Original Posted By: Lee L. Schiek
I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and startover!John-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Brodhed
Pietenpol-List: Brodhed
Original Posted By: PTNPOL(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhed>Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets>& Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ light>winds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others might>want to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in one>project! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass it>up! I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'd>seem 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will ever>equal, but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets,>3-4 Fords, one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.>>Low & Slow,>Lee in MI>>________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhed>Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets>& Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ light>winds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others might>want to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in one>project! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass it>up! I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'd>seem 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will ever>equal, but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets,>3-4 Fords, one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.>>Low & Slow,>Lee in MI>>________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed
Original Posted By: rdecosta(at)autoeurope.com (Richard DeCosta)
Pictures, pictures, pictures!! Please send them to this stimulus-starved Piet builder so I can drool over them and post them on my web site! If you dont have a scanner, I'll reimburse you for a set of photos or negatives. Theres got to be a bunch of pictures out there! Next near I am going to drive the 1800 miles to brodhead no matter what...Richardhttp://www.wrld.com/w3builder/pietTo submit pictures: Email them directly to rdecosta(at)wrld.com OR AirCamper(at)Yahoo.com they are both me. If you send them, make sure you dont send more then 2.5 MB at a time. THANKS!---------------------------------------------------------> Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets &> Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ light> winds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others might want> to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in one> project! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass it up!> I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'd seem> 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will ever equal,> but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets, 3-4 Fords,> one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.> > Low & Slow,> Lee in MI> -------------------------------------------------Homepage: http://207.140.1.221/w3builder_________ ... __________
Pictures, pictures, pictures!! Please send them to this stimulus-starved Piet builder so I can drool over them and post them on my web site! If you dont have a scanner, I'll reimburse you for a set of photos or negatives. Theres got to be a bunch of pictures out there! Next near I am going to drive the 1800 miles to brodhead no matter what...Richardhttp://www.wrld.com/w3builder/pietTo submit pictures: Email them directly to rdecosta(at)wrld.com OR AirCamper(at)Yahoo.com they are both me. If you send them, make sure you dont send more then 2.5 MB at a time. THANKS!---------------------------------------------------------> Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets &> Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ light> winds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others might want> to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in one> project! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass it up!> I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'd seem> 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will ever equal,> but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets, 3-4 Fords,> one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.> > Low & Slow,> Lee in MI> -------------------------------------------------Homepage: http://207.140.1.221/w3builder_________ ... __________
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Original Posted By: rdecosta(at)autoeurope.com (Richard DeCosta)
Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets& Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ lightwinds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others mightwant to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in oneproject! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass itup! I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'dseem 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will everequal, but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets,3-4 Fords, one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.Low & Slow,Lee in MI________________________________________________________________________________
Just got back to MI from Fri/Sat at Brodhed. God must love Piets& Wisconsin 'cause weather couldn't have been more CAVU w/ lightwinds. Some of us are trying to build airplanes; others mightwant to create works of art, but Mike Cuy accomplished both in oneproject! If you have the opportunity to touch-it, don't pass itup! I've been a Piet groupie for over a decade and I thought I'dseem 'em all, but Mike has set a new standard that few will everequal, but we all can admire & enjoy. All together, 15 Piets,3-4 Fords, one Corvair & the rest "modern new-fangeled" stuff.Low & Slow,Lee in MI________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed
Original Posted By: John Greenlee
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed>>I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start>>over!>>>John>>John- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have on>Richard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all>cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure and>fittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safely>and are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sanding>and putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problem>because by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just want>to get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodhead>and Oshkosh next year. Mike C.>________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed>>I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start>>over!>>>John>>John- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have on>Richard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all>cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure and>fittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safely>and are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sanding>and putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problem>because by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just want>to get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodhead>and Oshkosh next year. Mike C.>________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed
Original Posted By: David Scott
>I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start>over!>>JohnJohn- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have onRichard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure andfittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safelyand are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sandingand putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problembecause by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just wantto get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodheadand Oshkosh next year. Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________
>I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start>over!>>JohnJohn- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have onRichard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure andfittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safelyand are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sandingand putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problembecause by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just wantto get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodheadand Oshkosh next year. Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed
Original Posted By: John Greenlee
Mike -> Be sure to post your placement when you get your Oshkosh placementnotification. Definitely, your workmanship was outstanding and true to form.Do you know when to expect it?I am curious about your brake system. I took pictures and thought it veryclever. What kind of 'feel' do you get with the strangely bent arms at thebrake? Is it soft during the first 1/4" pedal travel, slightly stiffer forthe second 1/4" travel & then brick wall the last 1/4"? Is the braking effortsimilar to pedal feel or does it take more force in the last 1/4"?Your audience of gawkers made it a little difficult to get to you, but rightlyso. I think I even spent the most time Thursday and Friday at OshKosh lookingover your bird than anything else there. It was parked in a great spot towatch the daily airshow - I actually looked up once or twice!Another question I have is I think you had a slightly larger center section.Did you effectively make the wing span slightly longer, or did you shorten -or is it an optical figment of imagination? My memory is not always exact.KEEP FLYING!David ScottWashington, ILMichael D Cuy wrote:> >I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start> >over!> >>John>> John- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have on> Richard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all> cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure and> fittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safely> and are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sanding> and putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problem> because by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just want> to get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodhead> and Oshkosh next year. Mike C.--________________________________________________________________________________
Mike -> Be sure to post your placement when you get your Oshkosh placementnotification. Definitely, your workmanship was outstanding and true to form.Do you know when to expect it?I am curious about your brake system. I took pictures and thought it veryclever. What kind of 'feel' do you get with the strangely bent arms at thebrake? Is it soft during the first 1/4" pedal travel, slightly stiffer forthe second 1/4" travel & then brick wall the last 1/4"? Is the braking effortsimilar to pedal feel or does it take more force in the last 1/4"?Your audience of gawkers made it a little difficult to get to you, but rightlyso. I think I even spent the most time Thursday and Friday at OshKosh lookingover your bird than anything else there. It was parked in a great spot towatch the daily airshow - I actually looked up once or twice!Another question I have is I think you had a slightly larger center section.Did you effectively make the wing span slightly longer, or did you shorten -or is it an optical figment of imagination? My memory is not always exact.KEEP FLYING!David ScottWashington, ILMichael D Cuy wrote:> >I told Mike Cuy it made me want to go home and chain saw mine and start> >over!> >>John>> John- Let's not be so tough on yourself- the pictures you have on> Richard DeC's Piet Page show some fine workmanship ! It's all> cosmetic on my Piet....as long as everyone builds good structure and> fittings using good hardware and accepted practices they all fly safely> and are a total blast ! The finish is just taking extra time on sanding> and putting on polyurethane and fabric finishes- but that's the problem> because by that time in the project you are so tired of it we all just want> to get the thing in the air ! Keep plugging away and join us at Brodhead> and Oshkosh next year. Mike C.--________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhed
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Mike,Don't think I was all that serious! Your airplane is beautiful. Mine isactually better than most I have seen, but not quite in the league withyours and Sky Gypsy.Nice job.John-----Original Message-----
Mike,Don't think I was all that serious! Your airplane is beautiful. Mine isactually better than most I have seen, but not quite in the league withyours and Sky Gypsy.Nice job.John-----Original Message-----