---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/14/03: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:11 AM - A65 First Engine Run (Rcaprd@aol.com) 2. 05:08 AM - Re: A65 First Engine Run (w b evans) 3. 11:16 AM - [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 4. 11:25 AM - Re: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Jack Phillips) 5. 04:12 PM - Re: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (w b evans) 6. 05:07 PM - Re: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (John Dilatush) 7. 05:39 PM - Don's Piet Pix (Waytogopiet@aol.com) 8. 05:46 PM - Re: A65 First Engine Run (Craig Wilcox) 9. 06:38 PM - Pietenpol in Ontario (Stefan Vorkoetter) 10. 06:39 PM - Re: A65 First Engine Run (Richard Navratril) 11. 09:22 PM - 1st Flight on New Engine (Rcaprd@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:11:39 AM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com I did the first engine run on the new engine on Tuesday evening. Fuel on, mags off, pull 4 blades, mags hot, started on the 2nd blade and idled pretty smooth !! Music to my ears !! What a great sound !! Ran for 1/2 hr, not over 1100 RPM and shut down for inspection. Fixed a couple of minor oil leaks, and did the second series of 4 runs with 15 minute cool down periods on Wednesday. All went well. Ground runs complete. Buttoned up everything under the cowl and installed the cowling and did W&B and Symatry on Friday. Gotta crunch the numbers & do the paperwork, and a thourough airframe inspection, but it's looking good for first flight on the new engine on Saturday. Chuck Gantzer NX770CG ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:08:22 AM PST US From: "w b evans" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "w b evans" Chuck, Good for you! Great feeling isn't it? I have a program for W/B if you'd like it. Just plug in the numbers and watch the results correct automatically. Let me know. walt evans ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com > > I did the first engine run on the new engine on Tuesday evening. Fuel on, > mags off, pull 4 blades, mags hot, started on the 2nd blade and idled pretty > smooth !! Music to my ears !! What a great sound !! Ran for 1/2 hr, not over > 1100 RPM and shut down for inspection. Fixed a couple of minor oil leaks, and > did the second series of 4 runs with 15 minute cool down periods on > Wednesday. All went well. Ground runs complete. Buttoned up everything under the > cowl and installed the cowling and did W&B and Symatry on Friday. Gotta crunch > the numbers & do the paperwork, and a thourough airframe inspection, but it's > looking good for first flight on the new engine on Saturday. > > Chuck Gantzer > NX770CG > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:16:54 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Don Hicks Subject: Don H. Piet Progress Photos http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov.06.14.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:25:26 AM PST US From: "Jack Phillips" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Jack Phillips" Looks beautiful, Don! I'm right behind you. Finishing covering the left wing today, starting on the right wing tomorrow or Monday. Jack -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Email List Photo Shares Subject: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Don Hicks Subject: Don H. Piet Progress Photos http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov.06.14.2003/in dex.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:12:47 PM PST US From: "w b evans" "Email List Photo Shares" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "w b evans" Don Hicks, Great pics! Don't know if you will get this directly or second hand. but it looks like you are comming along nicely. Nice fuse color (smile). Keep the pics comming. walt evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Email List Photo Shares" Subject: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares > > > A new Email List Photo Share is available: > > Poster: Don Hicks > > > Subject: Don H. Piet Progress Photos > > http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov.06.14.2003/index.html > > > o Main Photo Share Index > > http://www.matronics.com/photoshare > > o Submitting a Photo Share > > If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the > following information along with your email message and files: > > 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: > 2) Your Full Name: > 3) Your Email Address: > 4) One line Subject description: > 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: > 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: > > Email the information above and your files and photos to: > > pictures@matronics.com > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:07:34 PM PST US From: "John Dilatush" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John Dilatush" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Email List Photo Shares" Subject: Pietenpol-List: [ Don Hicks ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don, Looks great! And better yet, you have built it to the original plans. I'ts really hard to improve on what Bernie did! Congratulations! John ++++++++++++++++++++++> > > A new Email List Photo Share is available: > > Poster: Don Hicks > > > Subject: Don H. Piet Progress Photos > > http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov.06.14.2003/index.html > > > o Main Photo Share Index > > http://www.matronics.com/photoshare > > o Submitting a Photo Share > > If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the > following information along with your email message and files: > > 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: > 2) Your Full Name: > 3) Your Email Address: > 4) One line Subject description: > 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: > 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: > > Email the information above and your files and photos to: > > pictures@matronics.com > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:10 PM PST US From: Waytogopiet@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Don's Piet Pix --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Waytogopiet@aol.com Thanks Jack, Walt and John for your kind words...particularly gratifying coming from those who have first rate projects and high flyin' Piets of their own. And also to Mike Cuy who posted them for me when I couldn't figure it out myself. But I'm gonna work on that and post some more as soon as I get it to the airport and all together with the wings and engine cowling. Don Hicks ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:46:20 PM PST US From: "Craig Wilcox" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Craig Wilcox" Congrats Chuck! And with that N- number, you'll always be "within" the CG!!!!! Ours is about 2 weeks away - mounted the engine today!!! Craig Bakeng Duce NX96CW ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com > > I did the first engine run on the new engine on Tuesday evening. Fuel on, > mags off, pull 4 blades, mags hot, started on the 2nd blade and idled pretty > smooth !! Music to my ears !! What a great sound !! Ran for 1/2 hr, not over > 1100 RPM and shut down for inspection. Fixed a couple of minor oil leaks, and > did the second series of 4 runs with 15 minute cool down periods on > Wednesday. All went well. Ground runs complete. Buttoned up everything under the > cowl and installed the cowling and did W&B and Symatry on Friday. Gotta crunch > the numbers & do the paperwork, and a thourough airframe inspection, but it's > looking good for first flight on the new engine on Saturday. > > Chuck Gantzer > NX770CG > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:38:50 PM PST US From: Stefan Vorkoetter Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol in Ontario --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Stefan Vorkoetter Does anyone know where I might see a Pietenpol in Southern Ontario (say within an hour's flight by C172 from Kitchener)? Stefan ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:39:19 PM PST US From: "Richard Navratril" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Richard Navratril" Chuck I'm right there with you. Got her started last weekend. Ran it for about an hour. I've got to finish some work on the brakes and it will be time to start the taxi tests. Dick N. ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Pietenpol-List: A65 First Engine Run > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com > > I did the first engine run on the new engine on Tuesday evening. Fuel on, > mags off, pull 4 blades, mags hot, started on the 2nd blade and idled pretty > smooth !! Music to my ears !! What a great sound !! Ran for 1/2 hr, not over > 1100 RPM and shut down for inspection. Fixed a couple of minor oil leaks, and > did the second series of 4 runs with 15 minute cool down periods on > Wednesday. All went well. Ground runs complete. Buttoned up everything under the > cowl and installed the cowling and did W&B and Symatry on Friday. Gotta crunch > the numbers & do the paperwork, and a thourough airframe inspection, but it's > looking good for first flight on the new engine on Saturday. > > Chuck Gantzer > NX770CG > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:22:38 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: 1st Flight on New Engine --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com YEEEE HHAAAAWWWW !! What a beautiful evening to do a first flight !! As they say, it was uneventful, and went just as I hoped it would...prayers answered. A little after 7pm, the cross wind died down, and we did a short run with the cowling on for the first time, and shut down for a quick inspection, re-started, taxi to the south end of the field, turn around, add full power, help the tail come up a little with forward stick, and WOW, I could see the whole runway ahead of me !! What a sight and sound. Tippee Toed a little bit around 35 MPH, then held it off the ground around 40 MPH. Speed shot right up, and I had to control the airspeed with lots of aft stick around 55, and was over 60 feet altitude by the time I got to the crowd of people standing at the other end of the field. She was climbing like the perverbial 'Homesick Angle' !! What a rush !! Gave 'em a big "YEEEE HAAAWWW" !! I did 5 or 6 fly-bys, and then went out to our test area where there is lots of fields, then did fly-bys at a couple of other fields, just to let them know another Pietenpol is in the air. Flew for 1.1 hours, then came back and greased in a one bounce landing. It's been six months since I flew this little gem, and it behaves just like she did with the Model A, except for the substantial increase in climb rate. She sure is a 'Stick & Rudder' airplane. Weight & Ballance came in just as I estimated, and she's almost 60 lbs lighter, and almost twice the power. I was actually having fun in the air again !! I love flying this plane !! Next flight...tomorrow morning, then another flight tomorrow evening. Weather is looking perfect. Chuck Gantzer NX770CG p.s. Brodhead / Oshkosh / Wheeling is closer than ever !!