Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "William Wynne"
Greetings to all and thanks for the great job done on this forum. I am a wooden boat buldier from Catalonia (Europe). For a long time agou I am agreat lover of Pietempols. I want to build a AirCamper ULM with European regulations specifying a maximumtake-off mass of 450 kg - 992 lbs. You think this is possible? What is the minimum empty weight can be achieved with a lightweight construction?What advice can you offer me? Furthermore I would like to know which is the empty weight of the Sky Scout? Thank you very muchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Question to UK Cont. eng builders

Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Here is a question to friends across the pond:I have a UK builder interested in rebuilding a Corvair to install in a non-piethomebuilt. He is planning on building a cost is no object engine, although wehave 73 planes of his model already flying in the US in the last 10 years withfar more modest Corvairs, and they have a track record good enough to qualifyfor the lowest insurance rate offered by Falcon ins.The UK builder has been told by almighty 'lord Donaldson' that every single nutand bolt must arbitrarily be replaced, including the head studs, although wehave specs for testing the head studs, and we have never had one fail in the air,and if it did it would not cause a substantial power loss.I was just wondering if builders using 50 year old Continentals in the UK are alsorequired to replace every stud in their engine? -----------------------------------------------Just to show I am not without respect for UK aviation, a link to an old story frommy website:http://flycorvair.net/2014/02/13/10-ele ... dmire/Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Sounds like Lord Donaldson needs to be arbitrarily replaced.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia-----Original Message-----