Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Terry Hand

I am cleaning out my hangar and have a set of tail feathers that I obviously no longer need. I hate to throw them out. If somebody wants them for their man cave, let me know. All I want to be reimbursed for the cost of packaging and shipping. They were modified to fit my Steel tube fuselage project,...

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Builders and Friends, As you know from my previous posting, my project has sold. Today, my new-found friend and Marine brother, Paul Oswalt, came and picked up HIS Piet project. It is no longer Terry Hand's steel tube Piet project. It is Paul Oswalt's steel tube Piet project. So I am asking for your...

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Sold.

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In terms of welding, I can't tell you not to use gas welding. But I will tell you this - all of the welds on the gear of my Piet project were TIG welded by William Wynne.

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I have a 66" warp drive for a Corvair engine for sale. I bought it, and sent it to the factory where they inspected the blades and hub, balanced them and repainted them. They have the white painted tips. They are the props with the nickel leading edge. They have never been installed and flown s...

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Kind words, Oscar. I am pricing it at what I think is fair, and also so someone who really wants to get a head start can do so.

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Things have changed in my life, and it is time to let my project go and let someone finish her up. A tough decision, but a necessary one. So my change of plans creates a great opportunity for a builder. 1. I have a steel tube fuselage project for sale. Most welding (not all, but most) has either bee...

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The FAA shows it as deregistered as of 2012. That is all that I could easily find. Someone may be able to determine more.

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A cheap lesson compared to what might have happened. We all learn from these postings. Thanks for sharing.

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I have done a little internet "dumpster diving" and what comes up is that 100LL is extremely sensitive to UV rays. That is why most gas cans are colored. Apparently 100LL does not play well with clear or white containers. Were the cans out in the sun? Were these cans designated as usable w...

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John,

I knew that I had drawn this out in the past. Does this help? I have the full size of this in pdf if you want to see it.

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One other thought. Since it is a direct line from rudder bar end to rudder horn, you could do this - You could measure a straight piece of line attached to the rudder horn. Measure from a fixed position (anywhere along that line is acceptable - even a small rod or stick clamped to a fixed position a...

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I am not using a rudder bar on my steel tube fuselage and tail, but I understand your concerns. I had the same question as I was positioning my rudder pedals. I clamped them in place and connected them by string/line to the rudder. I then checked to see if my position allowed movement of the rudder ...

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Oscar,

At your leisure. Have fun with family.

(I figured you would have a picture or two.)

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And Now For Something Completely Different - After a too long hiatus on my Pietenpol project, I am back at it. I need some constructive ideas. I have made the decision to go with manual drum brakes. I did not want super strong hydraulic brakes that would either flip me over if I stomped too hard or ...

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Piper, One other thing to ask your DAR - if I am the second owner of an experimental amateur built aircraft, who can do my Condition Inspection? The answer is - either the builder who has received the repairman’s certificate or an A&P. NOT an A&P/IA like a certified aircraft. Your DAR needs ...

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Piper, The Pietenpol has been around since 1929, and Bernard Pietenpol should really be considered the patron saint of homebuilders. So, I am a bit in shock the your DAR is unaware of its history and the fact that it is a plans built airplane. Currently there is not kit or factory for this airplane....

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Piper, Maybe your question should be, "Has anyone ever registered a Pietenpol Air Camper as anything but an experimental amateur built?" You keep coming back around to the idea of registering a Pietenpol as an E-LSA? I am just curious as to why you are interested in doing so. What do you p...

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Piper, Maybe it's my advancing age, but you have lost me in what you asking. I think that your original question was, "can the Pietenpol Air Camper be built and registered as E-LSA?" I thought that Clay had done a good job of explaining how aircraft move from S-LSA to E-LSA. Yet you want p...

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From the Bingelis book -

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You seem like you have your mind made up. So all I can say is, “Good luck”.

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If you are making all of those changes, you are not really building a Pietenpol Air Camper. You are building your own aircraft version, based on the Air Camper/Sky Scout designs. No judgment here. Just an observation. If that is the case, why don't you save yourself a lot of work, and just do this -...

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http://rogermann.org/ragwing/designs/rw1/

http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 3668f9b73f

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A flop would help. Do you plan on installing one?

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I would submit to you that your best option is to contact William Wynne or Ryan Mueller, let them look at your numbers and let them propose your best solution. They know the Pietenpol W&B as well as anyone.

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If you can wait a little while, I am aware of a manual that will be coming out in the very near future which will contain cad drawings of the gear you are asking about. I will post more on that soon. How many welders have you asked that turned you down? Have you looked on Craigslist for welders? Whe...

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Have you considered using the 2-part epoxy varnish from Polyfiber?

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... kkey=21475

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Way cleaner than my shop!

Cleanliness isn’t next to Godliness. “Goggles” is. I looked it up. -- Gallagher

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ArthurD, I am curious as to why 4130 was created then and used in aviation if there was little difference between it and 1020. Not trying to smart or argumentative - I am really curious.

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These are not the most period looking of the goggle choices, but I think your glasses should fit pretty well under these tanker goggles.

https://ebay.us/NzwHMs

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I tried to email Scott tonight but it appears he has retired so his old email address appears to be just that - old. Does anyone have current contact info for Scott?

Thanks in advance.

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Have you looked at self-etching primers?

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Luke,

I would post an ad in your local Craigslist as well as the Craigslist areas that you are willing to drive to and place a "Want To Buy" add. DO NOT say it is for an airplane or the price will be jacked up. Just tell them it is for a project. You will get a bite eventually.

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F.O.R.C.E.,

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Don Harper is in Barnwell, SC. Keith Goff is in (I believe) Aiken. I am sure either one would be happy to meet with you. PM me if you need their contact information.

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"The Air Camper airframe is said to be hell-for-stout, but it's up to you to judge just how near to hell you care to build your airframe to test the validity of that saying ;o)" Well put, Oscar (as you typically do so well). Have you considered where you might be able to use the Basswood i...

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I, fortunately, live about 1+15 away from ACS East, so I bought mine there and saved shipping. That is the only place I saw Mahogany gusset material, but others may have a better answer.

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Great comments, Oscar.

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Earl is right about the plans, but let me make a suggestion in general terms as it sounds like you are just starting your project. Assume that there are errors in everything (there aren't). But what it forces you to do is to verify everything, and by doing so you learn the plans better as well as th...

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This does not really answer your question, but since no one has yet answered, I thought that I would put my $.02 worth in. I am quoting below from Tony Bingelis, the late author of numerous books on aircraft construction. "There are two schools of thought about fitting the diagonals. One believ...

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I want to pass along some very important information. I am quoting from a notice that is in this month's BPA Newsletter, with the Associations permission. I am posting it here, in case you have not yet received your newsletter, and maybe have not downloaded the online newsletter. It may be redundant...

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Gary, Do you plan on letting people fly your airplane a fair amount so that is why you need adjustability? If it is for you because of leg length you may be better of making a seat that fits you. The airplane is already tail heavy so adding a mechanism may add weight where you don’t want or need it....

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Is this what you are looking for?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Emergency- ... Swbllcf1DW

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Clay, You made the following statement earlier - “As a subsequent owner of an Experimental Amateur Built Aircraft you will not be able to perform owner maintenance without an A&P license.“ That is an incorrect statement. Subsequent owners of EAB aircraft are allowed to do any and all maintenance...

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Lorenzo,

You read smarter than I do. Your answer makes better sense than my question.

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Are you asking if it is okay to build without having plywood sides at all? Or are you asking if a thinner plywood can be used. Please clarify your question.

Thanks.

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Here is a link to some reference material that may be helpful -

http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... CAMPER.pdf

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For those of you who may be interested in flying in your Pietenpol behind a Corvair engine, or may just be curious, there is a new tool to help you. William Wynne has created a FlyCorvair Youtube channel with tons of information already on it with much more to follow. Click on the link below for a m...

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Ron, Wiley Post was not the only pilot that did that. When I flew in the Marine Corps we had all the engine instruments rotated so that "normal" was all in the same place/clock position and each gauge was marked with a dash of red torque seal at that spot. we would scan all the gauges at o...

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