) builders or pilots who are still using the belt and blower setup though. I may have some pictures of a Piet with the belt a...
- Thu May 11, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Spar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12949
Re: Spar
JT- a little bird tells me that there may be an article (or series of articles) on Piet wing spars in an upcoming issue of the BPA Newsletter, but it sounds like you're ready to get started and you need to make a decision on spars pretty quickly so you can build your ribs to fit your spars. I'm surp...
- Wed May 03, 2017 11:58 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail Hinges
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3289
Re: Tail Hinges
Another update on the Vi Kapler-style cast aluminum hinges. The foundry that I work with has just run a new batch of castings for me, somewhere in the neighborhood of 260 sets, but I have not seen them yet and have no idea what the rejection rate is going to be. Even with the anticipated rejection r...
- Wed May 03, 2017 9:55 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Throttle cable
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2149
Re: Throttle cable
Semih; it really depends on what you're looking for. If you want an actual aviation panel-mount throttle cable, you'll have to buy a longer one and cut it to the required length. We have a multitude of similar Bowden-style cables available to us here in the US, with a very typical one being a manual...
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 1:14 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Digests
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2996
Re: Digests
Am I the only one who is getting numerous BPA Newsletter digests all of a sudden? Many are repeats. My spam filter is snagging them because the sender is listed as the "Brodhead Pietenpol Association Robot" and that word alone would trigger some filters...
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:53 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail Hinges
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3289
Re: Tail Hinges
Tony; the biggest advantage to recessing the hinge bases is that it reduces the gap between the surfaces, which is said to improve control effectiveness by reducing the tendency of higher-pressure air on one side of the surface to bypass through the gap and reduce the airflow over the control surfac...
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:09 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: The Jeepenpol is ready for another test flight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4834
Re: The Jeepenpol is ready for another test flight
By the way, my reading on the matter does NOT find that changing props or prop hubs constitutes a "major change" anyway. Changing engines or changing from a fixed-pitch prop to a constant-speed prop (for example), would constitute a major change.
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:03 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: The Jeepenpol is ready for another test flight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4834
Re: The Jeepenpol is ready for another test flight
Kenny; when your airplane was signed off for its first flights, the inspector should have issued you the flight restrictions. Very important. During the first phase of flight testing, you don't have to ask anybody permission to make changes, and you don't have to get another inspection, or anything ...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:39 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6725
Re: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
Don; by the way, there was an excellent climb test procedure published in the October 2000 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, by Ed Kolano, to develop an airplane's climb charts. It's a perfectly good procedure that will generate enough data points to establish a useful graph of climb performance at diffe...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6725
Re: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
Don; I've gotten the same advice about recently-overhauled cylinders/pistons/rings... in order to seat them, the engine needs to get up to temperature and stay there, although not at a constant RPM (simply ground running it, for example). I was once lucky enough to get a ride in a Starduster Too tha...
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:54 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6725
Re: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
Don; I'll add my congratulations to those of the others who cheered you on, and it's great to have another Air Camper flying. I'm very interested in your performance stats since our airplanes weigh within about 30 lb of each other empty and both have recently-overhauled A75s. My prop is a 72x36 and ...
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:24 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5001
Re: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
Hello again, West Coast Pieters; well, I'm a very poor example for all of you as far as being fired up and ready to go to the Gathering, which is only about 9 weekends away. I have yet to pull my airplane out of the hangar this year, much less go fly it! We have had such a long, cold, wet, and yes, ...
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: ADS-B and Transponder thoughts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3502
Re: ADS-B and Transponder thoughts
My thoughts: 1. Radios cost money and don't fly the airplane. 2. Electrical system costs money and doesn't fly the airplane. 3. Operating the radios distracts the pilot and doesn't fly the airplane. 4. Transponders tell ATC where the airplane is but the pilot can see that by looking out of the airpl...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:50 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Downsizing the Piet
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4230
Re: Downsizing the Piet
Clay; what do you reckon the gross weight of that downsized version might be? I'm thinking if I take a pair of binoculars, turn them around, and look at myself in the mirror, through them I might be small enough to fit. What do you think? ;o)
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:29 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Ramblings of an idiot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5055
Re: Ramblings of an idiot
This being experimental aviation, I don't believe the DAR will be grading you on the airplane's performance, but rather will be looking at workmanship, safety, and overall construction. You don't have to wait till it flies the way you want it to before you get it inspected. In fact, you jumped the g...
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:43 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Ramblings of an idiot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5055
Re: Ramblings of an idiot
Kenny; These are not the ramblings of an idiot. They are the expressions of a dedicated builder and experimenter who also happens to be a VERY experienced aerial applicator with a LOT of time in aircraft operating at the edge of their performance envelopes in very challenging conditions. If anybody ...
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:35 pm
- Forum: Photo Section
- Topic: Empennage Hinges
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11428
Re: Empennage Hinges
Oh, wait... next you're going to say that you weighed them *after* applying the green primer on yours. If that's the case, I'd better hit the mounting bases of the cast aluminum hinges even harder!
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:33 pm
- Forum: Photo Section
- Topic: Empennage Hinges
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11428
Re: Empennage Hinges
Dang it, Dan-! Your hinges beat my cast aluminum ones, which are 0.64 oz/set. Yours are 0.06 oz lighter (a U.S. dime weighs about 0.08 oz). I guess I need to start taking more material off the mounting bases to get them closer to what yours weigh ;o)
- Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:03 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Herb's Pietenpol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9481
Re: Herb's Pietenpol
Beautiful firewall forward!
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:34 pm
- Forum: Photo Section
- Topic: Air Camper/Sky Scout photo gallery
- Replies: 20
- Views: 28895
Re: Air Camper/Sky Scout photo gallery
This is NOT a show plane... it's a flyer! I bought Corky Corbett's NX41CC. Original A65 Cont swapped for an A75.
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:00 pm
- Forum: Photo Section
- Topic: Empennage Hinges
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11428
Re: Empennage Hinges
Wow, I've got to agree... those are compact, VERY attractive, and probably lighter than the cast aluminum ones since they appear to be smaller.
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:56 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5001
2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
First weekend in June, Frazier Lake Airpark, California. From Brodhead (C37), plot a true course of 247 to Frazier Lake Airpark (1C9), 1736 statute miles. Establish cruise speed of 65 MPH, arrive in 7 hours less than it took Lindbergh to cross the Atlantic. Those flying in on floats will find that 1...
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: New forum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10220
Re: New forum
I will certainly second the motions that Steve mentioned. The Flybaby site is a real treasure chest of information and reference material, so is Westcoastpiet. The UK Piet site has some really nice photos and other good information, but some of it is only available if you're a member. Good call!
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:48 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: New forum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10220
Re: New forum
I am not a Luddite, but I'm still snooping around to figure out how things work here too. I'm used to seeing the icon next to a forum topic be a distinctive color, or blinking, or some other way to let me know there is a new post or posts in that topic thread that I have not read yet. Same for new t...
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:56 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Vortex Generators
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8183
Re: Vortex Generators
My first post to this discussion board... just signed up and just renewed my newsletter subscription, so I'd better stay alive for another 2 years to get all my money's worth out of it ;o) Discussing the VGs with Joa Harrison, who designed and manufactures the Landshorter molded polycarbonate VGs, h...