---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 10/06/03: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:39 AM - Re: Corvair engine assembly! - pics (Ken Rickards) 2. 09:24 AM - Re: Corvair engine assembly! - pics (Ken Rickards) 3. 10:24 AM - Endurance, By Chuck Gantzer (Michael D Cuy) 4. 11:34 AM - tailwheel pics (del magsam) 5. 12:59 PM - Thomasville Fly-In (Barry Davis) 6. 07:45 PM - Re: tailskid, brakeless groundhandling advice (Michael Conkling) 7. 09:10 PM - Re: Endurance, By Chuck Gantzer (Rcaprd@aol.com) 8. 09:22 PM - Re: tailskid, brakeless groundhandling advice (Rcaprd@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:50 AM PST US From: "Ken Rickards" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair engine assembly! - pics --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Ken Rickards" Nice work DJ!! Gives me some inspiration to get cracking on my engine! Ken GN1 2992 Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ Vegh" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Corvair engine assembly! - pics > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" > > Well....... after over a year of gathering up parts and having > machining/welding work done, today was a big day for me. I began assembly! > > I spent nearly 3 hours last night cleaning and prepping the cases one last > time. This morning I gathered up the recommended supplies, STP, motor oil, > oil squirt can, rubber mallet, moly lube, anti-seize compound, > form-a-gasket, white linen cotton shop towels and started assembly after > breakfast. > > It was a very enjoyable experience! I had fun. > > I took quite a few shots as I went along. They are on today's entry of my > construction log: here: > > http://www.imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image-pages/10-05-03.htm > > This week I'll be putting in the pistons/cylinders/heads. > > DJ Vegh > N74DV > Mesa, AZ > www.imagedv.com/aircamper > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:24:01 AM PST US From: "Ken Rickards" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair engine assembly! - pics --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Ken Rickards" Just looking at your engine pics again. Would be cool to see a before and after shot next to each other, just to show what can be done with the right motivation. Looking forward to seeing a best plans build award hanging off the prop when you get it to Oshkosh. Again... Nice work. Ken GN1 2992 Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ Vegh" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Corvair engine assembly! - pics > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" > > Well....... after over a year of gathering up parts and having > machining/welding work done, today was a big day for me. I began assembly! > > I spent nearly 3 hours last night cleaning and prepping the cases one last > time. This morning I gathered up the recommended supplies, STP, motor oil, > oil squirt can, rubber mallet, moly lube, anti-seize compound, > form-a-gasket, white linen cotton shop towels and started assembly after > breakfast. > > It was a very enjoyable experience! I had fun. > > I took quite a few shots as I went along. They are on today's entry of my > construction log: here: > > http://www.imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image-pages/10-05-03.htm > > This week I'll be putting in the pistons/cylinders/heads. > > DJ Vegh > N74DV > Mesa, AZ > www.imagedv.com/aircamper > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:24:54 AM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Pietenpol-List: Endurance, By Chuck Gantzer --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy Chuck-- you did one 4 hour and two 3.5 hour legs on your way back from the land of Holsteins and Cheese ????????? Holy Moly ! And here I was so proud of my longest leg being 2 hours and 20 minutes. You are one Pietenpol animal. There are only so many ways you can shift your weight and get re-comfortable in our cockpits. When I flew via the airlines a few years ago from Cleveland to Phoenix it took 4 hours nonstop and I thought gosh, I'd have only made about 280 miles in that amount of time in the Piet. do not archive Mike C. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:34:09 AM PST US From: del magsam Subject: Pietenpol-List: tailwheel pics --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: del magsam --0-118814990-1065465223=:53328 For those interested in a better tailwheel setup that might save 3-5 lbs right where it would do some good on a piet. And improve ground handling to boot. I havn't flown a piet but I did have a taylercraft, and I would guess they handle about the same. If they do, there is a world of difference between my taylorcraft and my sonex. I am building a piet and plan on using the same sonex setup on the piet. per following pics http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoGalleryList2.cfm?AlbumID=157 Del-New Richmond, Wi "farmerdel@rocketmail.com" --------------------------------- --0-118814990-1065465223=:53328
For those interested in a better tailwheel setup that might save 3-5 lbs right where it would do some good on a piet. And improve ground handling to boot. I havn't flown a piet but I did have a taylercraft, and I would guess they handle about the same. If they do, there is a world of difference between my taylorcraft and my sonex. I am building a piet and plan on using the same sonex setup on the piet. per following pics
 


Del-New Richmond, Wi
"farmerdel@rocketmail.com"


--0-118814990-1065465223=:53328-- ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:59:19 PM PST US From: "Barry Davis" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Thomasville Fly-In --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Barry Davis" Why don't we plan a time to meet on Saturday maybe around lunch? Barry Davis
Why don't we plan a time to meet on Saturday maybe around lunch?
 
Barry Davis
________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:45:37 PM PST US From: "Michael Conkling" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: tailskid, brakeless groundhandling advice --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Michael Conkling" Hey Chuck, If you had done a big pylon turn around that 500ft radio tower west of "Cheeney" lake, you would have flown over our house! We're a mile north of the road west out of Andale & 2 miles west of K-17 highway. Mike C. Pretty Prairie, KS do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: tailskid, brakeless groundhandling advice > Chuck Gantzer > logged 2.3 hr flight today - Beautiful day to do two T.P. drops, take 7 > aerial photos, and a lap around Cheeney lake !! Ten sail boats on the lake. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:10:16 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Endurance, By Chuck Gantzer --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com In a message dated 10/6/03 12:25:46 PM Central Daylight Time, Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov writes: << Chuck-- you did one 4 hour and two 3.5 hour legs on your way back from the land of Holsteins and Cheese ????????? Holy Moly ! >> Well ol' buddy, if ya got the fuel, ya might as well burn it !! :) During my test filghts I realized I needed a more comfortable pad for my butt. I used pieces of various dense foam to make a pad, with the thinest part in the middle where I actually sit. It forms somewhat in a deep dish shape, and most importantly, extends 2" forward of the front of the edge of the seat, to give my thighs some support. Then just made a cover out of denim fabric. I gained lots of experience on how to climb in and out of the plane, while I was making that seat !! I used to be able to blame my numb butt cheaks for a bad landing...gotta come up with a different excuse, now. Chuck G. ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:22:33 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: tailskid, brakeless groundhandling advice --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com In a message dated 10/6/03 9:46:24 PM Central Daylight Time, hpvs@southwind.net writes: << Hey Chuck, If you had done a big pylon turn around that 500ft radio tower west of "Cheeney" lake, you would have flown over our house! We're a mile north of the road west out of Andale & 2 miles west of K-17 highway. Mike C. Pretty Prairie, KS do not archive >> Ah Ha !! Another target for a T.P. drop, and a picture !! :) Chuck G.