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1. 07:28 AM - Re: Model A (or B) Engine Builder (Carl Vought)
2. 07:46 AM - shielded cans for spark plugs (Oscar Zuniga)
3. 07:46 AM - shielding cans (lshutks@webtv.net (Leon Stefan))
4. 08:38 AM - Re: shielded cans for spark plugs (Isablcorky@aol.com)
5. 09:36 AM - Re: Liability Insurance (Don Emch)
6. 02:22 PM - Re: Re: Liability Insurance (gcardinal)
7. 02:54 PM - Re: Re: Liability Insurance (Jeff Boatright)
8. 07:56 PM - Re: Re: Liability Insurance (Rcaprd@aol.com)
9. 08:51 PM - Expanding the Envelope (Rcaprd@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Model A (or B) Engine Builder |
I have dealt with Ken Perkins a couple of times and have found him to do
good work on time and to properly represent what he does. To find out
what he's prepared to do vis-a-vis a complete engine, I'm sure you have
only to contact him. His email address is kenvernaperkins@juno.com. His
phone number is 913/764-6949. Also, there's a Model-A society that
publishes a magazine called "Secrets of Speed" If you're interested in
that let me know. They know about some pretty wild stuff, like aluminum
Model T blocks....Carl Vought
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Ash
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Model A (or B) Engine Builder
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Jim Ash
I'm afraid I can't help you with Ken Perkins; I personally have never
heard of him or his work, but I don't travel in those circles.
Of all the stuff Bud did, I don't think he was a machinist. Translate
that to mean I suspect he farmed a lot of the machine work out, so
talking to the Model A connections Fred gave you may be more productive
than you think. I'll bet if someone knows enough to machine Model A
parts, they could either assemble an engine for you, or possibly direct
you to someone who could.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: HelsperSew@aol.com
Sent: Jun 9, 2006 8:28 PM
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Model A (or B) Engine Builder
Hi Jim,
Fred was the family friend that I refer to in my post. He was kind
enough to include some names of the businesses that were working with
Bud on his A's. I suppose I can try to build-up my own Ford A but I
wish and prefer to hire someone else that has done it rather than me
reinvent the wheel. There was no offer to get in contact with his
widow. Does Ken Perkins make up full complete engines for people?
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| Subject: | shielded cans for spark plugs |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Harvey asks-
>I am looking for the name of these things and where they can be bought
If I understand you correctly, this should be what you're looking for and
Great Plains calls them "shielded spark plug adapters":
http://www.greatplainsas.com/scspkplug.html
They're not cheap to buy, but once you have them you can use automotive
spark plugs at a couple of bucks apiece and they'll pay for themselves in
the difference in cost over shielded aircraft plugs. If you're not in a
hurry, Great Plains usually has a sale around Christmas and they sometimes
list these plug adapters with a 10 or 15% discount.
And sorry about the post on insurance through Falcon... I should have
clarified that 41CC does run an A65 and had all its test hours flown off
already (25, in this case) when I insured it, and that apparently makes all
the difference in the world.
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: lshutks@webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
Harvey: Great Planes Aircraft, the VW engine people sells what you may
need. They call them spark plug adaptors. They adapt the "standard Slick
M2266 harness to standard vw plugs". They probably won"t fit over the
large Model A plugs, but I recall that one of the Model A suppliers sold
a reducer that allowed newer modern spark plugs to be used in the A
head. In the 2004 catalog, four adapters with Bosch plugs were $94.95
gpasc.com Leon S.
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| Subject: | Re: shielded cans for spark plugs |
Good morning Oscar,
May I add a few dingies relative to Falcon and insurance in general.
Edwin flew off the 25 required hours without insurance. I then rejoined EAA
in order to buy from Falcon. A requirement. (Unconstitutional). They seemed
soooooo nice on the phone and all until they got my money, about 450, then here
come the buts. Must have the names, FAA ticket numbers, total time, last
tail wheel check out date and other little things for their approval before
policy is in effect. These named persons were on the policy and the only ones
covered. Better check it out BEFORE you send your dough.
If I had to do it again I would ignore the insurance snag and just fly and
fly and fly like I used to do years ago. Those blood suckers are the ruination
of so many activities. They have the public in fear and sit on their _____s
in big offices and just wait for those payments without any good old American
labor expended. Talk about our loss of freedom. I could but won't go on for
hours talking about these leaches. I'm sure no one in the insurance industry
is reading this because building a Pietenpol requires brains and hard work,
something foreign to the insurance people.
Your friend in Louisiana
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| Subject: | Re: Liability Insurance |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Don Emch" <EmchAir@aol.com>
Hi Greg...
Great to hear about your flight!! I'm sure you will really enjoy flying it! There's
nothing quite like it. I got my insurance from Falcon. They have been
great to work with. Coverage hasn't been a problem at all (I do have an A-65
though). When I checked into it I didn't have any tailwheel time and they told
me I would need 10 hours first. My premium has been $400 for liabilty and
$400 for non-movement damage coverage ( fire, flood, theft, etc.) per year. They
base the non-movement damage on your receipts from building. So keep them
all!! I had a hangar collapse at my last airport with minimal damage and I turned
it into Falcon insurance and they were really great to work with.
Don E.
NX899DE
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=39813#39813
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| Subject: | Re: Liability Insurance |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "gcardinal" <gcardinal@mn.rr.com>
Liability insurance premiums through Falcon seems to vary greatly. Anywhere
from $400 up to $800.
Anyone have a guess as to why the difference?
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Emch" <EmchAir@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Liability Insurance
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Don Emch" <EmchAir@aol.com>
>
> Hi Greg...
> Great to hear about your flight!! I'm sure you will really enjoy flying
> it! There's nothing quite like it. I got my insurance from Falcon. They
> have been great to work with. Coverage hasn't been a problem at all (I do
> have an A-65 though). When I checked into it I didn't have any tailwheel
> time and they told me I would need 10 hours first. My premium has been
> $400 for liabilty and $400 for non-movement damage coverage ( fire, flood,
> theft, etc.) per year. They base the non-movement damage on your receipts
> from building. So keep them all!! I had a hangar collapse at my last
> airport with minimal damage and I turned it into Falcon insurance and they
> were really great to work with.
> Don E.
> NX899DE
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=39813#39813
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Liability Insurance |
Cc: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Greg,
I don't know all of the reasons, but one reason might be that we as
consumers don't know that premiums they're quoting other consumers.
For instance, given what's been written here over the last couple of
days, it seems reasonable to ask for a $400 premium and then let the
agent explain why it should cost more.
Thanks,
Jeff
At 4:20 PM -0500 6/10/06, gcardinal wrote:
>--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "gcardinal" <gcardinal@mn.rr.com>
>
>Liability insurance premiums through Falcon seems to vary greatly.
>Anywhere from $400 up to $800.
>Anyone have a guess as to why the difference?
>
>Greg
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Emch" <EmchAir@aol.com>
>To: <pietenpol-list@matronics.com>
>Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 11:34 AM
>Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Liability Insurance
>
>>--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Don Emch" <EmchAir@aol.com>
>>
>>Hi Greg...
>>Great to hear about your flight!! I'm sure you will really enjoy
>>flying it! There's nothing quite like it. I got my insurance from
>>Falcon. They have been great to work with. Coverage hasn't been a
>>problem at all (I do have an A-65 though). When I checked into it
>>I didn't have any tailwheel time and they told me I would need 10
>>hours first. My premium has been $400 for liabilty and $400 for
>>non-movement damage coverage ( fire, flood, theft, etc.) per year.
>>They base the non-movement damage on your receipts from building.
>>So keep them all!! I had a hangar collapse at my last airport with
>>minimal damage and I turned it into Falcon insurance and they were
>>really great to work with.
>>Don E.
>>NX899DE
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Associate Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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| Subject: | Re: Liability Insurance |
In a message dated 6/10/2006 4:23:29 PM Central Standard Time,
gcardinal@mn.rr.com writes:
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "gcardinal" <gcardinal@mn.rr.com>
Liability insurance premiums through Falcon seems to vary greatly. Anywhere
from $400 up to $800.
Anyone have a guess as to why the difference?
Greg
Hey Greg,
Congrats on your flight !! Let the fun begin !!
I have Avemco, and my Annual Premium is $594. I waited till after I had the
40 hr test period over, and then some, before I even called about insurance.
100,000 bodily injury per person
1,000,000 property damage
1,000,000 each accident
Chuck G.
NX770CG
see y'all at Brodhead !!
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| Subject: | Expanding the Envelope |
A couple of weeks ago, I carried a 243 lb. passenger on a 1 1/2 hr
flight. He was getting pretty squirmy after about an hour. I have headsets now,
which work pretty well. It's great to be able to communicate with my passenger
now !! We flew around El Dorado Lake, and did a candy drop to some kids at
the baseball field.
Today, I got into, and out of, a 1000 foot strip, with trees at both
ends. Lynn Knoll's son Kevin, was having a Birthday Barbecue, and he mowed the
grass on his strip, but no airplanes have landed there for about 50 years. Lynn
& Kevin are building a beautiful Corvair Power Pietenpol, and will be at
Brodhead this year. On approach from the West, I saw the last of 8 skydivers
landing there. On a low flyover, I smelled the Barbecue, saw about 25 or 30
people down there, and figured well...this must be the place !! Did a couple of
'Smoke Circles in the Sky', then a couple of Low Smokin' Passes...cuttin' the
grass !! I did a full stall landing, and during roll out, hit a hump, which
launched 'er back in the air, but it proved to be no problem...soft touchdown and
Plenty of runway left. Spun 'er around on the ground about 3 or 4 times,
Smoke On, till I couldn't see anything around but Smoke !! Had all the great BBQ
ribs, trimmins, and checked out their project.
For the takeoff, after the mag drop & pre-flight tests, and loosened my
belt (full belly) I snuggled the tail as close as I could up against the
fence at the North end for a Southerly departure, held full power & stick forward
for a couple seconds with the brakes, Smoke On, and let 'er go. The tail was
up immediately, and I tried to hold it just a couple of inches above the turf.
Let the speed build, gradually back off the forward pressure on the
stick...c'mon 40 mph...couldn't wait for 40, and eased 'er off at about 38 mph.
Put
the nose back down to stay in ground effect to allow the airspeed to build up a
little more. I was off the ground before I got to that hump. Trees were
coming up pretty fast, and up and over we went at about 45 mph, and easily
climbed up over the trees & power lines. YEEE HAAWWW !! Came back around for
another Low, Smokin', Grass Cuttin' Pass. Climbing out I rocked the wings, and
waggled the tail !! That makes the smoke do some curly Q's. Everybody had a
great time !!
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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