---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/20/05: 17 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:01 AM - Re: Landing gear hinge lugs (Rick Holland) 2. 09:15 AM - Re: see.....anyone can fly ! (bike.mike) 3. 09:44 AM - Re: see.....anyone can fly ! (John Ford) 4. 11:21 AM - info on N28LT (Jeff Boatright) 5. 11:44 AM - Re: info on N28LT (Michael D Cuy) 6. 12:17 PM - Re: info on N28LT (Jeff Boatright) 7. 12:17 PM - Re: info on N28LT (TRichmo9@aol.com) 8. 01:15 PM - Off topic flying (walt evans) 9. 02:15 PM - Re: Off topic flying (Michael D Cuy) 10. 02:17 PM - Re: see.....anyone can fly ! (Michael D Cuy) 11. 02:30 PM - Re: see.....anyone can fly ! (TomTravis@aol.com) 12. 03:42 PM - Re: Off topic flying (DJ Vegh) 13. 04:21 PM - Re: info on N28LT (PIETLARS29@wmconnect.com) 14. 04:50 PM - Re: info on N28LT (Jeff Boatright) 15. 05:06 PM - Re: Off topic flying (walt evans) 16. 07:58 PM - Molud Treatment (Mike Green) 17. 09:00 PM - Re: see.....anyone can fly ! (Clif Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:01:18 AM PST US From: Rick Holland Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Landing gear hinge lugs Sorry, never mind, I am a moron, I figured out what the 5/8" lugs are for after staring at the plans for the 200th time. Its incredible how simple Bernie made this landing gear design, I was trying to make it much more complicated. Compared to the cub gear design of the GN-1 (which I also have plans for) it looks so insubstantial but given its track record I know its adequate. The GN-1 is just drastically over-built. Rick H. On 6/19/05, Rick Holland wrote: > > Hey guys > > Drawing No. 3 (1934 plans) show two 5/8" hinge lugs and one 3/4" diameter > hinge lug. I can see what the 3/4" lug is for, what do you do with the 5/8" > diameter lugs? > > Thanks > > -- > Rick Holland -- Rick Holland ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:15:02 AM PST US d="scan'208,217"; a="1184220865:sNHT56341736" From: "bike.mike" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! Forgive me for jumping into this thread late. The kid also shows a tendency to bad judgement and a lack of ethics. Are you sure you want this guy around as an adult? ----- Original Message ----- From: TomTravis@aol.com To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 3:10 PM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! Well, the kid shows initiative and some ability. Maybe we should start a kitty for him to take flying lessons when he gets out of the slam. Tom Travis ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:46 AM PST US From: "John Ford" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "John Ford" I'm with Tom on this. I believe it's better to pull people under our collective wing and put them on the right track, rather than letting them become marginalized to the point where they end up robbing convenience stores and the like. Save them while we can, if you see my point. Heck, I've got plenty of bad judgement too, which probably makes it appear that I have a lack of ethics as well... :) John (who is getting his home security system installed today) John Ford john@indstate.edu 812-237-8542 "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler." -- Albert Einstein >>> bike.mike@charter.net Monday, June 20, 2005 11:19:10 AM >>> Forgive me for jumping into this thread late. The kid also shows a tendency to bad judgement and a lack of ethics. Are you sure you want this guy around as an adult? ----- Original Message ----- From: TomTravis@aol.com To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 3:10 PM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! Well, the kid shows initiative and some ability. Maybe we should start a kitty for him to take flying lessons when he gets out of the slam. Tom Travis ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:21:27 AM PST US From: Jeff Boatright Subject: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Jeff Boatright Dear Pietenpolers, Bobby Younkin has a Pietenpol for sale in TAP that I'm interested in. It is N28LT. It won a best workmanship award at Oshkosh in 1999 and at the time was owned by James Bruce of Sanford, FL. I believe it was originally built by Tomasello Lawrence in 1985 or '87. Does anyone know anything about this plane? Bobby is asking 16k, which seems on the high side for a Piet, but it does have an 0-200 and steel tube fuselage. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeff jboatri@emory.edu -- Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis mailto:jboatri@emory.edu ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:44:26 AM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy That's a very fair price for that Piet---nice, and with an 0-200. I've seen that one in person. Mike C. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:17:17 PM PST US From: Jeff Boatright Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Jeff Boatright Mike, Thanks so much for your input. Greatly appreciated. Jeff At 2:43 PM -0400 6/20/05, Michael D Cuy wrote: >--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy > > >That's a very fair price for that Piet---nice, and with an 0-200. > >I've seen that one in person. > >Mike C. > > -- Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis mailto:jboatri@emory.edu ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 12:17:17 PM PST US From: TRichmo9@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: TRichmo9@aol.com hey guys im back,i fried my pc and im on an old 75 hertz packard bell with windows 3.1, its like flying a model a piet. ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 01:15:42 PM PST US From: "walt evans" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying My kids got together and got me a half hour in this Stearman for fathers day. Ain't life Grand! walt evans NX140DL ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 02:15:03 PM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy Walt-- that is too cool. What wonderful kids you have. Did ya get any stick time ? Good photo, too. Excellent that you got to go. Mike do not archive ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:17:04 PM PST US From: Michael D Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy I've flown with pilots that didn't do 1/2 as good as this kid did with no lessons. Sounds like he's a born pilot and would be good if you ever needed an airplane stolen. Mike C. do not archive KIDDING ! ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 02:30:33 PM PST US From: TomTravis@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! In a message dated 6/20/2005 4:18:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov writes: Sounds like he's a born pilot and would be good if you ever needed an airplane stolen. I agree. If you eliminated all pilots with bad judgement and questionable ethics there would be a shortage. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 03:42:17 PM PST US From: "DJ Vegh" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying ohhhh now that looks like a bucket full of fun! DJ V. N74DV Mesa, AZ www.imagedv.com/aircamper ----- Original Message ----- From: walt evans To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Cc: walter evans Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:13 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying My kids got together and got me a half hour in this Stearman for fathers day. Ain't life Grand! walt evans NX140DL ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 04:21:52 PM PST US From: PIETLARS29@wmconnect.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT Hi' Randy Bruce sold that bird a couple of years ago for somewhat more than the 16K. He had it for some time and did quite a bit of work on it. In particular the paint job. Randy is a sign painter specializing in boat work. I have flown in it with Randy and to my knowledge it is an honest airplane with no known shortcomings. Lou Larsen, (starting to assemble the bird for a weigh -in ) ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 04:50:12 PM PST US From: Jeff Boatright Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: info on N28LT Lou, Thanks so much for the input. Randy sounds like at interesting guy. Jeff >Hi' > >Randy Bruce sold that bird a couple of years ago for somewhat more >than the 16K. He had it for some time and did quite a bit of work >on it. In particular the paint job. Randy is a sign painter >specializing in boat work. I have flown in it with Randy and to my >knowledge it is an honest airplane with no known shortcomings. > >Lou Larsen, (starting to assemble the bird for a weigh -in ) ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 05:06:00 PM PST US From: "walt evans" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "walt evans" Mike, Yeah, that was the surprise. He had recently gotten the plane in pieces and he and his guys covered and painted and put together. I told him on the tarmac "I know this is your baby, and I just want to go for a ride" He said "Naw, get in the back" First, he ran partial throttle while I held the stick back and I used rudder to control it all the way down the 2500' grass strip. Then turned and did it all the way back. And turned.... "hold the stick back, give throttle to a slow count of five, release preassure and climb out at 75. After the trees are made pull the throttle back from 2100 to 1900 and climb out at 80 up to 2000' " We did slow flight, climbing turns, and a power off stall, Then set up for a landing at a nearby 2000" grass strip. Lots to think about,,,Learned that with a plane like that with no forward visibility, the turn from downwind to base becomes a slow sweep to the touchdown point. No base to final at all. This way you can look out of the side of the plane till the end of the field comes up. when you go over the numbers, you can see none of the runway,,,just the edges of the grass, or lights flying past on the sides. Took off again and headed back for home. We landed at the home field, the only thing he helped me with was the flair, big plane like that it's hard to judge. When we got out he said the only thing he did was work the stick for the flair, the rest was me. felt good. Ain"t life grand!!! walt evans NX140DL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael D Cuy" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Off topic flying > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Michael D Cuy > > Walt-- that is too cool. What wonderful kids you have. Did ya get any > stick time ? > > Good photo, too. Excellent that you got to go. > > Mike > > do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 07:58:51 PM PST US From: "Mike Green" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Molud Treatment Has anyone had any dealings with mould issues on their woodwork? My Piet progress has been at a standstill for nearly a year due to work commitments and lack of time but I've been able to get a move on in the last month and have knocked over a bit of the metalwork. Whilst messing around with the location of the rudder pedals, I noticed some mould forming on the ply (none of the fuse has been varnished yet). I've read a few articles on dry rot and obviously I'll have to get in and do something right away. I'm going down to the hardware store to get a pre paint mould treatment and try it on a small area. I was just wondering if anyone out there has experienced the same thing and if so, what was the solution? Mike Green In "Wet & Damp" Romsey Victoria AUSTRALIA ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 09:00:45 PM PST US From: Clif Dawson Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! We don't know this kid, his background, who he hangs with, future plans ( or lack thereof). Are there any of you out there that haven't taken part in Halloween pranks that with a slightly different set of parameters could have had some significant results? It's not ones level of bad judgement that's important but ones battle to lessen personal bad judgement, the willingness to look back and say " Damn! That was stupid. Personally I don't make mistreaks. :-) Clif From: TomTravis@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: see.....anyone can fly ! In a message dated 6/20/2005 4:18:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, Michael.D.Cuy@grc.nasa.gov writes: Sounds like he's a born pilot and would be good if you ever needed an airplane stolen. I agree. If you eliminated all pilots with bad judgement and questionable ethics there would be a shortage.