---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 05/14/06: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:52 AM - good site for rebuild manuals (walt evans) 2. 07:42 AM - Re: To Manitowoc WI via Broadhead? (John Egan) 3. 12:13 PM - Another good site with good links (walt evans) 4. 08:55 PM - Corvair Core engines (Rcaprd@aol.com) 5. 10:45 PM - Re: BUILD TIME (Clif Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:10 AM PST US From: "walt evans" Subject: Pietenpol-List: good site for rebuild manuals Found this site for downloading rebuild manuals for carbs, Mags http://www.aeronca.com/manuals/ I've an Eisemann to rebuild so I just got done printing up the rebuild manual. walt evans NX140DL "Put your wealth in knowledge, and no one can ever take it from you" Ben Franklin ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:42:41 AM PST US From: John Egan Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: To Manitowoc WI via Broadhead? Hi Steve, You could also stop at the EAA museum in Oshkosh, Wi. (free museum visit to all EAA members) which you may drive right past on the way to Manitowac (Oshkosh to manitowac may be 1-1/2 hrs apart or less). Mr. Pitenpols' hanger now resides there on "Pioneer Field" and it has a Corvair powered Piet, a model A powered Piet (uncovered) and a welded steel fuselage with a Corvair engine mounted on it. I've attached a photo of the "A" Piet in the hanger. Just standing inside his old hanger is cool. You are welcome to stop by my house in Greenville, Wi to see my project as well, however I seek out other Piets to help me understand the building process too, as I am a long way from completion. John Steve Glass wrote: --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Steve Glass" Hi Everybody. Next Monday I am driving from Ontario Oregon to Manitowoc Wi and then on to Jonesport Maine. If I went to Broadhead is it possible to see any Pietenpols next week. Not sure if there are any there full tiime or if they are in locked hangers. As I really have a bug to build one I would love to see one in the flesh. Any guidance as to where to I could see one would be welcome. Best regards Steve G. --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:13:00 PM PST US From: "walt evans" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Another good site with good links http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/engines.htm#links walt evans NX140DL "Put your wealth in knowledge, and no one can ever take it from you" Ben Franklin ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:47 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Core engines My ol' buddy, Jon Jones, is selling a couple of corvair core engines, and he asked me to post them to the group. He's the guy that took me in to his home & family, and his wife fed us steak & potato dinner, and spent the eveing telling stories, during one leg of my 'America Tour 04'. That was a Most enjoyable stop. He lives about an inch southwest of St. Louis (on the chart). You can e-mail him at: jonjones@trimfoot.com Chuck G. NX770CG Here is the note he sent to me: Well, after evaluating my situation, I guess I won't be building a Piet anytime soon. I've been following the list for several years and had the pleasure of meeting Chuck G on his "04 tour". How awesome that trip must've been! Anyway, I have decided that with a wife and family, it would just be too much to build a Piet AND try to get a pilot cert. Not to say it couldn't be done, but I have thought a lot about what my final goal is, and that is to just putter around the hills low and slow with minimum expense and time invested- now this may be a dirty word here, but I think I'm going to get a powered parachute. I know a lot of folks don't like them, but as I see it, it's the only way I'm going to get airborne at this point in my life. I would really have liked to built a Piet, and I just finished a new wood shop with all kinds of tools. It even has an apartment of sorts upstairs (doghouse) What a great place it would be to build an airplane! I have 3 Corvair engines...2 110's and a pre-65. One of the 110's has the smog heads, but both 110's have the correct crank. I haven't been able to turn them over, but then again I haven't sprayed them with anything like PB blaster or tranny fluid. Of course, the pre-65 turns over freely.... I live about 90 miles south of St. Louis, MO if anyone is needing a 'vair for their project. I would like for someone on this list to get them, and I guess if none of you guy's need 'em, I'll try ebay or something. I'd like to get $300 for all 3, and this will go towards my "go-kart tied to a rag" fund. I want say thanks to all the folks on the list who gave me info over the years. I am amazed at what a great bunch Piet builders are! I have never seen a forum that is as close knit as this one is, and how seldom negative things come up. One of the hardest parts of not getting to build a Piet, is not being able to be partof the 'family'. I'll still be lurking though..... Jon Jones Ironton, MO ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:45:28 PM PST US From: Clif Dawson Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: BUILD TIME --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Clif Dawson I'll second that. I began the tailfeathers in the fall of 2000. As of today's elevator and cable installation I have 638 hours of enjoyment and satisfaction in this project. In the grand tradition of experimental practice I am experimenting with turnbuckleless cabling. How does this work? Well, when I finished the two top cables, the left elevator trailing edge was 1/2"' lower than the right. I twisted that cable two complete turns and re-attached it. That brought the left up exactly in line with the right. I could have made them a lot closer in length but my patience ran out. Oh well, there's the rudder ones to do....... :-) I did the same with the cables between the front and rear rudder bars. They are within 1/16" of parallel with each other. These two I wanted fairly tight so I pulled them together with a bar clamp and installed that cable. I've run out of nico sleeves and there aren't any copper ones to be had here. Lots of aluminum ones but they're no good for galvanized. Another Wicks order coming up! Remember, this is supposed to be fun. Just go with the flow. .. > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: lshutks@webtv.net (Leon Stefan) > > Boyce: I find build times are kind of irreverent. Building my center > section seemed to go on and on for ever, and ever. When I framed up a > wing it went so fast that I thought I could have both done in a month, > Then I got into the small details which slowed things WAY down. It took > about a month to build that one wing, and it was spread out over two > summers. My whole project was to be a 2 year thing, I'm into year 8! > Bottom line..don't sweat time, just get started and keep plugging away. > I'm glad I didn't try to build to a time schedule. I would be building > an imaginary Piet in a padded cell some whare. Leon S. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >