Pietenpol-Archive.digest.vol-nx
December 22, 2014 - January 18, 2015
characteristics not obvious in a shop
test. It is essential that only those
products meeting the requirements of
paragraph 1-4a be used in aircraft repair.
Do not vary the resin-to hardener
ratio in an attempt to alter
the cure time. Strength, thermal, and
chemical resistance will be adversely
affected. Read and observe material
safety data. Be sure to follow the adhesive
manufacturers instructions regarding
mixing, open and closed curing
time, and usable temperature
ranges.
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| Subject: | Re: Vi Kapler hinges |
| From: | Amsafetyc <amsafetyc(at)aol.com> |
Was thinking about it, figured I would get your thoughts on the idea. Naturally
I would have to come up with a creative gap seal method. But was considering
your hinges to do the job. Plus I will need a couple additional hinges for other
purposes and thought, why not buy 2 sets ?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 22, 2014, at 12:33 PM, "taildrags" wrote:
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> John;
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> Why would you want to use the tail style hinges for the ailerons? Piano hinges
are the way to go on the ailerons, plus they effectively seal the aileron gap.
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> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Mark Roberts" <mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com> |
Hey Tools!
Looks like the Angels of the Air have smiled on me, and I have the truck and resources
to move the piet project. I load the truck next Monday,and I am building
a crate to move it in. I expect to unload it into my living room of the apartment
I am renting in Nashville, and then drive it down soon after that. My wife
is supportive spouse, but a 15 foot fuse in the living room is pushing my
luck [Shocked] :D
I have your phone number, and here is mine in TN: 615-487-9784.
Woo Hoo! Many thanks for your kindness, and I look forward to meeting the Tennessee
contingent of the Piet Fliers :D
Mark Roberts
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436030#436030
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| Subject: | Re: Vi Kapler hinges |
| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
John; for the cost of a set of the tail hinges, you should be able to buy enough
piano hinge material (either rolled or extruded ) to do your ailerons. With
the piano hinges, you get the added benefits of gap sealing and not having to
fuss with small cotter pins on clevis pins in fairly tight spaces. A single
piece of rod/wire holds the two halves of the piano hinge together and you're
done.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | glenschweizer(at)yahoo.com |
Yeah Mark!! Just don't make a mess in the living room...you owe her BIG! What
a girl will do for a night out! Honey,my mother's going to visit for awhile,
ok? I could go on... Glad your not selling it. Glen
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:34 PM, "Mark Roberts" wrote:
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> Hey Tools!
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> Looks like the Angels of the Air have smiled on me, and I have the truck and
resources to move the piet project. I load the truck next Monday,and I am building
a crate to move it in. I expect to unload it into my living room of the apartment
I am renting in Nashville, and then drive it down soon after that. My
wife is supportive spouse, but a 15 foot fuse in the living room is pushing my
luck [Shocked] :D
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> I have your phone number, and here is mine in TN: 615-487-9784.
>
> Woo Hoo! Many thanks for your kindness, and I look forward to meeting the Tennessee
contingent of the Piet Fliers :D
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> Mark Roberts
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436030#436030
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | Steven Dortch <steven.d.dortch(at)gmail.com> |
Just a concept. Put it in like it is a piece of custom furniture. A dry bar!
Blue Skies,
Steve "Pintrist" D.
On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Mark Roberts
wrote:
> mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com>
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> Hey Tools!
>
> Looks like the Angels of the Air have smiled on me, and I have the truck
> and resources to move the piet project. I load the truck next Monday,and I
> am building a crate to move it in. I expect to unload it into my living
> room of the apartment I am renting in Nashville, and then drive it down
> soon after that. My wife is supportive spouse, but a 15 foot fuse in the
> living room is pushing my luck [Shocked] :D
>
> I have your phone number, and here is mine in TN: 615-487-9784.
>
> Woo Hoo! Many thanks for your kindness, and I look forward to meeting the
> Tennessee contingent of the Piet Fliers :D
>
> Mark Roberts
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436030#436030
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Blue Skies,
Steve D
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Mark Roberts" <mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com> |
What is emotionally fun about kindred spirits like what is on this list, is that
others will revel in other's good fortune: A first flight of a 10 year long
build, a shared tear from the passing of someone many of us know only from the
list like Vi (I DID buy some hinges a while back fearing they would one day be
unavailable... YEAH Oscar!), the rejoicing others share when someone can keep
and move a loved project like mine.
Oh, AND a guy I don't even know off of this list offers to store my project at
no cost in his hanger till I can get on my "building feet" again. Thanks Tools!!
And thanks to the rest of ya'll for hollerin' support for me! I sure appreciate
it!
Mark
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| From: | "Jack Phillips" <jack(at)bedfordlandings.com> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Mark, show her how an airplane can be part of the d=E9cor.
Here is a picture of my dining room, with my Pietenpol wing when I was
just
getting started on the project. Of course, I was recently divorced and
had
no one to consult with about furniture placement options:
Note the bandsaw sitting in the dining room. Who could object to that?
Jack Phillips
NX899JP
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Roberts
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 11:35 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :(
Hey Tools!
Looks like the Angels of the Air have smiled on me, and I have the truck
and
resources to move the piet project. I load the truck next Monday,and I
am
building a crate to move it in. I expect to unload it into my living
room of
the apartment I am renting in Nashville, and then drive it down soon
after
that. My wife is supportive spouse, but a 15 foot fuse in the living
room is
pushing my luck [Shocked] :D
I have your phone number, and here is mine in TN: 615-487-9784.
Woo Hoo! Many thanks for your kindness, and I look forward to meeting
the
Tennessee contingent of the Piet Fliers :D
Mark Roberts
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436030#436030
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Charles N. Campbell" <charlescampbell1924(at)gmail.com> |
Yeah! It's a fine bunch of people! Merry Christmas to all who read this.
I repeat a favorite Christmas line, "Just remember what the REAL Cristmas
is all about -- not the Santas, snow, and presents -- but the birth of our
SAVIOR!!"
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:27 AM, Mark Roberts
wrote:
> mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com>
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> What is emotionally fun about kindred spirits like what is on this list,
> is that others will revel in other's good fortune: A first flight of a 10
> year long build, a shared tear from the passing of someone many of us know
> only from the list like Vi (I DID buy some hinges a while back fearing they
> would one day be unavailable... YEAH Oscar!), the rejoicing others share
> when someone can keep and move a loved project like mine.
>
> Oh, AND a guy I don't even know off of this list offers to store my
> project at no cost in his hanger till I can get on my "building feet"
> again. Thanks Tools!!
>
> And thanks to the rest of ya'll for hollerin' support for me! I sure
> appreciate it!
>
> Mark
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436034#436034
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "tools" <n0kkj(at)yahoo.com> |
Wow, that's great news. Odds of me being there are slim, but someone will and
will get ya hooked up.
Also, my son has been running loads of vanities and granite tops from chatt to
Nashville, coming home empty. May be able to get him to grab it there for you
and bring it back.
By the way, merry Christmas to all! As for this favor, just passing it along...
Have been helped like this many times in the past. I'm currently storing another
Piet project up here in wisconsin as it turns out! It all works out in
the end...
I'll give ya call so we can get a plan to deviate from in motion.
Tools
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| Subject: | Re: It is no longer "Lance Captain" Mike Danford |
| From: | "tools" <n0kkj(at)yahoo.com> |
Wow, that's cool. We got a slug of our dc9's back with the merger... Who knows.
Will have to look into that.
We've got "the spirit of delta" our first and employee bought 767 in our museum.
I got to fly it a couple of times.
Really like those sorts of things. Our l1011's were known as puds. Pan am, united
delta. When the wind would kick over the rudder full travel, you could still
see part of the pan am globe painted on them.
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| From: | "Boatright, Jeffrey" <jeffboatright(at)emory.edu> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
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| From: | Jim Boyer <boyerjrb(at)comcast.net> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Way to go Chuck; remembering the real reason for Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Jim B.
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| From: | "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-LME0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]" <michael.d.cuy(at)nasa.gov> |
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Mark Roberts" <mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com> |
How Funny Jack!
Yes, I have thought about the "furniture" idea before, but realized I married a
woman smarter than myself, and she'd catch on pretty fast... We are getting
rid of the couch, so I thought, hey! A cockpit has a seat, we'll just put the
TV where the Radiator would be on a Model A powered piet... Use it for a living
room couch!
The look on her face still keeps me sleeping with one eye open.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436060#436060
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| From: | Ray Krause <raykrause(at)frontiernet.net> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Hey Jack,
So, you got to keep the PIET project, the bad saw, old rifle, puny antlers, r
eloading "horn" , two sawhorses and one chair? And of course, the dinning ro
om!
Congratulations on the decor and surviving!
Ray Krause
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:17 AM, Jack Phillips wrot
e:
>
> Mark, show her how an airplane can be part of the d=C3=A9cor.
>
> Here is a picture of my dining room, with my Pietenpol wing when I was jus
t getting started on the project. Of course, I was recently divorced and ha
d no one to consult with about furniture placement options:
>
>
>
> Note the bandsaw sitting in the dining room. Who could object to that?
>
> Jack Phillips
> NX899JP
> Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-li
st-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 11:35 PM
> To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :(
>
m>
>
> Hey Tools!
>
> Looks like the Angels of the Air have smiled on me, and I have the truck a
nd resources to move the piet project. I load the truck next Monday,and I am
building a crate to move it in. I expect to unload it into my living room o
f the apartment I am renting in Nashville, and then drive it down soon after
that. My wife is supportive spouse, but a 15 foot fuse in the living room i
s pushing my luck [Shocked] :D
>
> I have your phone number, and here is mine in TN: 615-487-9784.
>
> Woo Hoo! Many thanks for your kindness, and I look forward to meeting the T
ennessee contingent of the Piet Fliers :D
>
> Mark Roberts
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436030#436030
>
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| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
Sometimes you see something that really strikes you, and just a few minutes ago,
I did. I was on Chris Tracy's Westcoastpiet site looking for pictures of the
Aerial biplane and was scrolling down the list of names and tail numbers on
the Photos page when I got to the M's and noticed 'Miscellaneous', which I clicked
on. Two pages of Piet pictures in there, and a builder could do a lot worse
than to spend a rainy afternoon looking at almost any of the pictures on Westcoastpiet
to get ideas on how to do things. Sure, you can start with the ones
that are familiar and are standouts in the fleet, but some of the offbeat
ones are interesting too. "Der Faker Fokker" comes to mind (check out the Texas
Air Museum link on the Photos page).
Then there was the image that caught my attention (see attached). This is the
embodiment of what it means to be a builder, a dreamer, an experimenter. Someone
who has little more than the dream, the beginnings of an airplane, a helper,
and a thin silver strand of a vision holding it all together. This says it
all.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436071#436071
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Mark Roberts" <mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com> |
Well, an update for any who are following my saga (and if you are, what a sad life
you lead!!)
I got a call today from Tools (AKA Mike) and what a great guy. Ever since I decided
to build a Piet, I have met nothing but great guys and gals. I know other
hobbyists and car clubs, Gun enthusiasts, Ham Radio guys (I am one of those
too), etc... All those mutual interests have great people that participate.
And I am sure they have their fair share of good folks too. But...
I am and have been members of various "hobby" clubs (including Model Airplane clubs
most frequently over many locations) and I have NEVER met as nice and generous
people as I have in the Piet community.
Mike Cuy befriended me once with a DVD, and he knows me not.
Gary Boothe visited me and bought my dinner when I had first ordered my plans (and
still checks in occasionally to see if I am still breathing Piets...AND recently
offered to store my project for me if I couldn't find a suitable solution
when I move...)
Jim Boyer always made me feel important and was a great conversationalist at the
West Coast Piet June gatherings, and ...
Mike and Vic Groah welcomed me to their home and let me sit in their yet to be
finished project when I was just getting excited about the potential build. I
was too fat and large to fit in, but the wooden shoe horn and Vic pushing on
my head got me sucked into the seat long enough for a picture...
And... a man that I met on the first West Coast Piet gathering I attended, Jim
Markle, offered to let me stay at his house as I traversed the country on my first
trip to Nashville when I was relocating... I met him ONCE, and even then
that was not why he offered to let me stay... He was just a member of this list!
Good Lord...
...AND, this list, did a fundraiser for that same Jim when he was going to sell
his project to raise cash... (Good Grief folks: What group does THAT for another
person that many will never meet!!)...
All of these memories (and many more:
Charlie Miller giving my wife her first ride in a Piet and setting the "Hook" for
me ;o) and it was a bumpy, windy day at that!)... AND all the food Charlie
and his beautiful wife provided...,
my friend Jorge in Hanford visiting a few times and sharing with me so many ideas
and hours visiting about my build),
being "inducted" into the Great Waldo Pepper phraseology club by watching a DVD
of the movie given to me by Gary Boothe so I'd understand the inside jokes on
the list, AND, the patience poor Gary had when first meeting me as I babbled
on INCESSANTLY at that free dinner he took me to.. Poor man hasn't recovered yet
from the earful of non-stop talking I did that night...)....
4 years of West Coast Piet gatherings where I met and fellowshipped with MANY a
good person,
Yes, all of these memories are special to me, and at 54 (OMG... Why do I look 76??),
I am glad I can continue to make more memories with this group, as I can
keep my project, thanks to more friends I have yet to meet face to face, but
offering to house my project for me until I can get settled, and even then whenever
I am ready to pick it up.
Now, shouldn't our own FAMILY operate that way?
As we gather this Christmas/Chanukkah season, or whatever you celebrate, I hope
you remember that THIS group, is different.
Different than most people that you will pass walking down the street, who look
down and don't say hi,
>From a Civic Club like Rotary/kiwanis that gathers once a week and fines each
other for various newsworthy activities,
Different than various hobby clubs that meet and share ideas and techniques
Piet People are seemingly joined by a project, values and time that ties them somehow
to 1930. A time when people were neighborly, trusting and helpful.
Somehow, inconceivably, the elements of the project attracts the person who seems
to resonate with the era of Americana values: to help others when others need
help--- Remember the stories of Bernard Pietenpol himself leaving gas in the
plane's tank so he could fly others to get help if needed in an emergency---
Seems that sentiment follows the set of plans... or.. somehow those people are
attracted to the plane itself.
It's a mystery that will continue to follow the future generations of Piet builders.
Merry Christmas.
Mark
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| From: | gliderx5(at)comcast.net |
| Subject: | Latex Paint Rolling Video |
I just finished a new video on applying latex paint with a roller. After th
e sanding and polishing process the results are nearly as good as spraying.
Both methods, spraying and rolling have their advantages.
Spraying gives the best finish, it=99s faster for big areas, and requ
ires less sanding to smooth the orange peel. But, you need spray equipment
and a paint booth the contain the over spray, and you need to mask parts th
at you don=99t want painted.
Rolling is faster for smaller areas and requires no masking other than alon
g edges, it needs no paint booth or equipment, there=99s no over spra
y. But, it requires more sanding to remove the orange peel and while the re
sult is quite good it=99s probably not quite as good as spraying.
Have a look at the video and let me know what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhlxE3EFcCQ
Merry Christmas
Malcolm Morrison
www.wienerdogaero.com
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| From: | John Egan <1smilingmoon(at)gmail.com> |
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| From: | John Egan <1smilingmoon(at)gmail.com> |
Hello Piet Builders,
With hope, I've attached a link to a U-Tube video that I hope many will
enjoy this season. CBC Radio broadcasts this story every Christmas Eve.
I've also attached a photo of my Pietenpol project to ensure this email is
not off topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2_bLEqmBi0
*The Shepherd* relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire> pilot, going home
on Christmas
Eve <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve> 1957, whose aircraft
suffers a complete electrical failure en route from RAF Celle
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Celle> (note: in fact, Celle had ceased
to be an RAF station less than a month previously) in northern Germany to RAF
Lakenheath <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath> in Suffolk
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk>. Lost in fog and low on fuel, he is
met and led (or shepherded) to a disused RAF dispersal field by the pilot
of a De Havilland Mosquito
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito> fighter-bomber
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter-bomber> of World War II
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> vintage, who has apparently
been sent up to guide him in.
John
Greenville, WI
,
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| Subject: | Re: The Shepherd |
| From: | Scott Knowlton <flyingscott_k(at)hotmail.com> |
John, the Shepherd is my absolute favourite aviation related Christmas story.
Thank you. And your Piet is beautiful too.
Merry Christmas builders and fliers!
Scott Knowlton
Burlington Ontario Canada
Tax paying contributor to CBC
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 24, 2014, at 6:06 AM, "John Egan" <1smilingmoon(at)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Piet Builders,
>
> With hope, I've attached a link to a U-Tube video that I hope many will
> enjoy this season. CBC Radio broadcasts this story every Christmas Eve.
> I've also attached a photo of my Pietenpol project to ensure this email is
> not off topic.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2_bLEqmBi0
>
> *The Shepherd* relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire> pilot, going home
> on Christmas
> Eve <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve> 1957, whose aircraft
> suffers a complete electrical failure en route from RAF Celle
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Celle> (note: in fact, Celle had ceased
> to be an RAF station less than a month previously) in northern Germany to RAF
> Lakenheath <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath> in Suffolk
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk>. Lost in fog and low on fuel, he is
> met and led (or shepherded) to a disused RAF dispersal field by the pilot
> of a De Havilland Mosquito
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito> fighter-bomber
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter-bomber> of World War II
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> vintage, who has apparently
> been sent up to guide him in.
>
> John
>
> Greenville, WI
>
> ,
>
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| Subject: | Re: The Shepherd |
| From: | "aerocarjake" <flight.jake(at)gmail.com> |
Wonderful photo of your Piet....!
Looks great.....
--------
Jake Schultz - curator,
Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)
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| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
I'm surprised nobody posted the one that shows up this time of year. It goes like
this:
Santa was getting the sleigh, harness, and reindeer team all ready for Christmas
delivery time but before the rig would get signed off for the flight, the FAA
inspector had to go over it and Santa would need a checkride to get current.
As Santa went inside to get his logbook and paperwork all in order for the inspector,
the head elf snugged the last of the harness buckles as he worked his way
aft to the sleigh, and then he watched as the inspector took right seat and
cinched down his seatbelt. Suddenly his eyes got as big as saucers as he noticed
the inspector tucking a shotgun down under the blanket that covered his legs
for the open cockpit ride.
Noticing the surprise on the elf's face, the inspector turned to the elf and winked
as he whispered, "Santa doesn't know this yet, but he's going to lose an
engine on takeoff..."
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: FAA checkride |
| From: | "curtdm(at)gmail.com" <curtdm(at)gmail.com> |
I'll be home for Christmas!
--------
Curt Merdan
Flower Mound, TX
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| Subject: | 2014 List of Contributors |
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| Subject: | Re: 2014 List of Contributors |
| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
Heh, heh... there I am, last on the list again ;o) Where are the Zweigs and the
Zupans and the (very few) others who occasionally end up behind me in line?
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: It is no longer "Lance Captain" Mike Danford |
| From: | "edwoerle" <edwoerle(at)aol.com> |
I've still got the 'spirit' 767 poster with the piece of ribbon attached here in
the shop somewhere.
I remember when we bought the DC10s because Lockheed was in such bad financial
trouble. We should have kept them instead of selling to United and leasing back.
Oh, well. Hindsight.
Happy holidays to all who see this message. Thank a serviceman for keeping us free
enough to read it, and a teacher for giving us to tools to.
--------
Just east of Graceland
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| Subject: | Re: 2014 List of Contributors |
| From: | Marcus Zechini <marcus.zechini(at)gmail.com> |
Thank You, Oscar.... for being there...
On Dec 24, 2014 9:05 PM, "taildrags" wrote:
>
> Heh, heh... there I am, last on the list again ;o) Where are the Zweigs
> and the Zupans and the (very few) others who occasionally end up behind me
> in line?
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436224#436224
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
| From: | "womenfly2" <Love2Fly.KAP(at)gmail.com> |
Great video! Thanks for posting. I always enjoy watching them.
I think the Homebuilt world is ready and needs a good top coat paint or additive
that can be rolled on which eliminates the orange peel effect .... maybe I will
work on that this year?
WF2
--------
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| Subject: | OT: just when you thought you've seen it all at a tsa |
check
| From: | "tools" <n0kkj(at)yahoo.com> |
Slow day, the checkpoint is closed for another half hour, I just settle down nearby.
Tsa guy sees me, comes over and asks me if I want an omelette...
Uh... Ya... I think... Is this a trick question?
Next thing I know I'm escorted to the bowls of the airport where I get an omelette
cooked to order, bacon, sausage, English muffin, coffee and home made peppermint
bark.
Wow. Took the pain of commuting to work on Christmas right out.
Merry Christmas!
Tools
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| Subject: | Re: OT: just when you thought you've seen it all at a |
tsa check
| From: | "aerocarjake" <flight.jake(at)gmail.com> |
Nice surprise...! Thx for sharing.
--------
Jake Schultz - curator,
Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)
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| From: | Jim Boyer <boyerjrb(at)comcast.net> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Merry Christmas Mark,
I hope your move works out well for you. I am really=C2-glad you are able
to take your project Piet with you. Keep at it and you will get it done. I
have 12 years plus in mine now and I think I can see the end down the road
a ways.
You are the kind of person the Piet list needs to keep.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New year Mark.
Jim and Arlene
=C2-
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| From: | Ray Krause <raykrause(at)frontiernet.net> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Mark,
Sure glad you can keep your PIET. And I hope you will be able to come back to CA
someday to finish it. We need people like you in our State! If you ever need
a contact in the northern part of the State, let me know and I will help in
any way possible.
Hope you can just continue building in TN, not just use your fuselage as a piece
of furniture.
Hope to see you sometime and hear more from you,
Ray Krause
Building SkyScout
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 23, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
>
> Well, an update for any who are following my saga (and if you are, what a sad
life you lead!!)
>
> I got a call today from Tools (AKA Mike) and what a great guy. Ever since I
decided to build a Piet, I have met nothing but great guys and gals. I know other
hobbyists and car clubs, Gun enthusiasts, Ham Radio guys (I am one of those
too), etc... All those mutual interests have great people that participate.
And I am sure they have their fair share of good folks too. But...
>
> I am and have been members of various "hobby" clubs (including Model Airplane
clubs most frequently over many locations) and I have NEVER met as nice and generous
people as I have in the Piet community.
>
> Mike Cuy befriended me once with a DVD, and he knows me not.
>
> Gary Boothe visited me and bought my dinner when I had first ordered my plans
(and still checks in occasionally to see if I am still breathing Piets...AND
recently offered to store my project for me if I couldn't find a suitable solution
when I move...)
>
> Jim Boyer always made me feel important and was a great conversationalist at
the West Coast Piet June gatherings, and ...
>
> Mike and Vic Groah welcomed me to their home and let me sit in their yet to be
finished project when I was just getting excited about the potential build.
I was too fat and large to fit in, but the wooden shoe horn and Vic pushing on
my head got me sucked into the seat long enough for a picture...
>
> And... a man that I met on the first West Coast Piet gathering I attended, Jim
Markle, offered to let me stay at his house as I traversed the country on my
first trip to Nashville when I was relocating... I met him ONCE, and even then
that was not why he offered to let me stay... He was just a member of this list!
Good Lord...
>
> ...AND, this list, did a fundraiser for that same Jim when he was going to sell
his project to raise cash... (Good Grief folks: What group does THAT for another
person that many will never meet!!)...
>
> All of these memories (and many more:
>
> Charlie Miller giving my wife her first ride in a Piet and setting the "Hook"
for me ;o) and it was a bumpy, windy day at that!)... AND all the food Charlie
and his beautiful wife provided...,
>
> my friend Jorge in Hanford visiting a few times and sharing with me so many ideas
and hours visiting about my build),
>
> being "inducted" into the Great Waldo Pepper phraseology club by watching a DVD
of the movie given to me by Gary Boothe so I'd understand the inside jokes
on the list, AND, the patience poor Gary had when first meeting me as I babbled
on INCESSANTLY at that free dinner he took me to.. Poor man hasn't recovered
yet from the earful of non-stop talking I did that night...)....
>
> 4 years of West Coast Piet gatherings where I met and fellowshipped with MANY
a good person,
>
> Yes, all of these memories are special to me, and at 54 (OMG... Why do I look
76??), I am glad I can continue to make more memories with this group, as I can
keep my project, thanks to more friends I have yet to meet face to face, but
offering to house my project for me until I can get settled, and even then whenever
I am ready to pick it up.
>
> Now, shouldn't our own FAMILY operate that way?
>
> As we gather this Christmas/Chanukkah season, or whatever you celebrate, I hope
you remember that THIS group, is different.
>
> Different than most people that you will pass walking down the street, who look
down and don't say hi,
>
>> From a Civic Club like Rotary/kiwanis that gathers once a week and fines each
other for various newsworthy activities,
>
> Different than various hobby clubs that meet and share ideas and techniques
>
> Piet People are seemingly joined by a project, values and time that ties them
somehow to 1930. A time when people were neighborly, trusting and helpful.
>
> Somehow, inconceivably, the elements of the project attracts the person who seems
to resonate with the era of Americana values: to help others when others
need help--- Remember the stories of Bernard Pietenpol himself leaving gas in
the plane's tank so he could fly others to get help if needed in an emergency---
>
> Seems that sentiment follows the set of plans... or.. somehow those people are
attracted to the plane itself.
>
> It's a mystery that will continue to follow the future generations of Piet builders.
>
> Merry Christmas.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436072#436072
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
Malcolm;
That is really interesting, and you make it look very easy to get a nice smooth
finish and a great shine! I'm sure it ends up requiring a lot of hours of work
to do all of those steps for an entire airplane, but then again if you paint
as you build (tail, fuselage, wings), it spreads the work out somewhat. Also,
many Piet builders go for less of a shine and polish since the early Air Campers
were built for simple and low-cost building and flying. A little bit of
orange peel and a little less shine would be perfectly acceptable if you were
flying your Piet off a grass pasture down on the farm and there were no judges
looking at the paint job.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| From: | gliderx5(at)comcast.net |
| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
Oscar
You are quite correct on all counts. The process is not especially hard, but applying
to an entire airplane does require a bit of time and elbow grease. Of course,
it pales in comparison to how long it takes to build an entire airplane.
I didn't say it on the last video but I have on some of the others, that the
painted finish before sanding and polishing looks just fine as it is for some
applications, vintage aircraft like Piets included. As you know, un-polished
latex has been used on several Piets in the past and they look great. The hi-gloss,
wet look would be truly out of place on such aircraft. That's great news
for those looking for a flat or semi-gloss look. In fact, brush strokes in the
paint might even be appropriate to give it more of an antique look. Either way,
latex is simple and low cost, whether polished or not.
I think I may have been a crow in a past life, I'm irresistibly attracted to shinny
things!
Malcolm Morrison
www.wienerdogaero.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:33:57 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video
Malcolm;
That is really interesting, and you make it look very easy to get a nice smooth
finish and a great shine! I'm sure it ends up requiring a lot of hours of work
to do all of those steps for an entire airplane, but then again if you paint
as you build (tail, fuselage, wings), it spreads the work out somewhat. Also,
many Piet builders go for less of a shine and polish since the early Air Campers
were built for simple and low-cost building and flying. A little bit of orange
peel and a little less shine would be perfectly acceptable if you were flying
your Piet off a grass pasture down on the farm and there were no judges looking
at the paint job.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436295#436295
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| From: | Ray Krause <raykrause(at)frontiernet.net> |
| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
Oscar,
Gary Booth used the Stewart System on his PIET but went right to a latex pri
mer, then latex finishing coats, all with roller (I think). It is absolutely
beautiful! It looks very Period like, not at all glossy. There are pictures
on Westcoast Pietenpol. I'm going to follow his lead and go Stewart's cover
ing then right to latex, no EkoFill. I also plan on using some clear coats o
f latex so it really looks semi transparent like the old planes.
Thanks,
Ray Krause
SkyScout
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 26, 2014, at 6:56 PM, gliderx5(at)comcast.net wrote:
>
> Oscar
>
> You are quite correct on all counts. The process is not especially hard, b
ut applying to an entire airplane does require a bit of time and elbow greas
e. Of course, it pales in comparison to how long it takes to build an entire
airplane. I didn't say it on the last video but I have on some of the other
s, that the painted finish before sanding and polishing looks just fine as i
t is for some applications, vintage aircraft like Piets included. As you kno
w, un-polished latex has been used on several Piets in the past and they loo
k great. The hi-gloss, wet look would be truly out of place on such aircraft
. That's great news for those looking for a flat or semi-gloss look. In fact
, brush strokes in the paint might even be appropriate to give it more of an
antique look. Either way, latex is simple and low cost, whether polished or
not.
>
> I think I may have been a crow in a past life, I'm irresistibly attracted t
o shinny things!
>
> Malcolm Morrison
> www.wienerdogaero.com
>
> From: "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com>
> To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:33:57 PM
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video
>
>
> Malcolm;
>
> That is really interesting, and you make it look very easy to get a nice s
mooth finish and a great shine! I'm sure it ends up requiring a lot of hour
s of work to do all of those steps for an entire airplane, but then again if
you paint as you build (tail, fuselage, wings), it spreads the work out som
ewhat. Also, many Piet builders go for less of a shine and polish since the
early Air Campers were built for simple and low-cost building and flying. A
little bit of orange peel and a little less shine would be perfectly accept
able if you were flying your Piet off a grass pasture down on the farm and t
here were no judges looking at the paint job.
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436295#436295
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| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
| From: | Steven Dortch <steven.d.dortch(at)gmail.com> |
Oscar and Malcolm, Mine is done in semi gloss Latex. I sprayed most and
rolled some. For me spraying on was faster and more consistent than
rolling. I used a Harbor Freight HVLP gun. After discussions with John K I
went with semi gloss as it does not emphasize flaws and is much more
forgiving. Flat would probably cover up flaws.
I like the ease of application and the fact that I can do it in shorts and
a set of safety glasses and a paper mask. My two year old grandson can
stumble into the paint and it is just a soap and water cleanup. Also in
moving it, there have been some scabs on the new paint. I am not stressed.
A little Xylene on a cotton rag will feather the edges and I can spray or
roll to patch it.
Malcolm, your videos gave me great confidence. Thank you for sharing.
I am not worried about stripping the plane someday and doing a different
paint job.
Now I am headed to the airport to get some work done.
Blue Skies,
Steve D
On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Ray Krause
wrote:
> Oscar,
>
> Gary Booth used the Stewart System on his PIET but went right to a latex
> primer, then latex finishing coats, all with roller (I think). It is
> absolutely beautiful! It looks very Period like, not at all glossy. There
> are pictures on Westcoast Pietenpol. I'm going to follow his lead and go
> Stewart's covering then right to latex, no EkoFill. I also plan on using
> some clear coats of latex so it really looks semi transparent like the old
> planes.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Krause
> SkyScout
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 26, 2014, at 6:56 PM, gliderx5(at)comcast.net wrote:
>
> Oscar
>
> You are quite correct on all counts. The process is not especially hard,
> but applying to an entire airplane does require a bit of time and elbow
> grease. Of course, it pales in comparison to how long it takes to build an
> entire airplane. I didn't say it on the last video but I have on some of
> the others, that the painted finish before sanding and polishing looks just
> fine as it is for some applications, vintage aircraft like Piets included.
> As you know, un-polished latex has been used on several Piets in the past
> and they look great. The hi-gloss, wet look would be truly out of place on
> such aircraft. That's great news for those looking for a flat or semi-gloss
> look. In fact, brush strokes in the paint might even be appropriate to give
> it more of an antique look. Either way, latex is simple and low cost,
> whether polished or not.
>
> I think I may have been a crow in a past life, I'm irresistibly attracted
> to shinny things!
>
> Malcolm Morrison
> www.wienerdogaero.com
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com>
> *To: *pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com
> *Sent: *Friday, December 26, 2014 8:33:57 PM
> *Subject: *Pietenpol-List: Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video
>
>
> Malcolm;
>
> That is really interesting, and you make it look very easy to get a nice
> smooth finish and a great shine! I'm sure it ends up requiring a lot of
> hours of work to do all of those steps for an entire airplane, but then
> again if you paint as you build (tail, fuselage, wings), it spreads the
> work out somewhat. Also, many Piet builders go for less of a shine and
> polish since the early Air Campers were built for simple and low-cost
> building and flying. A little bit of orange peel and a little less shine
> would be perfectly acceptable if you were flying your Piet off a grass
> pasture down on the farm and there were no judges looking at the paint job.
>
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> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
Okay, so I located the moving box where I kept the test swatches that resulted
from my "latex vs. Poly-Fiber" test five years ago. I wrote up that test here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/paint/paint.html
I had intended to set the four samples outdoors for a year and then punch-test
the fabric to see what happens, but that never got done when we lived in San Antonio
so I'll set up a test frame and get the samples outdoors here in Oregon
for 2015. My office is in a 2-story building with a flat roof and a nice ladder
access through a roof hatch, so it should be easy to get the test frame set
up in good position to face south for the next 12 months and four seasons.
Stay tuned... ;o)
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436320#436320
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| Subject: | Re: Vi Kapler Information |
| From: | "dwilson" <marwilson(at)charter.net> |
Vitalis Jerome Kapler
May 14, 1927 - December 11,2014
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436323#436323
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| From: | jim hyde <jnl96(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
rust o leum makes a latex clear coat the looks great. thin it like any late
x paint i used behr for color on my heath parasoljim hyde
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 12:04 PM, taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.
com> wrote:
Okay, so I located the moving box where I kept the test swatches that resul
ted from my "latex vs. Poly-Fiber" test five years ago.=C2- I wrote up th
at test here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/paint/paint.html
I had intended to set the four samples outdoors for a year and then punch-t
est the fabric to see what happens, but that never got done when we lived i
n San Antonio so I'll set up a test frame and get the samples outdoors here
in Oregon for 2015.=C2- My office is in a 2-story building with a flat r
oof and a nice ladder access through a roof hatch, so it should be easy to
get the test frame set up in good position to face south for the next 12 mo
nths and four seasons.=C2- Stay tuned... ;o)
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436320#436320
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin.
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| From: | jim hyde <jnl96(at)yahoo.com> |
| Subject: | Re: Latex Paint Rolling Video |
i used a kobalt latex gur 50.00 spraying is best. tried it with a roller te
st sprat is fast, light and no issues
hyde
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 1:49 PM, jim hyde wro
te:
rust o leum makes a latex clear coat the looks great. thin it like any lat
ex paint i used behr for color on my heath parasoljim hyde
On Saturday, December 27, 2014 12:04 PM, taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.
com> wrote:
Okay, so I located the moving box where I kept the test swatches that resul
ted from my "latex vs. Poly-Fiber" test five years ago.=C2- I wrote up th
at test here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/paint/paint.html
I had intended to set the four samples outdoors for a year and then punch-t
est the fabric to see what happens, but that never got done when we lived i
n San Antonio so I'll set up a test frame and get the samples outdoors here
in Oregon for 2015.=C2- My office is in a 2-story building with a flat r
oof and a nice ladder access through a roof hatch, so it should be easy to
get the test frame set up in good position to face south for the next 12 mo
nths and four seasons.=C2- Stay tuned... ;o)
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436320#436320
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin.
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| From: | "taildrags" <taildrags(at)hotmail.com> |
Since the list is so slow right now, I don't feel too bad posting this (slightly
off-topic, but maybe not) post. I had a visit today from another West Coast
builder, Mike Hardaway. He was headed back down I-5 from Portland and stopped
by MFR just before lunch. Like most people on this list, I had emailed back
and forth with Mike and had read his posts to the list but had never met him
face to face. And, like most people on this list, Mike is just good folks. He
saw my hangar junk, saw my projects, saw Scout, and we visited for just a few
minutes because he was facing another 10 hours on the road, with part of that
being the crossing of the Siskiyou Summit at the Oregon-California border.
I could already see that the clouds in that direction were thick, dark, and ominous
so I don't blame him for wanting to make best possible time in daylight.
Mike talked up the West Coast Piet Gathering with enthusiasm, throwing in something
about a chocolate cheesecake just for good measure. Surely he knows that
pilots as a genre don't need a lot of encouragement when it comes to food in
general, and there was no need to pitch the cheesecake too?
As in many instances when I've met other builders and pilots in this group, I end
up being the benefactor. Mike noticed my Honda CX500 project bike in the hangar
and mentioned that he had gotten rid of his two CX500s but still had some
parts and pieces, so he's passing them on to me. This is how we feed one another's
hobbies and pastimes! Thanks for the visit, Mike. Hope you made it home
safely.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436418#436418
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| From: | Ray Krause <raykrause(at)frontiernet.net> |
| Subject: | Re: hangar visits |
Too bad Mike could have stopped by Colusa tomorrow to meet up with a bunch of the
WestCoast Piet folks here to see my work in progress. Gary Boothe, Chris Tracy,
Jim Boyer, Brian Reiger and his dad and others will be here. I wish I had
his email, I would invite him because he may still be around. Let him know, please.
We will meet at the Colusa airport (O08) at 9AM, then to 822 Market Street, then
to 843 Jay Street (my home and shop). Then lunch (chili and corn bread) at the
last address at about 11-12. It's all free, great company, but dessert may
be doubtful!
Don't think Scout could make it here on such short notice! But they are predicting
25-40 MPH north winds, could speed up your flight! You can always stay here
over night, lots of room!
Thanks,
Ray Krause
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 29, 2014, at 6:07 PM, taildrags wrote:
>
>
> Since the list is so slow right now, I don't feel too bad posting this (slightly
off-topic, but maybe not) post. I had a visit today from another West Coast
builder, Mike Hardaway. He was headed back down I-5 from Portland and stopped
by MFR just before lunch. Like most people on this list, I had emailed back
and forth with Mike and had read his posts to the list but had never met him
face to face. And, like most people on this list, Mike is just good folks.
He saw my hangar junk, saw my projects, saw Scout, and we visited for just a
few minutes because he was facing another 10 hours on the road, with part of that
being the crossing of the Siskiyou Summit at the Oregon-California border.
I could already see that the clouds in that direction were thick, dark, and
ominous so I don't blame him for wanting to make best possible time in daylight.
>
> Mike talked up the West Coast Piet Gathering with enthusiasm, throwing in something
about a chocolate cheesecake just for good measure. Surely he knows that
pilots as a genre don't need a lot of encouragement when it comes to food in
general, and there was no need to pitch the cheesecake too?
>
> As in many instances when I've met other builders and pilots in this group, I
end up being the benefactor. Mike noticed my Honda CX500 project bike in the
hangar and mentioned that he had gotten rid of his two CX500s but still had some
parts and pieces, so he's passing them on to me. This is how we feed one
another's hobbies and pastimes! Thanks for the visit, Mike. Hope you made it
home safely.
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=436418#436418
>
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| Subject: | HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S |
| From: | "AircamperN11MS" <Scott.liefeld(at)lacity.org> |
I hope everyone has a good safe new year. I challenge all to get out and welcome
in the new year with a Piet flight. It will certainly be a cold flight for
us out here on the West coast.
Cheers to all and best wishes,
--------
Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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| Subject: | Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S |
| From: | woodflier <woodflier(at)aol.com> |
Happy New Year to you, Scott and everyone on the list. I
take that challenge. I always like to start the year right.
Actually, it won't be too bad here in VA. Forecast is 44
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| From: | Jim Boyer <boyerjrb(at)comcast.net> |
| Subject: | Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR PIETER"S |
Happy New Year Scott. My Piets not flying yet but will be flying to lunch with
my local chapter tomorrow so Have a Happy New Year and see you at Frazier Lake
next summer.
Jim and Arlene
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | "Mark Roberts" <mark.rbrts1(at)gmail.com> |
So it is officially on its way to Nashville!!
Thanks to Tools for offering to house it for me until I can find a place to build
it in Nashville. Anyone else building one without a garage? My wife supports
the project, but refuses to let me build it in the living room... :(
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
| From: | glenschweizer(at)yahoo.com |
Time to replace her! A guy's gotta set priorities. Only kidding good luck in your
new home. Happy new year!
Glen
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 31, 2014, at 6:54 PM, "Mark Roberts" wrote:
>
>
> So it is officially on its way to Nashville!!
>
> Thanks to Tools for offering to house it for me until I can find a place to build
it in Nashville. Anyone else building one without a garage? My wife supports
the project, but refuses to let me build it in the living room... :(
>
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| From: | Ray Krause <raykrause(at)frontiernet.net> |
| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet Project for Sale :( |
Sure glad you did not have to sell it, Congratulations!
Just yesterday I got my SkyScout all put together, rigged and ready to cover
. Gary Boothe, Chris Tracy, Brian Reiger, his Dad, Mark, Merle Reppart, and a
few others gathered for an inspection and critique.
Gary even came back today to give me some guidance on covering the rudder, m
y first attempt at covering (may be seen in the picture).
Thanks, everyone, for all the good advice! And Gary, thanks for the covering
pointers and for the supplies. I should have the rudder done tomorrow. What
a way to start the New Year!
Thanks, everyone,
Ray Krause
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 31, 2014, at 6:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
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>
> So it is officially on its way to Nashville!!
>
> Thanks to Tools for offering to house it for me until I can find a place t
o build it in Nashville. Anyone else building one without a garage? My wif
e supports the project, but refuses to let me build it in the living room...
:(
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