Pietenpol-List Digest Archive

Sun 02/26/06


Total Messages Posted: 11



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     1. 07:25 AM - Re: More (Roman Bukolt)
     2. 09:14 AM - Smokin' (Rcaprd@aol.com)
     3. 10:43 AM - Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 13 Msgs - 02/25/06 (Craig Lawler)
     4. 01:18 PM - Re: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 13 Msgs - 02/25/06 (Phillips, Jack)
     5. 05:45 PM - CC: From GN-1 List (Alan Lyscars)
     6. 06:47 PM - TACOs head south of the border? (Oscar Zuniga)
     7. 07:04 PM - Chuck Gantzer's website (Oscar Zuniga)
     8. 07:10 PM - Nylaflow brake line tubing (Oscar Zuniga)
     9. 08:16 PM - Re: Nylaflow brake line tubing (Lynn Knoll)
    10. 09:31 PM - Re: Chuck Gantzer's website (Rcaprd@aol.com)
    11. 09:32 PM - Re: Nylaflow brake line tubing (Rcaprd@aol.com)
 
 
 


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    Time: 07:25:47 AM PST US
    From: "Roman Bukolt" <conceptmodels@mailbag.com>
    Subject: Re: More
    The Cabane dimensions are on Drawing Number 7 dated 3-26-34. They are front 21 1/4" rear 20 1/4" At Brodhead in July, '05 I took dimensions of cabanes from five Pietenpols. They are: N number Front Rear 18235 23" 22" 17WR 23 1/4 22 1/4 2RN 23 22 899LW 23 3/8 22 3/8 48MC 23 22 Bill Rewey, NX17WR my mentor and EAA Tech Counselor, who has 11 yrs. and 30,000 mi. on his Pietenpol, advised me to add another 1/4" to my front cabanes equaling a1 1/4" difference. He feels this will improve the glide upon landing.


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    Time: 09:14:01 AM PST US
    From: Rcaprd@aol.com
    Subject: Smokin'
    In a message dated 2/25/2006 12:39:19 PM Central Standard Time, john.rocca@us.army.mil writes: Thxs Chuck- By chance are you running a Facet pump or some type of car windshield pump. Would like to see this set upperhaps, in your next up coming grammy award winning video [Laughing] John, For the intial smoke system,I went to a local auto parts store, and purchased an after-market windshield washer tank & pump. I don't know what the brand was. It's just a little 12v centrifugal type pump, that was an integral part of the bottom of the tank. The tank wasn't big enough, and I mounted in the wrong position. I built a fiberglass tank, and mounted it lower center of the firewall. I removed the pump from that tank, and mounted it separately. I've put a page on my web site, detailing the smoke system, but I haven't got that page done yet. However, yesterday I added a lot more content to the site, and much more to come. Waiting anxiously for my first Grammy Award !! :) Chuck G. NX770CG http://nx770cg.com/


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    Time: 10:43:34 AM PST US
    From: Craig Lawler <clawler@ptd.net>
    Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 13 Msgs - 02/25/06
    Cc: Pietenpol-List Digest List <pietenpol-list-digest@matronics.com> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Craig Lawler <clawler@ptd.net> I'd like to put some sort of graphic's on the side of my Piet . Do any of you know if a graphic's company that has something in their computer already? Craig Lawler NX899CL


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    Time: 01:18:17 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 13 Msgs - 02/25/06
    From: "Phillips, Jack" <Jack.Phillips@cardinal.com>
    --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Phillips, Jack" <Jack.Phillips@cardinal.com> Craig, I used Denny Demeter's AvGrafix company for my Icarus Plummet logo on the side of my Pietenpol. Mike Cuy used him as a well. His website is http://www.avgrafix.com/custom1.htm And his email address is: aerograf@shianet.org He also did the stencils for the 30" numbers on my wings. Great guy to work with. Jack Phillips NX899JP "Icarus Plummet" -----Original Message----- From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Craig Lawler Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 1:41 PM Cc: Pietenpol-List Digest List Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 13 Msgs - 02/25/06 --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Craig Lawler <clawler@ptd.net> I'd like to put some sort of graphic's on the side of my Piet . Do any of you know if a graphic's company that has something in their computer already? Craig Lawler NX899CL This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. Espanol - Deutsch - Nederlands - Francais - Italiano - Norsk - Svenska - Japanese - Danish - Portuguese: www.cardinalhealth.com/legal/email


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    Time: 05:45:39 PM PST US
    From: "Alan Lyscars" <alyscars@maine.rr.com>
    Subject: CC: From GN-1 List
    Greetings Fellows, I'm going to copy my question from the GN-1 list to you; I hope that, in the spirit of scratch building, you all won't take offense at having a GN-1 question posted to this list. Thanks, to all as ever, for your help. Alan Gents: I've been following a thread on the Piet list concerning the length of cabane struts on the Pietenpol. In a sample response from builders, all front struts were taller than the rear-averaging 23" front and 22" rear. Our GN-1 plans call for 23 1/4" fronts, and 23 1/2" rears. Are you fellows using these plans dimensions (are they accurate?) or have you altered the lengths of the cabanes? Alan Lyscars Portland, Maine


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    Time: 06:47:51 PM PST US
    From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
    Subject: TACOs head south of the border?
    --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com> I was looking at the map of Mexico again (dreaming). To my eye, it should be entirely possible to fly a Pietenpol from a customs crossing at Laredo, TX to Guadalajara, Mexico in one day. Mind you, I'm talking about long summer days with good VFR weather. Now more realistically, what with the usual issues of getting started in the morning and clearing customs, it makes more sense to do it in two days and that's the more likely way to do it. In my case, I would stay overnight in Zapata or Laredo for a thorough briefing from my instructor Charlie Avaritt, since he's flown extensively in Mexico and flies there regularly. He also is familiar with the Piet and knows how best a TACO should fold its way through those mountains on the way. It sure looks like it would be an interesting journey in a Piet or a gaggle of Piets. Anyway, I did get in a nice day of working on the airplane on Saturday. Everything forward of the firewall is completely ready to roll and has been for the past few weeks... still just waiting for one spark plug wire and I will try to light the fire. Meanwhile, I fitted the fuel tank support straps back into the (new) support framing and tried out the fuel tank. It needs some tweaking because now the forward top cowling won't quite line up correctly on the firewall bulkhead top without the tank neck rubbing. It sure looks nice to get the top cowling back in place after more than a year, and to sit in the front cockpit with its windscreen in place. I'll tell you what... it is a VERY short distance from the passenger's face up to where the propeller is! This is not a large, nor a long, airplane! Working the rudders from the front cockpit, my shoes nudge the bottom of the fuel tank occasionally when doing a rudder dance. Other flights I'm planning/dreaming of (besides Brodhead, of course)- the SWRFI fly-in in coming up in May at Hondo, TX. And folks tell me that there is an excellent, grass-roots fly-in at Reklaw, TX at the end of the summer. I may just try that one if the airplane is flying OK by then... and Reklaw is only about 100 SM from Shreveport so it would be an easy hop to the land of crawfish jambalaya and Corky's shop. Then there's Sterling's always-windy "Knot-2-Shabby" field and we can sneak a few cold Negro Modelos while we shoot .44s and .45s and make lots of noise. (Hey, Sterling- I handload for a .45LC Taurus revolver that I have, shooting "flying ashcan" hollowpoints. Get some overripe watermelons!) I also have a Contender with a short .30-30 barrel and I'll bet I can pulverize an empty beer can at, oh, at least 30 paces ;o) Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net


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    Time: 07:04:43 PM PST US
    From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
    Subject: Chuck Gantzer's website
    --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com> Well, I finally took the time to visit Chuck's website and it paid off (for me, at least). Simple ideas are always the best, and Chuck's simple airframe jack is just what I needed. I'll be removing the landing gear legs from 41CC one last time to sandblast and paint them and I had planned to climb up into the hangar framing to install a hoist to lift the plane so I could remove the gear. No need... Chuck's simple jack will be how I do it. I need to fabricate an adjustable tailwheel stand anyway to do the W&B, and that stand is an essential element of the airframe jack system. Thanks, Chuck! Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net


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    Time: 07:10:36 PM PST US
    From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
    Subject: Nylaflow brake line tubing
    --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com> One other thing I noted on Chuck Gantzer's website is that he is using Nylaflow tubing for his hydraulic brakes. I'm going to have to replace the existing aluminum brake line tubing on 41CC and was planning to use Nylaflow. I have some tubing and fittings that I've been messing with and it seems that if you snug down the fittings where you think they should be (without overtightening), the tubing is still so slick that you can pull the tubing from the fitting by hand. Any tips, tricks, or hints to using Nylaflow for brake lines? Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net


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    Time: 08:16:45 PM PST US
    From: "Lynn Knoll" <dknoll@cox.net>
    Subject: Re: Nylaflow brake line tubing
    --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Lynn Knoll" <dknoll@cox.net> Oscar, There is a brass insert that goes in the end of the Nylaflow line. I couldn't find them in AS&S's catalog but Wicks has them. For my 3/16" line I ordered Wicks part no. 2030X4. I found this information on the Tailwind forum. I haven't given mine the final snug yet but this insert was a fix for the Tailwind boys. Keep us posted. Lynn Knoll Wichita, Piet/Vair in the works ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Nylaflow brake line tubing > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" > <taildrags@hotmail.com> > > One other thing I noted on Chuck Gantzer's website is that he is using > Nylaflow tubing for his hydraulic brakes. I'm going to have to replace > the existing aluminum brake line tubing on 41CC and was planning to use > Nylaflow. I have some tubing and fittings that I've been messing with and > it seems that if you snug down the fittings where you think they should be > (without overtightening), the tubing is still so slick that you can pull > the tubing from the fitting by hand. > > Any tips, tricks, or hints to using Nylaflow for brake lines? > > Oscar Zuniga > San Antonio, TX > mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com > website at http://www.flysquirrel.net > > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List > > >


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    Time: 09:31:54 PM PST US
    From: Rcaprd@aol.com
    Subject: Re: Chuck Gantzer's website
    In a message dated 2/26/2006 9:05:30 PM Central Standard Time, taildrags@hotmail.com writes: Well, I finally took the time to visit Chuck's website and it paid off (for me, at least). Simple ideas are always the best, and Chuck's simple airframe jack is just what I needed. I'll be removing the landing gear legs from 41CC one last time to sandblast and paint them and I had planned to climb up into the hangar framing to install a hoist to lift the plane so I could remove the gear. No need... Chuck's simple jack will be how I do it. I need to fabricate an adjustable tailwheel stand anyway to do the W&B, and that stand is an essential element of the airframe jack system. Thanks, Chuck! Oscar, One thing that I still have to explain about the airframe jack stand. You size up the dimensions to position it just an inch or two behind the firewall, while the tail is on the ground. It should be snug right up against the bottom of the plane, that way the mains come up off the ground as you lift the tail. I lift the tail using my right hand, on the left side tube on the tail wheel, and it's a little bit heavy, so just remember...Lift with your Legs, not your Back. The top of the stand needs to be tied back to the bottom of the lift struts, too, or the stand slides forward on the bottom of the plane. This stand works very well for me, and I've used many, many times. Only takes a couple of minutes, by myself, to jack the plane up. I think I also have pictures of the adjustable tail stand that I welded together. Chuck G. NX770CG


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    Time: 09:32:20 PM PST US
    From: Rcaprd@aol.com
    Subject: Re: Nylaflow brake line tubing
    In a message dated 2/26/2006 9:11:30 PM Central Standard Time, taildrags@hotmail.com writes: Any tips, tricks, or hints to using Nylaflow for brake lines? Like Lynn said, the insert is an essential part of the NylaFlow tubing. Chuck G.




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