Original Posted By:> John Greenlee
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Step UNCLASSIFIEDMAN this list is a blessing. I was scratching my head about coaming, and lo andbehold there is a link. I was thinking "Oscars had a step that sure made it easierfor him to get in and out." and here is discussion about both subjects.What are the pros/cons of each type? Blue Skies,Steve DOn 09/04/13, danhelsper(at)aol.com wrote:> Ezra,> > As you can see.....tapered doubler. You mentioned that your tail wheel has grownlarger with age, but no mention of your waistline. You might consider beefing-upthe longeron to hold the extra weight :O)> > > -----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Step
> Pietenpol-List: Step
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Original Posted By: Rick Holland
Holy smokes-! That step on Helsper's airplane looks like it could be a grottofor a figurine of a revered saint! That is pretty fancy. (Hey... maybe someonecan Photoshop a 3-D image of Mr. Pietenpol into that little grotto!)As [UNCLASSIFIED] Steve mentioned, Scout does have a simple step for the rear cockpit...a washer welded to the end of a piece of tube (so your shoe won't slipoff the step). The tube is bolted to a crossmember in the floor of the fuselage.I can take a picture next time I'm out at the hangar if anyone is interested.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:36:05 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Holy smokes-! That step on Helsper's airplane looks like it could be a grottofor a figurine of a revered saint! That is pretty fancy. (Hey... maybe someonecan Photoshop a 3-D image of Mr. Pietenpol into that little grotto!)As [UNCLASSIFIED] Steve mentioned, Scout does have a simple step for the rear cockpit...a washer welded to the end of a piece of tube (so your shoe won't slipoff the step). The tube is bolted to a crossmember in the floor of the fuselage.I can take a picture next time I'm out at the hangar if anyone is interested.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:36:05 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Original Posted By: Rick Holland
Rick; your step is almost exactly like mine, except fancier. The part outsidethe airplane looks identical.By the way, I notice your brake line tubing in the photo, and will mention whatI did with mine. I was concerned about something snagging the tubing since Ifly off of grass strips and sometimes there are weeds sticking up trying to snagthings. I tried to route the brake lines on the aft side of the gear legtubing so they were a bit more protected, then secured them to the tubing withsome clips that I got from Aircraft Spruce (picture attached). Spruce part no.05-00004 and I think they call them tubing clamps. You can bend them to fitthe size of your gear leg tubing and secure them with zip-ties through the squareholes. I think I only needed two or three on each gear leg to secure thetubing up the leg.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/05_0 ... ______Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:18:20 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Rick; your step is almost exactly like mine, except fancier. The part outsidethe airplane looks identical.By the way, I notice your brake line tubing in the photo, and will mention whatI did with mine. I was concerned about something snagging the tubing since Ifly off of grass strips and sometimes there are weeds sticking up trying to snagthings. I tried to route the brake lines on the aft side of the gear legtubing so they were a bit more protected, then secured them to the tubing withsome clips that I got from Aircraft Spruce (picture attached). Spruce part no.05-00004 and I think they call them tubing clamps. You can bend them to fitthe size of your gear leg tubing and secure them with zip-ties through the squareholes. I think I only needed two or three on each gear leg to secure thetubing up the leg.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/05_0 ... ______Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:18:20 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Probably best to avoid using the landing gear for landing as well. You know, toavoid stress on the gear legs.I'm kidding, of course - but only half. In general, it is a good idea to onlyuse things for the purpose that they are designed for. And landing gear usuallyis designed to keep the belly of the plane off of the ground. However, if thelanding gear can't handle the occasional application of a 150-200 pound force,especially up near the top end, I'd say it's not adequately designed and/orbuilt. Small steps like Rick's have been used successfully and effectivelyby many Pietenpol passengers for many years. Bill C.Terry wrote:> I had always been told to avoid using the gear for a step or welding a step ontoa gear leg. Stress on the gear leg. > Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Probably best to avoid using the landing gear for landing as well. You know, toavoid stress on the gear legs.I'm kidding, of course - but only half. In general, it is a good idea to onlyuse things for the purpose that they are designed for. And landing gear usuallyis designed to keep the belly of the plane off of the ground. However, if thelanding gear can't handle the occasional application of a 150-200 pound force,especially up near the top end, I'd say it's not adequately designed and/orbuilt. Small steps like Rick's have been used successfully and effectivelyby many Pietenpol passengers for many years. Bill C.Terry wrote:> I had always been told to avoid using the gear for a step or welding a step ontoa gear leg. Stress on the gear leg. > Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
Original Posted By: "jarheadpilot82"
something like this?--------Mario GiacummoPhotos here: http://goo.gl/wh7M4Little Blog : http://vgmk1.blogspot.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc0 ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
something like this?--------Mario GiacummoPhotos here: http://goo.gl/wh7M4Little Blog : http://vgmk1.blogspot.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc0 ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Step
> Pietenpol-List: Step
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
> > > A while back some one asked about a step to get into the Piet. Well to> day I saw a 1931 Russel Light Monoplane, looks a lot like a Pietenpol> Scout but with a way cool 6 cyl. 45 hp radial out front. Any way it had> a step on the left side which consisted of a hole to put your toe into. > You stepped right onto the the lower longeron which was covered with> leather. The hole was wide open with no box isolating it from the out> side world. I think I will try to put one on my Piet. Has any one else> done this? And if so how does it work?> > > Chris > Sacramento, CA> > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
> > > A while back some one asked about a step to get into the Piet. Well to> day I saw a 1931 Russel Light Monoplane, looks a lot like a Pietenpol> Scout but with a way cool 6 cyl. 45 hp radial out front. Any way it had> a step on the left side which consisted of a hole to put your toe into. > You stepped right onto the the lower longeron which was covered with> leather. The hole was wide open with no box isolating it from the out> side world. I think I will try to put one on my Piet. Has any one else> done this? And if so how does it work?> > > Chris > Sacramento, CA> > > > ________________________________________________________________________________