Original Posted By: "pringljo"
"Varnish" is basically a business term these days... as such, EVERY brand of "varnish"is different, and then the formula within a brand probably changes morefrequently than you may imagine.Therefore, check the very fine print on the can and follow it to the letter. Everycan I've read has a minimum recommended application temp and that shouldbe followed for it to work right.It will likely also have a max temp and well as guidance based on general humiditylevels. I've even seen "varnish" that had coating thickness guidance, which I didn't follow,and it NEVER cured.. what a stinking mess that was. The moral, read the can and do EVERYTHING it says the best you can! Because ofthese experiences, I base my purchases now on what I read, as in if I don't likehow they want it applied, I keep reading cans until I find one I do like,and you might be amazed how different they all are.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: New Builder Introduction
Pietenpol-List: New Builder Introduction
Original Posted By: "Charles Burkholder"
Hello All, I just wanted to jump in and introduce myself. I'm a new builder in Atlanta, GA.I'm currently working on the wing ribs (building a Riblett 612 wing). I justbought a Corvair engine core about 2 weeks ago, so I am trying to come upto speed on that as well. I have a million questions, and so far, I have been able to get most of them answeredright here. I am looking forward to meeting some of you and seeing your planes in person. Joe PringleRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Hello All, I just wanted to jump in and introduce myself. I'm a new builder in Atlanta, GA.I'm currently working on the wing ribs (building a Riblett 612 wing). I justbought a Corvair engine core about 2 weeks ago, so I am trying to come upto speed on that as well. I have a million questions, and so far, I have been able to get most of them answeredright here. I am looking forward to meeting some of you and seeing your planes in person. Joe PringleRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: New Builder Introduction
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Welcome, Joe! I'm assuming that you have caught up with WW?Gary BootheNX308MBCovair-----Original Message-----
Welcome, Joe! I'm assuming that you have caught up with WW?Gary BootheNX308MBCovair-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Hello everyone, my name is Mike Rich from the Dallas Tx. area. A little about me. I have researched for the past two years many different aircraft that would be a good build starting with a Piet,and ending with a Piet. I've been in model aviation for 25 years winning some scale contest and have been around full scale aviation since I was a boy with my father and brother. They kept nagging me,"When are you going to get your license and start flying for real" ? Well I finally did, but there's still something missing. I'm not building anything and it's driving me nuts!! So I joined the EAA,BPA ect. and was told this was the place to get advice if I want to build a Pietenpol Air Camper. Everyone in the Piet community has been very nice and down to earth...I love it. I feel I'm finally with the right group of aviators. I have thus far built a mockup from "Flying and Glider" to see how I would fit, bought all the Benglis books ect.So with that said, I need to order plans now. I'm 6'3" at 240 lbs. and I know I will need the longest fuse/ supplemental plans but I'm not sure about the rest. Do I order the whole shabang or just parts of it? Please advise,thanks.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction
Hello everyone, my name is Mike Rich from the Dallas Tx. area. A little about me. I have researched for the past two years many different aircraft that would be a good build starting with a Piet,and ending with a Piet. I've been in model aviation for 25 years winning some scale contest and have been around full scale aviation since I was a boy with my father and brother. They kept nagging me,"When are you going to get your license and start flying for real" ? Well I finally did, but there's still something missing. I'm not building anything and it's driving me nuts!! So I joined the EAA,BPA ect. and was told this was the place to get advice if I want to build a Pietenpol Air Camper. Everyone in the Piet community has been very nice and down to earth...I love it. I feel I'm finally with the right group of aviators. I have thus far built a mockup from "Flying and Glider" to see how I would fit, bought all the Benglis books ect.So with that said, I need to order plans now. I'm 6'3" at 240 lbs. and I know I will need the longest fuse/ supplemental plans but I'm not sure about the rest. Do I order the whole shabang or just parts of it? Please advise,thanks.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction
Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Original Posted By: "tools"
Welcome Joe! Like Gary said... be sure to get in touch with the good folks at www.flycorvair.com if you haven't already. Also, another excellent site that you may already know about is Chris Tracy's www.westcoastpiet.comBe sure to keep us posted on your progress!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Welcome Joe! Like Gary said... be sure to get in touch with the good folks at www.flycorvair.com if you haven't already. Also, another excellent site that you may already know about is Chris Tracy's www.westcoastpiet.comBe sure to keep us posted on your progress!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Wow, off to a great start, welcome aboard! First, you ought to know folks are going to hound you to death if you don't atleast post a few pics of the mockup! That's a great idea. Insofar as plans, I bought the whole shebang, and I'm pretty sure a lot of guysdo, just for the heck of it. Seems there's some little detail in each drawingthat's useful. Or someone will reference this or that, and you'll want to knowwhat's going on. That being said, you really don't NEED any more than the FGM details... but allin all, it's not that much more money and from what I can tell about how you'veattacked this project so far, I'd say go for it and even see if you can geta couple of drawings from Ken Perkins (details on building horns) and somethingelse that I forget at the moment. As straight forward as this plane is, there's still TONS of details you'll needto be making decisions on (engines, airfoils, landing gear design, wheels, brakes,wing cutouts, front doors, etc). Some are easily changed later, othersare not. The best advice I can think of at this point is to get your eyes andcarcass INTO every Piet you can. Ask around, ask if you can climb in, sit thereand make airplane noises, as much as possible. It seems EVERY Piet you'll see, has some detail that will catch your attention.Take LOTS of notes and pictures, put together a notebook. Go find local owners and builders. There's lots of details under the covering,so visiting folks at all stages of building holds as much value as seeing completedplanes. Brodhead is highly recommended the weekend before Oshkosh, lots of eye candy andknowledgeable folks.No matter the variant, there's still lots of parts that are the same no matterwhat, so you'll have lots to do while deciding the rest. Like all elephants,this one is best eaten one bite at a time!Cheers!ToolsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Wow, off to a great start, welcome aboard! First, you ought to know folks are going to hound you to death if you don't atleast post a few pics of the mockup! That's a great idea. Insofar as plans, I bought the whole shebang, and I'm pretty sure a lot of guysdo, just for the heck of it. Seems there's some little detail in each drawingthat's useful. Or someone will reference this or that, and you'll want to knowwhat's going on. That being said, you really don't NEED any more than the FGM details... but allin all, it's not that much more money and from what I can tell about how you'veattacked this project so far, I'd say go for it and even see if you can geta couple of drawings from Ken Perkins (details on building horns) and somethingelse that I forget at the moment. As straight forward as this plane is, there's still TONS of details you'll needto be making decisions on (engines, airfoils, landing gear design, wheels, brakes,wing cutouts, front doors, etc). Some are easily changed later, othersare not. The best advice I can think of at this point is to get your eyes andcarcass INTO every Piet you can. Ask around, ask if you can climb in, sit thereand make airplane noises, as much as possible. It seems EVERY Piet you'll see, has some detail that will catch your attention.Take LOTS of notes and pictures, put together a notebook. Go find local owners and builders. There's lots of details under the covering,so visiting folks at all stages of building holds as much value as seeing completedplanes. Brodhead is highly recommended the weekend before Oshkosh, lots of eye candy andknowledgeable folks.No matter the variant, there's still lots of parts that are the same no matterwhat, so you'll have lots to do while deciding the rest. Like all elephants,this one is best eaten one bite at a time!Cheers!ToolsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder just starting
Original Posted By: "Dick N"
Welcome Mike! Like tools said... get the whole shebang. As others have recently mentioned, www.westcoastpiet.com is a great resource too. Keep us posted!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Welcome Mike! Like tools said... get the whole shebang. As others have recently mentioned, www.westcoastpiet.com is a great resource too. Keep us posted!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction
Original Posted By: "tools"
Ok, then count me as in, depending on times, etc.Thank,Ray Krause Sent from my iPadOn Apr 2, 2013, at 10:59 AM, "AircamperN11MS" wrote:> > Ray,> > It's not important what anyone fly's. It is all about the fun in doing it. Ifit fly's, it is welcome in my book. Just looking to have some fun and seeingnew airports and people.> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 669#397669> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction
Ok, then count me as in, depending on times, etc.Thank,Ray Krause Sent from my iPadOn Apr 2, 2013, at 10:59 AM, "AircamperN11MS" wrote:> > Ray,> > It's not important what anyone fly's. It is all about the fun in doing it. Ifit fly's, it is welcome in my book. Just looking to have some fun and seeingnew airports and people.> > --------> Scott Liefeld> Flying N11MS since March 1972> Steel Tube> C-85-12> Wire Wheels> Brodhead in 1996> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 669#397669> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: New Builder Introduction