Pietenpol-List: Wood straight axle or split landing gear?

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:11 pm

Original Posted By: "hall698"
Thank you Oscar for all your input and inspiration! Much needed at this stage ofmy build. Jack TextorSent from my iPad> On Sep 11, 2016, at 11:17 PM, taildrags wrote:> > > Pretty quiet on the list, so I don't feel too bad posting about just an ordinaryafternoon flight. As I wrote yesterday, Scott's "flooded engine start" routineworked perfectly and I put three landings and 1.6 hr in the logbook. Inow know for sure that I'm going to rig up an air/oil separator for my crankcasebreather. It's just a fine mist that the propwash picks up in cruise flightand brings up onto the port side of the passenger's windscreen, but after anhour or more in cruise, it begins to get noticeable. I'm going to fabricatea separator to mount to the firewall to put an end to it.> > I forgot that I was going to put a level on my top longeron in cruise flightto see what angle the fuselage is at in cruise. As I mentioned in another postwhen the subject came up, I have a very nice little (free) app on my iPhonethat gives both a digital readout as well as a "bubble" analog picture of theangle, and the numbers are big enough that I can read them without my readingglasses. I don't remember who had asked about the fuselage attitude in flight,but I've been curious to find out. I'll try to remember it next time.> > Nothing extraordinary about my afternoon flight. The first leg was over to BeagleSky Ranch (OR96), a one-way dirt strip, for a pretty decent landing andtakeoff. Next leg was over to Prospect (64S), a nice little 4000x50 paved stripin some very scenic country. Lost Creek Lake is on the way over there andone end of the strip is at the edge of a steep dropoff to Mill Creek Falls andthe "Avenue of the Boulders" on the Rogue River. It's always gusty there ona warm afternoon and I admit that I ballooned pretty good on initial flare andalso on the first bounce, but saved it and lived to fly again ;o)> > My third and final landing was back home at Rogue Valley International... mainrunway is 8800x150 and you really have to try hard to mess up so badly thatyou have to go around. My guess is that you could blow a half-dozen approachesone after the other, save each one, power back up after you save one, and stillnot run off the far end of the runway. Don't ask me how I know ;o) Thistime all I needed was 1.5 landings to stick it onto the pavement and make theturnoff at A3 (less than 2000' from the numbers). You really get spoiled on bigwide runways when you make your final approach almost at cruise speed, comedown with big bright PAPI lights with the throttle still in, and just pull thepower over the numbers and start scrubbing off speed. I have to keep tellingmyself not to carry too much airspeed on final and to keep the stick comingback. It's just hard to do when there is a regional jet full of passengers fanningthemselves holding for takeoff behind you and th!> e runway distance markers just seem to be creeping by.> > My final comment: I was absolutely flabbergasted when I saw how many new marijuanagrows have sprung up around the Rogue Valley just in the last 6-9 months.They are everywhere! So much for Oregon's once-famous Christmas tree farms..."Cannabis Green" is the new state color.> > --------> Oscar Zuniga> Medford, OR> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"> A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 421#460421> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Wood straight axle or split landing gear?

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:09 pm

Original Posted By: "tools"
I am steadily working my way towards the time to decide which landing gear typeto go with. As with the nature of the question I confess that I am a new to buildingaircraft. Is one better than the other? I like the nostalgia of the wood,but have concerns over rough landings. Thoughts?Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wood straight axle or split landing gear?

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:41 am

Original Posted By: "Catdesigns"
I think I put spacers between the two sides so it bent a bit closer to the truedimensions but still a smooth curve. Sanded the tail to 1-inch wide and gluedtogether. Then I added the cross braces. Don't force the cross pieces in oryou can twist the fuselage.--------ChrisSacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.comRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wood straight axle or split landing gear?

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:52 am

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:18 am

Original Posted By: "Speedbrake"
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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:22 am

Original Posted By: "Speedbrake"
Those two support pieces you refer to Mike are as drawn on the Ribblet wing ribplans.--------Mike PerezRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: rib jig

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:24 am

Original Posted By: "wheelharp"
...and yes, each piece is cut a fitted.--------Mike PerezRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: rib jig