Original Posted By: "Charles N. Campbell"
Yes. I used a 2" diameter convex mirror from an auto-parts store. Make a bracketto mount it to the top forward center strut fitting, left side. Worked great,we could see each other. Was also cool to see behind you for traffic.Cheers,WF2--------Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:29:00 -0500Subject: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet list and BPA slowly dying?
Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
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________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:47:00 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet list and BPA slowly dying?
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________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:47:00 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet list and BPA slowly dying?
RE: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol posting
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-lis
Way to go Youngblood!! Lookin good!![Signature, Low Res]
Way to go Youngblood!! Lookin good!![Signature, Low Res]
RE: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Chuck, my solution to that problem is to only carry attractive young ladies. That way, if my feet are rubbing on the passenger=99s butt it doesn=99t seem so bad.Seriously, the seat is high enough that it is not really a problem. Yes, it=99s a bit tight, and you should probably warn the passenger that they might feel your feet rubbing.Actually, I always warn my passengers, particularly females, that the stick will move around a bit and might rub up against their thigh, but that nothing personal is meant by it. I always relate a true story that happened to a friend of mine back in 1969 when I was a student pilot. He had just bought a brand new Citabria and wanted to take his new girl-friend up in it. He put her in the back seat (probably admiring the view as she boarded the airplane in her miniskirt), climbed in the front and took off.When they returned to land, he found there was a pretty strong crosswind and had to hold some right aileron as he began to flare. He had not advised his girlfriend of anything (she had never been up in an airplane before). All she knew was this shiny chrome stick was bearing against her thigh and as he flared it began raising her miniskirt. She though he was being fresh so she just shoved the stick forward off her leg, pancaking (and nearly totaling) the airplane.Be careful out there!Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia
Chuck, my solution to that problem is to only carry attractive young ladies. That way, if my feet are rubbing on the passenger=99s butt it doesn=99t seem so bad.Seriously, the seat is high enough that it is not really a problem. Yes, it=99s a bit tight, and you should probably warn the passenger that they might feel your feet rubbing.Actually, I always warn my passengers, particularly females, that the stick will move around a bit and might rub up against their thigh, but that nothing personal is meant by it. I always relate a true story that happened to a friend of mine back in 1969 when I was a student pilot. He had just bought a brand new Citabria and wanted to take his new girl-friend up in it. He put her in the back seat (probably admiring the view as she boarded the airplane in her miniskirt), climbed in the front and took off.When they returned to land, he found there was a pretty strong crosswind and had to hold some right aileron as he began to flare. He had not advised his girlfriend of anything (she had never been up in an airplane before). All she knew was this shiny chrome stick was bearing against her thigh and as he flared it began raising her miniskirt. She though he was being fresh so she just shoved the stick forward off her leg, pancaking (and nearly totaling) the airplane.Be careful out there!Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia
Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Original Posted By: Tim White
Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Original Posted By: woodflier
Here is a link I pulled from the archives that shows how I built my spars. It issimilar to the way Mike Cuy did his which can be found on westcoastpiet.com.Less expensive than solid spars, but takes much longer to build.http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... uckRaleigh NCRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Here is a link I pulled from the archives that shows how I built my spars. It issimilar to the way Mike Cuy did his which can be found on westcoastpiet.com.Less expensive than solid spars, but takes much longer to build.http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... uckRaleigh NCRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
After talking with Frank Pavliga (red and cream colored Piet, Sky Gypsy), who is a Registered Architecht and has been aroundairplanes and specifically Pietenpols for many, many years he suggested building up my spars like you see in the attached photo,the top method as to avoid the arduous task of routing out the spars to save weight. (T-88 used exclusively in all wood joints in my airplane)If I were to build another set of spars again I would use the bottom method.Mike C.Ohio[cid:image001.jpg(at)01D03497.A8294F50]________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:04:36 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
After talking with Frank Pavliga (red and cream colored Piet, Sky Gypsy), who is a Registered Architecht and has been aroundairplanes and specifically Pietenpols for many, many years he suggested building up my spars like you see in the attached photo,the top method as to avoid the arduous task of routing out the spars to save weight. (T-88 used exclusively in all wood joints in my airplane)If I were to build another set of spars again I would use the bottom method.Mike C.Ohio[cid:image001.jpg(at)01D03497.A8294F50]________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:04:36 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
> ** Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit
Original Posted By: Michael Perez