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1. 07:03 AM - Re; Hello! (M&M Stanley)
2. 07:42 AM - Re: Hello! (Gordon Bowen)
3. 11:47 AM - [ Steve Eldredge ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares)
4. 04:21 PM - Re: Hello! (walt evans)
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Hi Stephen,
I am not exactly an 'old hand' in this group but I want to say welcome to
the list anyway! I am living in Japan and spare space is also a little
problem that I have. I have only finished building my ribs so I'm not
exactly an old hand at Piet building either, but, I'd say do yourself a
favor and buy a set of plans from Don Pietenpol, also get a card tube to
keep them in and start looking them over.
You will be amazed just how much you'll learn just doing that. It's great to
be able to get the plans out and actually look at the section that someone
on the list may be having trouble with or having their problem solved via
this list. Apart from that, it will make life easier when you can get
started on the building side of things. You will already have a good idea of
what go's where.
I would also recommend that you get a hold of the reprinted version of the
"1932 Flying & glider Manual", I think it's available from EAA and Aircraft
spruce also sell copies.
It has a construction article by Bernard Pietenpol on how to build a Piet.,
it's good stuff.
Anyway, hang with this group, you'll learn allot ( and buy the
plans..................from Don Pietenpol)
Enjoy!
Mark Stanley
In Hot'n' Humid Japan
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Gordon Bowen" <gbowen@ptialaska.net>
Stephen,
The best place to learn about building homebuilts is to hang around the
airport where other homebuilders are working on there planes and watch. The
best organization for finding who's building what in your area is the LOCAL
chapter of the EAA. There's lots and lots of "how to" homebuilder books,
many of them very good, but many too generic to be useful. The workshops
sold around the country by Sport Air are helpful and a good start. A week
at Oskosh going from workshop tent to tent is a good start but time limited.
Spend time in shops and hangers of actual homebuilders, we love to talk
while we work on our projects. Don't rely on just one guy's methods, watch
as many as you can, then read the "how to" books. You'll know when you're
ready to put your money where you think your skills are, making a plane to
plans, or buying a kit, or adapting a set of plans to your specific needs.
Good luck.
Re: "We'll keep the light on for you", Tom Bodette still keeps a house up
here, telephone # still in phone book, he comes up in the summers to
hang-out in the DownEast Saloon or Dugan's Saloon or Salty Dog Saloon or
just fishin', but now that he's a big time radio star doing commericals and
everything fancy like that, he lives down in Seattle. Kid's are in school
in Seattle area and I understand he wanted to be nearer to them.
Re: FAA and Medical Safus, ain't no big thing. Just a helpful hint to
others before they get swept in the FAA whirlpool.
Gordon Bowen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen!" <pietenpol@imagesdesavions.com>
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hello!
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Stephen!"
<pietenpol@imagesdesavions.com>
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> Gordon Bowen wrote:
>
> > itself to the be best homebuilt for ease of building and ease of
adapting
> > where needed.
>
> "adapting"... That, I like...
>
> Where is the best place to learn about the process of building outside
> of the actual building process its self? Where can I find an easy to
> understand, comprehensive list (perhaps?) of what I need to do to get
> this thing off the ground, so to speak. I'm sure it cannot be as simple
> as just gettin' 'er done and jumping in for a flight. For example, are
> there progressive FAA inspections that need to be done and such?
>
> I am a pilot, I am a craftsman, I have yet to combine the two and know
> not where to start...
>
> Have I made any sense in my questions or have I just confused you?
>
> --
> IBA# 11465
> http://imagesdesavions.com
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>
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "walt evans" <wbeevans@verizon.net>
Stephen,
I think the best book (books) that I have ever seen on building is from a
guy named Tony Bengalis <sp> He did a series on homebuilt aircraft that is
the most down to earth approach to fabricating things that anyone has seen.
Don't know if anyone on this thread has mentioned him,,,but get his books!
Great rainy day reading.
walt evans
NX140DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen!" <pietenpol@imagesdesavions.com>
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hello!
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Stephen!"
<pietenpol@imagesdesavions.com>
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>
> Just signed up for this list and wanted to say "Hi". I probably
> won't be posting a whole lot to the list because I am still a while away
> from starting a build but I am real interested in the Pietenpol and plan
> to lurk in the shadows and absorb as much knowledge as I can while I'm
> here...
>
> -Stephen!
>
> --
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> http://imagesdesavions.com
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