---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/04/05:7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:30 AM - Re: Interesting looking Piet (Rick Holland) 2. 09:05 AM - Re: Oklahoma Piet for sale (Michael D Cuy) 3. 09:21 AM - Re: Subject: Re: O-200 need muffler? (Dick Navratil) 4. 02:40 PM - dihedral vs. no dihedral final outcome (walt evans) 5. 04:24 PM - Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood Shipping (N321TX@wmconnect.com) 6. 07:13 PM - Re: dihedral vs. no dihedral final outcome (Dick Navratil) 7. 08:50 PM - Re: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood Shipping (Mike Whaley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:30:32 AM PST US From: Rick Holland Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Interesting looking Piet Rounding the tail feathers and wing tips really gives it a different look. do not archive On 5/2/05, Catdesign wrote: > > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Catdesign" > > > Interesting looking Piet, not sure where it is located (yes I know it's at > the bottom of the page, but what country). Looks like the tail is > different > along with some rounding of the fuselage. Might be a different wing too. > > http://www.aeroclubandernos.com/ses_avions_bases.html > > Chris Tracy > Sacramento, Ca > Do not archive > > > -- Rick Holland ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:05:50 AM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Oklahoma Piet for sale --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy Oscar-- don't know anything about it but I'd say it must be better than anything built by the Fisherman from Belize !!! Mike C. do not archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:21:56 AM PST US From: "Dick Navratil" Subject: Re: Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: O-200 need muffler? --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Dick Navratil" Ted I agree, that put-put sound is part of the overall joy. Lets not talk to the Harley drivers about mufflers either. Dick N. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Brousseau" Subject: Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: O-200 need muffler? > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Ted Brousseau" > > > Thanks for all the good comments. I guess I will go with what we have on > the present 65 Cont. I love the sound. After over 400 hours in it I > didn't > realize it was noisy. Should have know when we could never get a > good conversation over the intercom. > > On that subject I would like to know if anyone has come up with a good > combination of headsets and intercom that works in a Piet. > > Thanks again, > > Ted > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:40:41 PM PST US From: "walt evans" Subject: Pietenpol-List: dihedral vs. no dihedral final outcome Finished my "adding dihedral" change last evening. This morning did a final inspection and went flying. What a different airplane!! Without dihedral there didn't seem to be any distinct track. You could put in some rudder and the yaw would be happy to stay there whout any sign of a roll. Now with slight rudder inputs, the plane will gently bank and turn accordingly. Was worried that while in the hanger that when I got done it would look "clown like". But outside in the sunlight, I like it! And I'm glad I did it! After that I took my friend Don for a spin around the valley, and over his house. A fun time was had by all. Ain't life grand!! walt evans NX140DL ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:24:11 PM PST US From: N321TX@wmconnect.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood Shipping Several months ago I was in need of some 4x4 1.5mm metric plywood. Aircraft Spruce and Wicks wanted a very large chunk of money to ship this 4x4 sheet of plywood, saying they had to ship it VIA truck (as in 18 wheeler)! The cost to ship the plywood to me was something like the national debt of a third world country. I'm happy to say that Alpha Aviation Supply in Greenville, TX was able to ship me 2 pieces of plywood for less than $26. Russ Chambers who runs the place simply rolled up two sheets of the plywood, placed them in a cardboard box and shipped them to me by UPS for less than $26. I'd say Russ was thinking "outside the box" and he saved me a large chunk of cash. I wonder why Aircraft Spruce and Wicks couldn't think of this. Russ can be reached at (903) 455-3113 if anyone needs metric plywood. Russ is a nice chap by the way. Sterling 5TA6 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:13:08 PM PST US From: "Dick Navratil" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: dihedral vs. no dihedral final outcome Nice choice of colors there Walt. We are twins, down to the cut out in the center section and MC wheels. Also as I recall, Don Hicks has one almost the same. We will have to have a squadron formed sometime. Dick N. ----- Original Message ----- From: walt evans To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: dihedral vs. no dihedral final outcome Finished my "adding dihedral" change last evening. This morning did a final inspection and went flying. What a different airplane!! Without dihedral there didn't seem to be any distinct track. You could put in some rudder and the yaw would be happy to stay there whout any sign of a roll. Now with slight rudder inputs, the plane will gently bank and turn accordingly. Was worried that while in the hanger that when I got done it would look "clown like". But outside in the sunlight, I like it! And I'm glad I did it! After that I took my friend Don for a spin around the valley, and over his house. A fun time was had by all. Ain't life grand!! walt evans NX140DL ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:30 PM PST US From: "Mike Whaley" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thinking outside the box. Metric Plywood Shipping Funny, Wicks (I believe) ships us stacks of 1/32 plywood at work, and they roll it up like paper into a big box. (We use it to make molded, laminated leading edges for the Skybolt and Pitts S1.) I think UPS has a limit on the total size of the box (lenth + width + height) and maybe 4x4 feet went beyond that and they didn't ask anyone in the shipping room (or they thought it needed a 1/4 inch ply crate?) Weird. -Mike Mike Whaley merlin@ov-10bronco.net Webmaster, OV-10 Bronco Association http://www.ov-10bronco.net/ Aircraft Spruce and Wicks wanted a very large chunk of money to ship this 4x4 sheet of plywood via truck