Brodhead Pietenpol Association

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It’s Kerri Ann Price’s design.

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I tested this cover out today and it seems to work pretty good. It’s just screwed in place for now just to see how it does. Definitely keeps the draft out and I didn’t notice it flopping around at all. I will change to easier fasters at some point. The fabric is “Top Gun” from Joann. 8FE2EC5E-3DB5-4...

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Whenever it was time for me to figure out what spring to use there I got lucky and found a spring manufacturer 15 minutes from my house. The W.B Jones Spring Co. in Wilder KY. I stopped in one day after work with my drawings. I pointed out the note about the 6-7/8" length and being fully compre...

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I can't speak to performance as I'm not yet flying but I think it's worth noting that BHP's last original used the coil spring set up.
The earlier plans from the '32 FGM show using a leaf spring from a Model T.
Seems to me Bernard switched to the coil spring design and stuck with it.

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702F1E57-3E67-430E-91AD-F76226BE47A0.jpeg I’m in the process of fabricating my exhaust and am curious to hear from folks with real world experience. How short could I cut down the tailpipe without blowing too much hot air onto the fabric? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And any advice spec...

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Oscar, the cable does not currently go around a pulley. It just bends 90 degrees around a wood curve. I figured that would be a simpler installation (always on the quest to reduce parts count). However, I made the dimensions match that of a pulley so that if it proves to be a problem then it would b...

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I’m still in the building stage so who knows how well my setup will actually work but for what it’s worth here’s a couple shots of how I did mine. The design is inspired from pictures on West Coast Piet of Charlie Miller’s design. 1919F80B-4137-4798-BB89-715391BCE475.jpeg It’s really hard to get a g...

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Looking at the pictures of the last original on West Coast Piet it looks like Bernard didn't offset the fiin at all. Maybe someone who has seen it in person can verify that. The camera angle makes it hard to say for sure. It also looks like he used a combination of screws and bolts in that area. Not...

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For some reason the directions for wrapping the bungees is in the '33 FGM article for the Scout (or at least it is in my EAA reprint version). It says to use a square knot and tape the ends. I'm not at that stage yet myself so..

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Wings will probably go together quicker than you think. I originally figured on one wing per summer (I have a 40 hrs + day job). I wound up finishing both wings in one summer with warm weather to spare.

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SEVENTH BUILD! At some point I think you can no longer call it amateur built ha ha. Could we get a photo montage of your life's work? Tom, the blue fitting is just a U shaped strap for attaching a seat belt to. Also, I was asked in a PM about the cable clamps on the center section cross bracing. The...

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I do.
Here’s a few.

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It looks like you and I are at about the same stage. Where are you located? I'm in Cincinnati Ohio. Would be cool to get together.

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I’m working on my fuel tank and am planning on combining the fuel guage and outlet into one fitting. Does anybody out there see any potential issues with this set up?

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Skip Gadd of southern Ohio has a very nice project he is selling. He isn’t on this forum so I will PM you his phone number.

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There is a very in-depth article by Oscar Zuniga in the 2019 fourth quarter BPA Newsletter about that very subject.
Check it out.

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I've read about folks extending their mounts forward a lot. It''s mentioned in William Wynns Weight and Balance book. Not sure if everyone is just making them per the drawings but extending them a bit or if you have to increase the tubing size or even add in bracing. Surely someone out there who's d...

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Those little sonexes sure look like a lot of fun.
Maybe not as much fun as a Pietenpol but it sounds like your working on that.
Welcome aboard!

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Wow! I've never heard of a shooting board before, looks like the perfect tool for the job.

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A list of weight I have added or will add to my airplane. It adds up fast!

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Man, that's a tough one. I can't image only one set of cables would stretch while the others didn't.
How well sealed are the ends of your spars? Could one expand more than the other due to moisture?

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For those out there stuck at home. You might often find yourself wasting your days away endlessly surfing the interwebs. Or should I say deticating important time towards homebuilt aviation research. Either way, share some of your favorite links here so we can all get the best of what the worl wide ...

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I made my horns symmetrical (not yet flying). I figured the error was just because the plan's templates were hand drawn. I re-drew the horns on manila folders and cut them out for patterns. Worked pretty good.
As far as the brace fittings I used .090 for the fin and .100 for the h-stab.

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Beautiful work.
Hope you have a plan to get it out!

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Our EAA chapter's annual event is coming up. Hope to see you there.

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How come no matter how many clamps you got, it ain’t never enough?

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In the end I chickened out. Routing the entire fuselage seemed like a lot of work and a lot of risk for very little gain. I only routed the 3 major pieces that strengthen the door frame, similar to routing a spar. Incase anyone is curious my port fuselage side weighs 11.4 pounds while the starboard ...

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Fellas, thanks for your concern. Criticism is always welcome, especially when it's safety related. I guess I misrepresented my intentions. I do plan on going with the 6" wide hubs hacked from 4130 steel, I'm just hoping to adjust the spoke hole locations to accommodate the standard length spoke...

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Hey just passing this on. I just bought a set of 21" rims and spokes from BMI Karts in Versailles, OH. https://www.bmikarts.com/ The rims are $20 ea. and a set of spokes is $30. The guy said they bought some huge quantity of these things from a bankruptcy and now they're just trying to get them...

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Very cool!
What made you go with the steel? I was on the fence for a while but decided in my case wood would be cheaper and faster.

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I’m sort of in between steps on my project so I decided to waste a little time laying out my instrument panel. I’m a very low time student pilot learning in a champ so I don’t know much about the best arrangement but it kinda made sense in my mind to center the flight instruments, put all the engine...

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Very cool

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Free for the cost of shipping.
I mistakenly made my upper motor mount fittings to the dimensions on drawing 6 wich doesn’t appear to provide enough clearance for the Continental mount.
I believe they should work for anyone planing on using a Model A.

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I did not know Bill but have certainly benefited from his writings and his his service to our nation. Thank you Bill.

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Sorry Mark I'm nowhere near Oklahoma, but welcome to the group and congratulations on your graduation.

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I'll be starting my fuselage here as soon as glue worthy weather hits Cincinnati. I plan to ad the passenger door per Keri Ann Price's plans. One thing I noticed on her drawings is that she includes instructions for routing lots of places in the struts, braces, and longerons throughout the fuselage ...

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I took my inspiration from these guys
http://westcoastpiet.com/control_horns.htm
http://youtu.be/mB9E43TuaFM

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Right on.

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Might be wise to give it the old boil test just to be sure.

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I’ve just now noticed a mistake. The measurement from the firewall to to seat back on the steel fuselage should be 6’2-1/2”. Just goes to show that you should question everything you see on the internet!

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