---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 02/18/07: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:24 AM - landings---straight axle gear (Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]) 2. 02:54 PM - Fw: FlyChallenger: Air Force Test (KMHeide) 3. 06:35 PM - 3 Piece Wing Plans (Glenn Thomas) 4. 06:50 PM - Re: 3 Piece Wing Plans (Dick Navratil) 5. 06:56 PM - Pietenpol news letter (Steve Singleton) 6. 06:59 PM - winter (Dick Navratil) 7. 07:07 PM - Re: Pietenpol news letter (Dick Navratil) 8. 07:21 PM - Re: Pietenpol news letter (Steve Singleton) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:24:15 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: landings---straight axle gear From: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC]" Roger-- I agree with all of the posts pretty much except for the fact that if you use the straight axle landing gear with motorcycle wheels you have no excuse to point at the gear for a lousy landing or ground loop. (unless you have a tailwheel fail or tailwheel steering spring pop off on one side) Those with Cub or split axle landing gears have to insure that they have good alignment built into their landing gear legs so they track true down the runway on takeoff and landing. (not as easy to build them that perfect as it might seem) With the straight axle gear you have zero toe-in, toe-out, camber, or caster----your wheels are dead nuts straight and that makes landing a joy and tracking easy. Even in stiff crosswinds you just dig your wing in low into the wind on final and wheel land if you like or full stall and the straight gear will be honest with you every single time. Any landing problems that I have experienced were my own doing, own fault and had nothing to do with my straight axle landing gear. Mike C. PS-- the two main things that make the straight axle landing gear difficult to land are: 1) bungee cords wrapped way too tight with no 'give' or shock absorption and 2) motorcycle tires over inflated giving too much bounce/rebound on landings. You have to play with each of these variables to get them like grandma's feather bed......juuuuust right. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:54:48 PM PST US From: KMHeide Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: FlyChallenger: Air Force Test ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:35:31 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: 3 Piece Wing Plans From: "Glenn Thomas" Distances between ribs are only shown on the 1 piece wing plans. Have 3 piece wing builders just scooted the first rib from the root in changing position from 11" between the first 2 ribs to 9" keeping the other measurements of the 1 pc wing? ...or does that cause interference with the drag and anti-drag wires? ...or do you just move them to positions that are close to the measurements for 1 pc wing and slide to a place to eliminate interference, record the spacing and repeat symetrically on the other side? Not ready to do this yet, just planning it out. Thanks -------- Glenn Thomas N????? http://www.flyingwood.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p-931#95931 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:50:48 PM PST US From: "Dick Navratil" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: 3 Piece Wing Plans Glenn Do you have the 3 piece wing plan supplement? If not, it's worth getting. There are a few extra details you will need to consider. Dick N. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Thomas" Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:34 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: 3 Piece Wing Plans > > > Distances between ribs are only shown on the 1 piece wing plans. Have 3 > piece wing builders just scooted the first rib from the root in changing > position from 11" between the first 2 ribs to 9" keeping the other > measurements of the 1 pc wing? ...or does that cause interference with > the drag and anti-drag wires? ...or do you just move them to positions > that are close to the measurements for 1 pc wing and slide to a place to > eliminate interference, record the spacing and repeat symetrically on the > other side? Not ready to do this yet, just planning it out. > > Thanks > > -------- > Glenn Thomas > N????? > http://www.flyingwood.com > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p-931#95931 > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:56:43 PM PST US From: "Steve Singleton" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol news letter Would someone be kind enough to post the info on where and to whom to send money to get the Pietenpol news letter. I used to get it but cant seem to find an old one to get an address. Thanks. Steve Singleton ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:59:36 PM PST US From: "Dick Navratil" Subject: Pietenpol-List: winter Last night the wife was out with her sister so I had the house to myself and did what a normal guy would do. I put on Mike Cuy's video and used Geore Strait's live concert for sound. At the same time I traced out aluminum sheets for my new fuel tanks. This Minnesota winter is going by way too slowly. Not much flying going on in the Cleveland area either, right Mike? Dick N. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:07:31 PM PST US From: "Dick Navratil" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol news letter Steve Subscriptions are; Brodhead Pietenpol Assn. c/o Independent - Register Box 255 Brodhead, WI. 53529-0255 1 yr $16.00 2 yr $30.00 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Singleton" Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol news letter > > > Would someone be kind enough to post the info on where and to whom to send > money to get the Pietenpol news letter. I used to get it but cant seem to > find an old one to get an address. Thanks. Steve Singleton > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:21:56 PM PST US From: "Steve Singleton" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol news letter Thanks Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Navratil" Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol news letter > > > Steve > Subscriptions are; > Brodhead Pietenpol Assn. > c/o Independent - Register > Box 255 > Brodhead, WI. 53529-0255 > 1 yr $16.00 > 2 yr $30.00 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.