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by Pat Weeden
Tue May 22, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Brodhead Reunion Forums
Replies: 3
Views: 3690

Brodhead Reunion Forums

The Brodhead PIetenpol Association is putting together a forum schedule for the 2018 Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion. We are requesting topics and suggestions for presenters. All forums will take place on Saturday, July 21.

What'chyall think?
by Pat Weeden
Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:36 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Whatever Happened to...
Replies: 2
Views: 2824

Re: Whatever Happened to...

Thanks for running with this, Terry.
by Pat Weeden
Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:55 pm
Forum: Classified Ads
Topic: Pietenpol For Sale
Replies: 0
Views: 6462

Pietenpol For Sale

2010 Pietenpol Air Camper For Sale. $15,000. Comfortable 26” wide fuselage with Continental C-85 engine. Sky-tech lightweight starter. New wiring harness. Metal 71-46 propeller. Cleveland wheels and hydraulic brakes. New tires and tubes. 20-gallon fuel tank in center section. Magneto, hand-held radi...
by Pat Weeden
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:26 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Whatever Happened to...
Replies: 2
Views: 2824

Whatever Happened to...

From the E-mail Inbox... Hi nice people, I am trying to find out whatever happened to my best friend's Pietenpol. His workmanship was so beautiful that it was a shame to cover it. I think he got one or two flights on the bird when he suddenly died. His widow sold the plane but that's as far as I kno...
by Pat Weeden
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:24 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Corvair Fuel Burn
Replies: 1
Views: 2254

Corvair Fuel Burn

From the E-Mail Inbox...
I’m wondering off hand how many gallons per hour a corvair powered Piet will burn?

Thanks Geo.
by Pat Weeden
Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: 2nd Quarter 2018 BPA Newsletter
Replies: 1
Views: 2447

2nd Quarter 2018 BPA Newsletter

The latest BPA newsletter was put to bed early this morning and sent to the printer. Expect mailing (bulk mail...ugh!) middle of next week.
by Pat Weeden
Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: Classified Ads
Topic: Scout Project
Replies: 1
Views: 3708

Scout Project

Received via e-mail at BPA headquarters: For sale: Four spruce spars and lift and cabane struts, a pair of 26" wheels. Hubs from Ken Perkins, rim and spoked by Kenny Buchanan. One completed fuselage and tail feathers, varnished. Set of J-3 expander brakes, new, plus used master cylinders. Many ...
by Pat Weeden
Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:29 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Mexican Air Camper in Texas - Help
Replies: 3
Views: 3687

Mexican Air Camper in Texas - Help

Received this message at BPA headquarters today. Who can help? I'm trying to track down an Air Camper that was built in the early 80s. It was built by my wife's grandfather. I only have the serial number ia-84-10, it was built in Mexico and sold to a pilot who lived in San Antonio Tx in 1984. There ...
by Pat Weeden
Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:06 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: CNC Pietenpol Ribs & More
Replies: 9
Views: 7022

Re: CNC Pietenpol Ribs & More

The Brodhead Pietenpol Association has two wing rib jigs available for loan, free of charge. Just pay shipping.
by Pat Weeden
Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:25 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Original PIetenpol Plans
Replies: 2
Views: 2773

Original PIetenpol Plans

Hi All, I received the following message at BPA HQ today. Who can help?
Wanted: Need a set of Piet plans of the old original Piet. Not the plans in the 1932 Flying and Glider Manual or the improved plans but the old old plans. Please call 517-663-3083. Thank you. Kyle Bradford
by Pat Weeden
Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:52 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Address Changes
Replies: 2
Views: 3132

Newsletter Address Changes

Hi All, With each BPA newsletter mailing, we get a number of them returned to us due to "Temporarily Away" status form the Post Office. Since we use bulk rate postage, the USPS does not forward to temporary addresses. This costs us $1.19 for each one returned, plus another $1.21 to mail it...
by Pat Weeden
Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:06 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Looking for Pietenpol Information
Replies: 2
Views: 2907

Looking for Pietenpol Information

Received the following message at BPA headquarters today and received permission to post it here. My name is Arthur Harrington I live in Fremont Ca. I'm a retired union carpenter. Two months ago I found a Pietenpol for sale on trade-a-plane.com It said do not call this ad unless this plane is for yo...
by Pat Weeden
Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Quick reminder that the copy deadline for the next BPA newsletter is this Friday, Dec. 8. Please send any articles, photos, gossip or other junk to me by Friday evening. Thanks!
by Pat Weeden
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:37 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Marv Tomlinson Model A Parts
Replies: 1
Views: 2276

Marv Tomlinson Model A Parts

Hi All, I received the following message at BPA HQ a few days ago. Can anybody help this gentleman? Several years ago my brother Marv Tomlinson from Old Time Auto Parts sold some Model A engines to your club for your Pietenpol airplanes. I am building a RC model of a Pietenpol and would like to buil...
by Pat Weeden
Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:47 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Builders in Arizona?
Replies: 2
Views: 2849

Re: Builders in Arizona?

Thanks, Terry!
by Pat Weeden
Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Builders in Arizona?
Replies: 2
Views: 2849

Builders in Arizona?

Hi All, I received the following e-mail today at BPA headquarters. Can anybody help? Pat I would like to see and talk to builder with a flying example of one these prior to building and the sooner the better I live in Salome, AZ 85348 it's 100 miles west of Phoenix, AZ if you know of any one with a ...
by Pat Weeden
Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:34 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

The last quarter 2017 newsletter was just put to bed and is in production. About 10 days late. Look for it in your mailboxes late next week.
by Pat Weeden
Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:59 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Mystery Piet from Alexandra, Minnesota
Replies: 1
Views: 2451

Mystery Piet from Alexandra, Minnesota

Hi All, We received the note below at BPA headquarters. Can anybody help? The Pasche family is looking for information in regards to a Model A Ford powered Pietenpol built in the late 1930's. I used to play in it as child. We have a picture of it with Dad standing by it dated 1941. The bird was stor...
by Pat Weeden
Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:28 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Hinges
Replies: 4
Views: 4441

Hinges

From the BPA e-mail bag:
Would you be able to put me in touch with someone who sells the hinges for the horizontal and vertical stabilizers for the pietenpol?

Or, is someone selling a kit containing all necessary metal hardware?
by Pat Weeden
Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:27 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Last call for submissions to the 4th quarter 2017 BPA newsletter. I'll be working on it next week. Send me your photos, tips, articles, gossip or whatever by Friday, September 15. E-mail to: bpa@pietrenpols.org
by Pat Weeden
Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:39 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Herb Rose
Replies: 5
Views: 4901

Re: Herb Rose

Good to hear. Thanks for posting.
by Pat Weeden
Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:47 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Missing from Brodhead?
Replies: 1
Views: 2182

Missing from Brodhead?

Hi All, We're still catching our breath after the Brodhead Pietenpol Event. Discovered last night at our monthly EAA Chapter meeting was this nice mobility scooter/walker thingy. Is anybody missing it or remember who had one? I contacted Winnipeg Bob and he said it wasn't his. Looking for the owner.
by Pat Weeden
Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:26 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Thanks, Herb!
by Pat Weeden
Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: GN-1 Materials List
Replies: 0
Views: 5383

GN-1 Materials List

Hi All, I received the following handwritten letter at the BPA office today. Can anybody help? To the editor BPA I started my GN-1 Aircamper several years ago. I had a friend who was helping me with the project and he passed away seven years ago. I just haven’t had the inspiration to get it finished...
by Pat Weeden
Tue Jun 27, 2017 4:40 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: 2017 Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion
Replies: 0
Views: 5541

2017 Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion

Hi All,

The Information Page for the 2017 Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion has been published not he EAA Chapter 431 website. Please read it if you plan to attend.

http://www.eaa431.org/2017-pietenpolhat ... formation/

See you all in July!
by Pat Weeden
Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:14 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

The third quarter 2017 BPA newsletter (2017-03) is being delivered to the post office today. Hope y'all enjoy it.

(Am I allowed to say "y'all" in the Midwest?)
by Pat Weeden
Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: Classified Ads
Topic: GN-1 Aircamper
Replies: 0
Views: 7115

GN-1 Aircamper

Hi All, I received the following e-mail regarding a Grega GN-1 for sale. Pat Dear Friends, My Father passed away in 2014 & had been building a GN-1 Aircamper. My Mother is 83 & we need to find a home for the pieces & parts of the aircraft that he was not able to finish, sadly. The wings ...
by Pat Weeden
Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:13 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Brodhead Tshirts
Replies: 2
Views: 2856

Re: Brodhead Tshirts

Hi Brent,

The Piet T-Shirts are sold by a private vendor and he usually sells online as well. I'll post the link to the web store when the shirts become available.

Pat
by Pat Weeden
Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:35 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Any Piet Builders in Middle Tennessee?
Replies: 5
Views: 5258

Re: Any Piet Builders in Middle Tennessee?

Hi Mark, If you're coming up to Airventure, see if you can schedule a stop at the Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion the weekend before, July 20-22. Lots of people to meet here with common interest.
by Pat Weeden
Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:32 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering
Replies: 4
Views: 4974

Re: 2017 West Coast Pietenpol Gathering

Anybody have pictures or a report from the West Coast Pietenpol Gathering? I'd like to include something in the next newsletter but would need by the end of this week.

Thanks!
by Pat Weeden
Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Thanks everybody for the feedback on our first newsletter. Great to hear from everybody. Copy deadline for the next issue is June 16 and I'm hoping to go a little earlier than that based on how long it took for everybody to get their last issue. I want the next one in the mailboxes well before the J...
by Pat Weeden
Sun Jun 04, 2017 4:59 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Where are the Piet Folks Based...?
Replies: 27
Views: 21965

Re: Where are the Piet Folks Based...?

Hello All, I am in eastern Iowa and starting to embark on my first adventure building a Pietenpol. First thing I've noticed is the plans don't cover everything so I guess there must me a good deal of improvising. I hope everything works out for me and this doesn't take a lifetime to finish. LOL Ken...
by Pat Weeden
Fri May 19, 2017 8:11 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Spar
Replies: 13
Views: 12629

Re: Spar

I was just going to ask if I could use this in the next newsletter. Is this ok?
by Pat Weeden
Tue May 02, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

The second quarter 2017 newsletter hits the mail today. Hope you all find it useful.
by Pat Weeden
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:22 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Digests
Replies: 2
Views: 2968

Re: Digests

The extra digest e-mails today are probably coming from some work we were doing earlier this morning, importing some of the old Matronics posts. It should calm down after today.

Sorry for the extra spam.
by Pat Weeden
Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:09 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
Replies: 8
Views: 6681

Re: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017

Here's a video that Don's son posted on YouTube of the first flight. Pretty cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhFhqnJReCY
by Pat Weeden
Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:54 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Re: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Last call for submissions to the 2nd quarter BPA newsletter. Going to press next week.
by Pat Weeden
Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017
Replies: 8
Views: 6681

Re: Initial flight 2 Apr 2017

Nice job, Don!
by Pat Weeden
Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:58 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 9146

Newsletter Copy Deadlines for 2017

Hi All, I have set the copy deadline for submissions to the next four newsletters. We want to get four more out this calendar year, including two more before the July reunion and one that will hit mailboxes the first week of January, 2018. If you have something to send in for the newsletters, please...
by Pat Weeden
Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:44 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Digests
Replies: 2
Views: 2968

Digests

Hi All, I have added a feature that many have asked for, called "Digests." Once set up, you can receive an e-mail each day showing posts that have been made in the previous 24 hours. This means you don't have to visit the forum and look for new posts...they come to you. Go to your User Con...
by Pat Weeden
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: New forum
Replies: 12
Views: 10134

Re: New forum

Steve D wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:48 am Is there any way to send an Email prompt when a new subject pops up on this forum?
I am working on a modification that will allow e-mail notifications.
by Pat Weeden
Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: Classified Ads
Topic: Wanted: VW "Bug" Engine
Replies: 1
Views: 4143

Wanted: VW "Bug" Engine

Received in the mail at BPA corporate offices: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wanted: VW "Bug" Engine ready to fly. I have the prop and vortex mag. Prefer a 1,600 cc. Would consider larger VW engine. Would consider any VW engine. Thanks Kyle Bradford E...
by Pat Weeden
Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:29 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: New forum
Replies: 12
Views: 10134

Re: New forum

Steve D wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:51 am Pat, can we add some links to other things like the flybaby, West Coast Piets, and/or the UK Piets?
Certainly! I'll add them on the main website.
by Pat Weeden
Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: New forum
Replies: 12
Views: 10134

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 ...
by Pat Weeden
Wed Mar 08, 2017 12:13 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletters
Replies: 1
Views: 2445

Re: Newsletters

We plan to scan and archive as many of the newsletters as possible, starting from the oldest to the newest. It will be a long process, but stay tuned.
by Pat Weeden
Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:34 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Newsletter
Replies: 1
Views: 2656

Re: Newsletter

Thanks for the heads up, Jim. I saw that come through today and was a bit confused!
by Pat Weeden
Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:07 pm
Forum: Photo Section
Topic: Early Brodhead Pietenpol Fly-In
Replies: 0
Views: 7461

Early Brodhead Pietenpol Fly-In

Pictures from the late 1970s Brodhead Pietenpol Fly-In.
by Pat Weeden
Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:23 am
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion Shuttle Service
Replies: 3
Views: 3946

Brodhead Pietenpol Reunion Shuttle Service

Hi All, The Brodhead Chamber of Commerce has asked us if the attendees of the July Piet Reunion would use a shuttle service into town. Something like an hourly van run to anywhere in town...restaurants, grocery store, etc. It would probably run Friday and Saturday, all day. Would any of you all use ...
by Pat Weeden
Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:58 pm
Forum: Photo Section
Topic: LeBlond Powered Aircamper
Replies: 1
Views: 4656

LeBlond Powered Aircamper

Circa 1990, 70hp LeBlond powered Pietenpol over Brodhead, Wis. Built by Dick Weeden, Ted Davis and Francis Saunders, all of Brodhead.
by Pat Weeden
Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
Topic: New Forum Registration
Replies: 5
Views: 5323

New Forum Registration

Hi Folks, Thanks for checking out the new Pietenpol Builders Forum. Browsing is open to all but in order to post, you'll need to register. Your registration will need to be approved and also, your first post may be moderated to make sure no Russian spammers are getting through. I'll do my best to ke...