---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/24/05: 21 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:04 AM - Re: fabric work (Jack Phillips) 2. 08:55 AM - Re: fabric work (BARNSTMR@aol.com) 3. 09:13 AM - Piet for sale (Cinda Gadd) 4. 10:29 AM - Re: Piet for sale (bike.mike) 5. 10:32 AM - Another Piet, actually a GN-1 for sale (Michael D Cuy) 6. 10:41 AM - Re: Piet for sale (Cinda Gadd) 7. 11:20 AM - Re: Another Piet, actually a GN-1 for sale (Steve Ruse) 8. 12:39 PM - Re: fabric work (Gary Gower) 9. 04:31 PM - New owner... (Steve Ruse) 10. 05:25 PM - Re: New owner... (Andimaxd@aol.com) 11. 05:36 PM - Re: New owner... (DJ Vegh) 12. 05:58 PM - Re: New owner... (BARNSTMR@aol.com) 13. 05:59 PM - Re: New owner... (BARNSTMR@aol.com) 14. 06:19 PM - Next TACO meeting to honor Steve Ruse (N321TX@wmconnect.com) 15. 06:37 PM - Re: New owner... (Greg Bacon) 16. 09:14 PM - Hales Landing (Rcaprd@aol.com) 17. 09:45 PM - Re: fabric work (Rcaprd@aol.com) 18. 10:02 PM - Re: New owner... X Country planning? (Gary Gower) 19. 10:48 PM - Re: New owner... X Country planning? (Steve Ruse) 20. 10:55 PM - Re: New owner... (Steve Ruse) 21. 11:02 PM - Re: Next TACO meeting to honor Steve Ruse (Steve Ruse) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:04:23 AM PST US From: "Jack Phillips" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: fabric work --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Jack Phillips" Oscar, I'm doing the same thing to my Pietenpol after its forced landing. A couple of questions come to mind: 1. What paint was used on it originally? If a polyurethane paint was used (like I did on mine), the old paint will have to be sanded off - and that is a major pain. If PolyTone was used, MEK will remove it easily. I suspect MEK would take butyrate dope off as well, but I have no experience with that. 2. How long are the cuts in the original fabric? If the cut is 8" or less, the overlap only needs to be 1" when you glue the new fabric down with PolyTak. If more than 8", you need a 2" overlap. I cover the overlap with 2" pinked tape as well. 3. On the vertical stab, you will probably have to use bias tapes to tape around the curve at the top. Just follow the directions in the polyfiber manual. If you have questions, contact the folks at PolyFiber. They are very good about answering technical questions. http://www.polyfiber.com/ Jack Phillips NX899JP -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Oscar Zuniga Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:26 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: fabric work --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" Dick wrote- >Do the tail feathers first of course. It goes so fast that it's almost a >let down, You spent so much time getting to that point and in no time >it's done. The rib stitching is the biggest chore. Fabric stretching and >applying the tapes are really easy. Thanks, but- all I'm doing are repairs! As you'll recall, this is the repair of NX41CC after its ignominious nose-over incident on Veterans Day. There is the vertical stabilizer to re-cover, plus several areas where the fabric has had to be opened up to access various fittings. Sad to say, unless I re-cover the whole airframe, this bird is going to look like it has some experience in theater (of war), with field repairs! I'm going to try to do a good job on the paint matching, but patches will show upon close examination. My thought it to apply round patches to the areas we've had to open up, and to use pinked edges on the round patches. As I understand it, I'll need to sand back the paint on the underlying fabric to get to bare fabric, then Poly-Tak the patch in place and go from there. If this is the wrong approach or if there are easier ways to do spot repairs, please advise. I also assume everything will be the standard weight fabric (2.7 oz.), although some have used the lightweight fabric for the tail surfaces. I believe Ernie Moreno told me he used the old HS90X fabric to re-cover the tail surfaces on his airplane to shave a bit of weight off the tail. Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:46 AM PST US From: BARNSTMR@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: fabric work --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: BARNSTMR@aol.com You don't want to let your sandpaper get into the fabric at all. Once those fibers are cut with sandpaper, they have lost strength. Also, the place will never seem to fill with your finishing materials. This is the reason for using dope on fabric. If it was dope to begin with, there is no need to sand thru the dope. Just lightly sand to scuff the surface. The dope will soften again with application of new dope and thus blend in. If the original finish is polyurethane or enamel, its not that simple. Lightly sand and then mask off the area to be painted using the same type of paint. The trouble is, you can't get a blending effect and you end up with a mask line. Also...watch out for sanding over rib stitches abd structure. It doesn't take much pressure and your sandpaper will get into the fabric. -- Terry L. Bowden ph 254-715-4773 fax 254-853-3805 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:13:01 AM PST US s=test1; d=earthlink.net; b=UKtm7npgTg1/qw9ifYoaNNBuW2sg0bdvKsigYSVfUZ8r6No+rS78F4X7T912Lgkh; From: "Cinda Gadd" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Piet for sale Hey Piet listers, I'm back on the list as we have our computer set up in the motor home parked in the hangar. Have about 1/2 my Piet parts in the hangar, the rest should be here soon. Will be back to work on the Piet after some electric and allot of plumbing in the hangar and building the apartment, so maybe next fall. Dick, Jack and Bert congratulations on your projects becoming aircraft. Oscar and Jack sorry to read about the off field landings, glad only airplanes were hurt. A guy on the field here is building a Bearhawk and he told me Bob Barrows the designer of that aircraft is selling his A model Peit. Short fuselage(don't know if he means flyer and gilder or 1934 plans), red and silver, no breaks, tail skid, wire wheels with straight axle, empty weight 630, the A has pressure lube and aluminum head. Aircraft has 80 hours. Barrows says it flys straight and good, my contact here whos judgment I trust says it looks like good workmanship. Barrows will deliver within 500 miles from Fincastle VA. $12,000.00 Telephone for Barrows 540 473-3661. Hales Landing the airpark I live at is now on the Cincinnati sectional, 12 miles south on Parkersburg WV. Once the Wx gets better Piet listers please stop by. Skip Cinda + Skip Gadd csfog@earthlink.net ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:29:13 AM PST US From: "bike.mike" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet for sale Is that "breaks" or "brakes"? Might make a difference. ----- Original Message ----- [...] selling his A model Peit. Short fuselage(don't know if he means flyer and gilder or 1934 plans), red and silver, no breaks, tail skid, wire wheels with straight axle, empty weight 630, the A has pressure lube and aluminum head. Aircraft has 80 hours. [...] ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:32:32 AM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Pietenpol-List: Another Piet, actually a GN-1 for sale 0.37 FORGED_QUALCOMM_TAGS QUALCOMM mailers can't send HTML in this format 1.15 OBFUSCATING_COMMENT HTML comments which obfuscate text 0.26 UPPERCASE_25_50 message body is 25-50% uppercase 0.29 HG_HORMONE Talks about hormones for human growth Can be seen if you search "Pietenpol" under barnstormers.com Photo enclosed. Mike C. PIETENPOL =95 $10,000 =95 COME AND GET IT =95 Pietenpol GN1-Aircamper Expermential class, built in 1981 flown regularly except the past year, only flown twice in past 12 month, That't the reason for the sale, Have to many airplanes. Wife says 2 is enough. C-85 continantial engine less that 600 TTA&E. Needs annual, but it is airworthy. Have all log books and records since new Price $10,000 without annual Jan. 18, 2005 call 731-225-5475 or 731-693-4041 West Tennessee. =95 Contact James Fairchild - located Pinson, TN Usa =95 Telephone: 731-988-5288 or 731-424-5426 =95 Posted January 20, 2005 =95 Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser =95 Recommend This Ad to a Friend =95 Send a Message ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:41:23 AM PST US s=test1; d=earthlink.net; b=EMtJVNfeG9y7H+2uLwElK/oiHqCaHJXCXXOQnEMA15jN2rpWUZeQaCw/3amoUH9A; From: "Cinda Gadd" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet for sale The Piet has no brakes. No breaks as far as I know. Skip Is that "breaks" or "brakes"? Might make a difference. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:20:29 AM PST US From: Steve Ruse Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Another Piet, actually a GN-1 for sale --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Steve Ruse I called and spoke to the owner of this one for about 30 minutes on Saturday. Sounds like it is a good airplane. However, he e-mailed me this morning and said that someone came out and looked at the plane Sunday, walked around it once, and said he'd take it pending a pre-buy. Still, no cash has traded hands as far as I know, but it might already be spoken for. Steve Ruse Dallas, TX Quoting Michael D Cuy : > Can be seen if you search "Pietenpol" under barnstormers.com > > Photo enclosed. > > Mike C. > > > PIETENPOL $10,000 COME AND GET IT Pietenpol GN1-Aircamper > Expermential class, built in 1981 flown regularly except the past year, > only flown twice in past 12 month, That't the reason for the sale, Have to > many airplanes. Wife says 2 is enough. C-85 continantial engine less that > 600 TTA&E. Needs annual, but it is airworthy. Have all log books and > records since new Price $10,000 without annual Jan. 18, 2005 call > 731-225-5475 or 731-693-4041 West Tennessee. Contact James Fairchild - > located Pinson, TN Usa Telephone: 731-988-5288 or 731-424-5426 Posted > January 20, 2005 Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser Recommend This > Ad to a Friend Send a Message > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 12:39:19 PM PST US s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=mRv31ECqHq1wfKLGEEKqU6XdjNU4iT4aMJFxF+OWzH2Wh2Exn70Tc3gDdlG6EMoMP5qNHaSg2p5zHf67Dl36KnyDMNMlYDE9z6pgQEqIPj+a8Gv5MNGsbmX3k6yWP3hMKpZQ/KM8njJM6s3U4mrBGvnPNNIidmrep7xDeOxEJyA= ; From: Gary Gower Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: fabric work This is also true with latex finish. repairs are simpler: wipe with thinner the latex, contact cement the patch in place, let dry for a few hours and paint with latex over it. in a couple of days you will not notice the diference in color. Been there done that. Saludos Gary Gower Do not archive. BARNSTMR@aol.com wrote: --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: BARNSTMR@aol.com You don't want to let your sandpaper get into the fabric at all. Once those fibers are cut with sandpaper, they have lost strength. Also, the place will never seem to fill with your finishing materials. This is the reason for using dope on fabric. If it was dope to begin with, there is no need to sand thru the dope. Just lightly sand to scuff the surface. The dope will soften again with application of new dope and thus blend in. If the original finish is polyurethane or enamel, its not that simple. Lightly sand and then mask off the area to be painted using the same type of paint. The trouble is, you can't get a blending effect and you end up with a mask line. Also...watch out for sanding over rib stitches abd structure. It doesn't take much pressure and your sandpaper will get into the fabric. -- Terry L. Bowden --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 04:31:34 PM PST US From: Steve Ruse Subject: Pietenpol-List: New owner... --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Steve Ruse A few months ago I posted asking people for leads on GN-1s for sale. Several people e-mailed me, and DJ sent me some information on a Pietenpol he had seen in Indiana. I called and spoke with the owner in December, scheduled a pre-buy inspection, and then went to see the plane for myself when I was on Christmas vacation. I just got off the phone with the owner, and agreed to purchase the plane! Now as soon as the weather warms up in Indiana, I'll be going to get it. Hopefully it won't be late March before I get a decent weekend...I'm waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip home in my first airplane. Needless to say, sitting at work every day waiting for spring is torture... Steve Ruse Future owner of N6383J Dallas, TX ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:25:23 PM PST US From: Andimaxd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... In a message dated 1/24/2005 6:32:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, steve@wotelectronics.com writes: ...I'm waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip home in my first airplane. Steve, This is good news, and good luck with your new acquisition. It appears that you fall under TACO jurisdiction, being located in the Dallas, TX. area. You will need to talk to Sterling about that. We should plan a get together sometime soon, I'm sure we need to have a TACO meeting for the occasion...in the past we have met at the Purple Cow, and some other undisclosed locations. Let us know if you need any assistance with this endeavor. Max Davis Arlington, TX. 817.516.1116 (H) 817.229.9136 (M) ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 05:36:03 PM PST US From: "DJ Vegh" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" glad to hear you bought that plane. It's a great little plane that the owner took good care of. Did you happen to notice the white/green T-craft in the hangar when you went to see the GN-1? Thats the T-craft my cousin owns and I get to fly every August. DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: Pietenpol-List: New owner... > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Steve Ruse > > > A few months ago I posted asking people for leads on GN-1s for sale. > Several > people e-mailed me, and DJ sent me some information on a Pietenpol he had > seen > in Indiana. I called and spoke with the owner in December, scheduled a > pre-buy > inspection, and then went to see the plane for myself when I was on > Christmas > vacation. I just got off the phone with the owner, and agreed to purchase > the > plane! Now as soon as the weather warms up in Indiana, I'll be going to > get > it. Hopefully it won't be late March before I get a decent weekend...I'm > waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip > home > in my first airplane. Needless to say, sitting at work every day waiting > for > spring is torture... > > Steve Ruse > Future owner of N6383J > Dallas, TX > > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 05:58:50 PM PST US From: BARNSTMR@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... Steve, Congratulations! Best of luck with your new bird. I hope to see it and meet you sometime soon. Max is right. We need to plan a TACO meeting soon. I need to come up anyway so I can retrieve my dad's nicopress swaging tool from Jim Markle. Also, we plan to have another Tick Hill TACO gathering this spring sometime. So maybe you can bring your plane down then. In the mean time....Happy Low and Slow flying. Terry Bowden ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 05:59:35 PM PST US From: BARNSTMR@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... Steve, Congratulations! Best of luck with your new bird. I hope to see it and meet you sometime soon. Max is right. We need to plan a TACO meeting soon. I need to come up anyway so I can retrieve my dad's nicopress swaging tool from Jim Markle. Also, we plan to have another Tick Hill TACO gathering this spring sometime. So maybe you can bring your plane down then. In the mean time....Happy Low and Slow flying. Terry Bowden ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 06:19:51 PM PST US From: N321TX@wmconnect.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Next TACO meeting to honor Steve Ruse Actually the subject line should read... Next TACO meeting to honor and induct Steve Ruse and gawk at his new Texas Air Camper... As soon as Steve has an idea of when he will have his Air Camper in Texas, and at a time convenient to him, let's have a meeting. Maybe we can tie this into Mike Cuy's visit. Maybe Corky can swing by? Maybe Oscar will have his repairs done and can meet us at a location between San Antonio and Dallas if there isn't a Presidential TFR. Maybe some other Yankees other than Mike can visit? Just a thought. Sterling 5TA6 NOTAMS. Fresh cow chips on runway, land at your own risk. ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 06:37:37 PM PST US From: Greg Bacon Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Greg Bacon Congratulations Steve! After you get your plane home, every day will be like Christmas. Greg Bacon Missouri Do not archive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: Pietenpol-List: New owner... > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Steve Ruse > > A few months ago I posted asking people for leads on GN-1s for sale. Several > people e-mailed me, and DJ sent me some information on a Pietenpol he had seen > in Indiana. I called and spoke with the owner in December, scheduled a pre-buy > inspection, and then went to see the plane for myself when I was on Christmas > vacation. I just got off the phone with the owner, and agreed to purchase the > plane! Now as soon as the weather warms up in Indiana, I'll be going to get > it. Hopefully it won't be late March before I get a decent weekend...I'm > waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip home > in my first airplane. Needless to say, sitting at work every day waiting for > spring is torture... > > Steve Ruse > Future owner of N6383J > Dallas, TX > > ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 09:14:02 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hales Landing --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com In a message dated 1/24/05 11:13:57 AM Central Standard Time, csfog@earthlink.net writes: Hales Landing the airpark I live at is now on the Cincinnati sectional, 12 miles south on Parkersburg WV. Once the Wx gets better Piet listers please stop by. Skip Skip, Great to hear you're back on the list. While I was at Marshall Co. Airport during August '04, in W Va, I got to the point of flight planning a day trip with the position and cooridnates you gave me at Brodhead, and with my 26 yr old son in the front pit. Had everything set to go. I don't remember if you weren't there, or it was weather that kept us from setting off. I was really looking forward to making that flight...We'll make it next time through !! Chuck G. ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 09:45:45 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: fabric work --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com Oscar, I have oil based enamel Aluminum Rust-oleum on my plane, for the UV protection, and oil based Red Devil Red, for the trim. The paint is holding up very well. For the repairs I have done, I have been fairly successful by using duct tape to remove most of the paint, down to the fabric. Carefully test small areas. Experiment using the duct tape right on unsanded paint, or use fine sand paper to remove the gloss, clean the dust off and press the duct tape on, and RIP off the paint, leaving reletively clean fabric. This probably wouldn't work with Dope. I finished up cleaning the fabric with plenty of clean rags, and MEK wearing rubber gloves. Remove the paint, and clean the fabric before you cut the fabric, or the loose edges are much more difficult to clean. Like Terry said, be very carefull not to sand into any fibers. 1" to 2" overlap for the patch, using poly tac, and even blend the edges away with you fingers and the glue. Finish blending the edges with an iron at temperatures toward the lower end of the range. You should be able to blend in paint right up to the patch, and make the patch almost disappear. To save weight on the empenage, I used 1.8 oz fabric. It's also easier to use the lighter fabric, however, your patch should be the same weight as what it is covered with. Fabric repair is not very difficult. Matching the paint will probably be your biggest challenge, however, repairs give 'er some character !! Chuck G. ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 10:02:33 PM PST US s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=kr8eAr+vTC8t0Bzk1+nb32sU47wqMD5c3TBS2y9FqmdFI8PH3zU0wLGp0LgEBn9+GQ6A59HM8sSrnj+Bll2p9Hq5KpcJ2wPDAy3j5HFyhQjh3ivz0yckoGY8QRZEUQQGTQO7Lt84aVWJnf3rZ4058twJJDpAawm43FhkwXP4Ago= ; From: Gary Gower Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... X Country planning? That brings a crazy idea: How many Piet Listers (aka TACO's) live betwen Dallas and Indiana? Would be a good idea to join Steve in partial sections of this trip... Just for the fun of flying with him and support, at least only give him some tips on the area they are familiar with, etc... Probably this needs a lots of planning from him, dont know... Saludos Gary Gower "To much on the South side to think of it, but will be very happy if possible..." Do not archive Andimaxd@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/24/2005 6:32:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, steve@wotelectronics.com writes: ...I'm waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip home in my first airplane. Steve, This is good news, and good luck with your new acquisition. It appears that you fall under TACO jurisdiction, being located in the Dallas, TX. area. You will need to talk to Sterling about that. We should plan a get together sometime soon, I'm sure we need to have a TACO meeting for the occasion...in the past we have met at the Purple Cow, and some other undisclosed locations. Let us know if you need any assistance with this endeavor. Max Davis Arlington, TX. 817.516.1116 (H) 817.229.9136 (M) --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 10:48:53 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: New owner... X Country planning? Sounds like fun to me...if for no other reason than to do some loose formation flying with some other Pietenpol owners. It would be great to see some other Pietenpols and their owners as well. I have a couple of possible routes in mind. The most likely route will take me across SE Illinois, crossing into Missouri just south of St. Louis, dipping into NE Arkansas, then a more easterly heading into south Oklahoma and finally into North TX. My starting point will be 3C1 in South Bend, IN, and my final destination will be GYI in Sherman, TX. A good two to three day trip if the weather is nice to me. If anyone is near any of these areas and feels like meeting up, feel free to send me an e-mail. Here are the airports I have on my very tentative route right now: 3C1, 50I, KMTO, KENL, KSAR, X33, KBVX, KMPJ, KMEZ, KHHW, and KGYI. The first half of that list has a decent variety of airports with multiple runways and/or grass strips. I'd like to find more similar strips for the last half of the trip, especially if I'm going to be fighting March winds. The biggest obstacle I see is timing...I might not know exactly when I'm going to be somewhere until an hour before I leave. I don't even know exactly when I'll be going. It will be the next weekend with a decent and not too cold forecast between here and there. It could be March before I make the trip. Should be a fun trip...I can't wait. Steve Ruse Dallas, TX -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Gary Gower Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:02 AM To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... X Country planning? That brings a crazy idea: How many Piet Listers (aka TACO's) live betwen Dallas and Indiana? Would be a good idea to join Steve in partial sections of this trip... Just for the fun of flying with him and support, at least only give him some tips on the area they are familiar with, etc... Probably this needs a lots of planning from him, dont know... Saludos Gary Gower "To much on the South side to think of it, but will be very happy if possible..." Do not archive Andimaxd@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/24/2005 6:32:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, steve@wotelectronics.com writes: ...I'm waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip home in my first airplane. Steve, This is good news, and good luck with your new acquisition. It appears that you fall under TACO jurisdiction, being located in the Dallas, TX. area. You will need to talk to Sterling about that. We should plan a get together sometime soon, I'm sure we need to have a TACO meeting for the occasion...in the past we have met at the Purple Cow, and some other undisclosed locations. Let us know if you need any assistance with this endeavor. Max Davis Arlington, TX. 817.516.1116 (H) 817.229.9136 (M) -- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 10:55:27 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: New owner... --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Steve Ruse" Hey DJ, Thanks a lot for helping me out, I wouldn't have found it without your help! I've been meaning to e-mail you since your post about your hangar issues. I sure hope you can find a solution, I want to see you fly your plane one day. I'd hate to see you get rid of it. I've spent the last six months looking over your site, trying to learn as much as I can, it is packed with good information and a lot of great pictures. I didn't get to look at the Tcraft when I was there. We all night from Minneapolis, got to South Bend at about 8AM, spent an hour looking at the plane, and then headed out. I was dog tired and it was about 3*F, way too cold for me! Once I got done looking at the plane there wasn't much else on my mind. If you ever make it out this way, be sure to send me an e-mail or something, I'd be glad to take you up for a while! Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of DJ Vegh Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: New owner... --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "DJ Vegh" glad to hear you bought that plane. It's a great little plane that the owner took good care of. Did you happen to notice the white/green T-craft in the hangar when you went to see the GN-1? Thats the T-craft my cousin owns and I get to fly every August. DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: Pietenpol-List: New owner... > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Steve Ruse > > > A few months ago I posted asking people for leads on GN-1s for sale. > Several > people e-mailed me, and DJ sent me some information on a Pietenpol he had > seen > in Indiana. I called and spoke with the owner in December, scheduled a > pre-buy > inspection, and then went to see the plane for myself when I was on > Christmas > vacation. I just got off the phone with the owner, and agreed to purchase > the > plane! Now as soon as the weather warms up in Indiana, I'll be going to > get > it. Hopefully it won't be late March before I get a decent weekend...I'm > waiting for a few days of forty degree temps in Indiana to make the trip > home > in my first airplane. Needless to say, sitting at work every day waiting > for > spring is torture... > > Steve Ruse > Future owner of N6383J > Dallas, TX > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 11:02:52 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Next TACO meeting to honor Steve Ruse That sounds like fun Sterling, I can't wait to get it back here and spend spring, summer, and fall burning Avgas. I'll have the plane here ASAWA (As Soon As Weather Allows). I'd be glad to drop down into the hill country once I get it here, there is some great barbeque to be had down there. Thanks for the welcome everyone...I can't wait to meet more of you. Seems like a great group. Later this spring I plan on buying some wood and fabric and re-creating the vertical and horizontal stabs for a Pietenpol, just to learn more about their construction. Who knows, maybe one day I'll find time to build an entire Piet. Steve Dallas, TX -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of N321TX@wmconnect.com Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:19 PM To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Next TACO meeting to honor Steve Ruse Actually the subject line should read... Next TACO meeting to honor and induct Steve Ruse and gawk at his new Texas Air Camper... As soon as Steve has an idea of when he will have his Air Camper in Texas, and at a time convenient to him, let's have a meeting. Maybe we can tie this into Mike Cuy's visit. Maybe Corky can swing by? Maybe Oscar will have his repairs done and can meet us at a location between San Antonio and Dallas if there isn't a Presidential TFR. Maybe some other Yankees other than Mike can visit? Just a thought. Sterling 5TA6 NOTAMS. Fresh cow chips on runway, land at your own risk. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.