---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/15/06: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 04:52 AM - LOC (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:52 AM - Re: LOC (Lou Wither) 2. 07:12 AM - FUSELAGE LENGTHS (Bill Weir) 3. 06:16 PM - need advise this is way off topic (Ben Ramler) 4. 07:36 PM - need advise this is way off topic (Oscar Zuniga) 5. 09:39 PM - Re: need advise this is way off topic (gcardinal) 6. 09:47 PM - Oklahoma Fly-in (Steve Ruse) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 04:52:47 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Pietenpol-List: LOC Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its sort of my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. Won't you take a moment and assure that your name is on that List of Contributors (LOC)? As a number of members have pointed out over the years, the List seems at least - if not a whole lot more - valuable as a building/flying/recreating/entertainment tool as your typical magazine subscription! Please take minute and assure that your name is on this year's LOC! Show others that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists is fast and easy using your Credit card or Paypal on the Secure Web Site: http://www.matronics.com/contribution or by popping a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics PO Box 347 Livermore CA 94551-0347 I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus far in this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that keeps these Lists going and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment about how the Lists have helped you! Best regards, Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:52:14 AM PST US From: Lou Wither Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: LOC I have unsucessfully tried to unsuscribe to the list, I would appreciate you help. Sold the Pietenpol. Thanks Lou Wither ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:43 AM PST US From: "Bill Weir" Subject: Pietenpol-List: FUSELAGE LENGTHS Thanks, Skip. Your describing the various Pietenpol fuselages is exactly what was wanted. Now to work. Bill Weir ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:16:25 PM PST US From: Ben Ramler Subject: Pietenpol-List: need advise this is way off topic Hello Piet'ers, Ben up here in St. Cloud, MN. First I want say that I committed a sin. I destroyed that fuselage that I had started in the name of building a cub replica. But I need some moral guidence and I thought I would turn to this list for help. Me and a friend by the name of Robb are trying to get started on a J-3 cub from Plans that I bought from Light Miniature aircraft. this past weekend we tried to align everything up and the plans would not match up. Yes these are full scale plans you build on top of. After trying to get help from a number of people my questions are not getting answered just more bewilderment. So right now me and my dad are in the process of redrawing everything. The other choice I have is to scrap this project and build the aircamper which I have a lot of knowledge of becuase since 1996 when me and dad got plans from Orrin Hoopman my dad has been trying to get something flying, but nothing comes of it. So I need help and a little guidence. I know this forum is less hostile. sorry for this off topic but I just don't know where else to go and ask! take Care, Ben Ramler Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:13 PM PST US From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: Pietenpol-List: need advise this is way off topic ben_ramler2002@yahoo.com wrote: >So I need help and a little guidence. I know this forum is less hostile. Yes, this forum is less hostile but it will not lead you to: -a glass cockpit with IFR capabilities and full electric system; -an airplane that cruises in the triple digits; -redundant systems; -an airplane with an enclosed cockpit and cabin heat; -an airplane with a $15,000 engine; -something you build from parts that you took out of a big box -paint jobs that cost more than the airplane. If any of your goals for building or flying include the above, you probably won't find it here. Ben, you need to go out to an airport on a nice Saturday and watch the airplanes fly, peek into hangars, look at airplanes that are sitting on the ramp, and find one that grabs you. One that you like, one that sounds nice, one that smells nice, one that you want to get into and fly. That's the one you want to work on because it has to grab you in the heart first. A roll of plans won't do it, and neither will an advertisement or a price tag or a pretty paint job. The airplane has to give you "the wink", like a pretty girl does, and not just one that's wearing a lot of makeup and a short skirt. When you get "the wink" and your heart skips, that's your girl... and your airplane. Since you're here on the Pietenpol list, I think an old wood-and-fabric airplane already gave you "the wink". I'll bet there are a good bunch of people in Minnesota who are building or flying Pietenpols that you can look at, smell, listen to, and maybe fly in. Maybe somebody here on the list will hook up with you to see if the Aircamper is "the girl next door" for you. If so, don't expect to do anything in a big hurry... building, flying, or anything else. We don't move too fast here but that's half the fun. Guys that are in a hurry tend to pass by the girl without even noticing "the wink" ;o) Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net _________________________________________________________________ Get free, personalized commercial-free online radio with MSN Radio powered by Pandora http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:39:14 PM PST US From: "gcardinal" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: need advise this is way off topic Hi Ben, Come to Stanton (SYN) next year when the flying weather returns. I will give you a ride in NX18235 (see attached pictures) to give you a taste of flying a Pietenpol. Forget the LMA Cub, no one will give it a second look on the flightline. If you come to Stanton on Father's Day for the annual fly-in you will see hundreds of people walking past Stearmans, Cubs, Waco's, Ercoupes, the usual throng of RV's, Pitts', Howards and many other types as they flock to the Pietenpol to look at it closely. Old men look at it with a gleam in their eyes, kids want to sit in it and woman think it is the "cutest plane ever". To most people big biplanes are intimidating and enclosed cabin airplanes are uninviting. The diminutive Pietenpol with it's open cockpits literally screams "Come and look at me!" People who know nothing about airplanes are drawn to it like moths to a flame. At the end of the day you will be hoarse from answering questions about your plane. Fly-in organizers will ask you to bring your Pietenpol to their airport fly-ins. Owners of private airstrips will literally beg you to land at their strip any time you want. Two weeks ago I took the plane up for the last flight of the season. 70 degrees, sunny and light winds. A perfect day. Lots of farmers in their fields with tractors and combines. With my leather helmet, goggles and silk scarf it was too easy to pretend the farmers and their machines were the mechanized division of the German Wehrmacht. Strafing runs were the order of the day. The crossed cabane cables made a perfect gunsight. Swooping in and out of the Cannon River ravines, dodging red-tailed hawks and just flying for the pure fun of it. I only landed because my gas was getting low. I had a silly grin on my face for two days. Build the Pietenpol. YOU WILL NOT REGRET THE DECISION! Greg Cardinal Minneapolis From: "Ben Ramler" > > Hello Piet'ers, > > Ben up here in St. Cloud, MN. First I want say that I committed a sin. I > destroyed that fuselage that I had started in the name of building a cub > replica. But I need some moral guidence and I thought I would turn to this > list for help. Me and a friend by the name of Robb are trying to get > started on a J-3 cub from Plans that I bought from Light Miniature > aircraft. this past weekend we tried to align everything up and the plans > would not match up. Yes these are full scale plans you build on top of. > After trying to get help from a number of people my questions are not > getting answered just more bewilderment. So right now me and my dad are in > the process of redrawing everything. The other choice I have is to scrap > this project and build the aircamper which I have a lot of knowledge of > becuase since 1996 when me and dad got plans from Orrin Hoopman my dad has > been trying to get something flying, but nothing comes of it. So I need > help and a little guidence. I know this forum is! > less hostile. > > sorry for this off topic but I just don't know where else to go and ask! > > > take Care, > > Ben Ramler > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:47:26 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Oklahoma Fly-in I am having a fly-in this weekend at O44 (Oscar44) south of Norman, OK. Everyone is welcome...its a good 'ol grass strip where my plane is based. We'll have BBQ and a good time. More details here: http://www.wotelectronics.com/flyin/ Steve Ruse Norman, OK -- No virus found in this outgoing message.