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1. 04:31 AM - Re: sun n fun (Phillips, Jack)
2. 04:41 AM - Re: springtime flying (Phillips, Jack)
3. 05:00 AM - 3-, 4- and 5-bladed props (TBYH@aol.com)
4. 05:32 AM - Re: Regarding radiators.....& letters (Bill Church)
5. 05:53 AM - Re: Regarding radiators.....& letters ()
6. 06:30 AM - wing inspection cover locations (Oscar Zuniga)
7. 11:41 AM - steel tube fuse GN1 (MICHAEL SILVIUS)
8. 12:37 PM - Time for the Zuniga airforce (MICHAEL SILVIUS)
9. 01:01 PM - steam vent (Donald Lane)
10. 02:15 PM - Re: steam vent (Steve Glass)
11. 08:22 PM - Re: the degree symbol (Eric Williams)
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I'll look for you Gardiner. I should have my Pietenpol there, NX899JP,
"Icarus Plummet". I plan to arrive Monday morning and depart Thursday
morning.
Jack Phillips
Raleigh, NC
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gardiner
Mason
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:41 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: sun n fun
Hey fellow pieters- I will be camping out with my cessna 140 on the
vintage camping area sunday thru thursday. Come by and lets talk
Pietenpols. My cessna is silver grey and has a rubber chicken hanging on
the prop. Squeeze it and it might wake up. See you there. Gardiner
Mason. P. S. I am from Atlanta and building the Piet in Lagrange, Ga.
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| Subject: | springtime flying |
Well written, Oscar. You've summed it up pretty well. Now that
Daylight Savings time has arrived, work on the RV-10 is going to suffer.
I flew the Pietenpol this weekend and will start flying it more in the
evenings after work, now that there is enough daylight and warm enough
temperatures to enjoy it.
Amazing how many people at the airport will stop what they are doing to
watch a Pietenpol take off or land.
Jack Phillips
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Oscar
Zuniga
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: springtime flying
<taildrags@hotmail.com>
Sorry, Mike in Cuyahoga Falls (or wherever you are), Paul in New
Hampshire,
and all the rest of you Pieters who are still iced out and snowed in.
It
was 82 degrees when I left work this afternoon. I drove 18 minutes to
get
to the hangar, opened the doors, the paint was nice and dry on my rudder
repair and paint touch-up so I applied the new vinyl tail numbers and
41CC
was ready to fly.
Started after first pulling five blades with fuel on, throttle cracked,
and
mags off. Oil pressure came up, I got settled in, taxied to the active
in a
leisurely fashion, oil temp was moving off the peg, runup was clean, and
we
were off. We have just had 6 inches of rain in the last couple of days
and
the wildflowers are starting to pop up through the green grass, which
made
for a very pretty sight in the afternoon sun and clear sky.
I flew a circuit and saw that my friend and his wife who had just been
flying their Pelican had stopped what they were doing to come out to the
edge of the runway and watch the Piet make the circuit. I forgot that
nobody around here has ever seen it fly! Power back a little, stick
forward, and start my turn down to the runway. 90MPH on the nose, lined
up
on the centerline but maybe 8-10 ft. off the deck, throttle at redline,
and
I flew the length of the runway just so everybody would get a good look.
Actually, my real intent was to see what the x-wind was going to do to
me so
I wouldn't botch my first public landing at San Geronimo!
Power back in, nose up to climb at 55 for another circuit and one or two
more people were out on the porches of their houses watching me climb to
pattern altitude. Lew Mason, Dave Baker, other guys who live on the
airfield and who have seen me working on the plane innumerable Saturdays
but
have never seen it fly. Not even seen it with the wings on!
One more 90MPH pass, I have the winds gauged pretty good, pull it up for
my
last downwind, set up for landing, and pretty much ace it by holding
about
1700 RPM and watching the drift from the x-wind. I kept it straight and
got
it stopped right at the turnoff to our hangar, taxied in, parked it
after
logging 0.3 hrs., and got home in time to have some good Italian food.
This
is what it is all about! This is how to end your workday, Pieters! I
have
to steal Walt's famous line... "Ain't life grand?!" And from a guy over
on
the KRNet, another famous line: "There is a time for building and a time
for
flying, and the time for building is OVER!"
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | 3-, 4- and 5-bladed props |
One of the last propellers that Alvin Schubert tried on his successful
VW-powered "Fledermaus" was a five-bladed prop that he carved. I forget what
displacement Alvin's engine was, but it was just as successful with the five-blade
as
with a two-blade prop. Alvin was a very talented propeller maker -- his book
"How I Carve Propellers" was never published but you can see it in pdf format
at: _http://www.flyingflea.org/docs/how_i_make_wood_propellers%203.htm_
(http://www.flyingflea.org/docs/how_i_make_wood_propellers%203.htm) It is
definitely worth reading if only just for a better understanding of RPM, pitch,
diameter and airspeed.
BTW, Alvin was the guy who carved the propeller for Bernard Pietenpol's
Corvair-powered ship. I believe Bernard said that it was the best propeller he
ever
flew behind. (I'm also kind of proud that I'm building my Piet from the plans
that I got at Alvin's estate sale when he passed away several years ago.
Apparently Alvin was contemplating building a Piet at some point but never quite
got around to it...)
Anyway --- spring is on the way here in the Upper Mississippi regions...the
ice is breaking up!
Happy St. Paddy's day and take it easy on the green beer!
Best regards to all!
Fred B.
La Crosse, WI
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| Subject: | Regarding radiators.....& letters |
Here's a chart of special characters (attachment). The table came from
this website:
http://asciitable.com/ <http://asciitable.com/>
Another one that I use, but isn't in the table is the symbol for
diameter =D8, which you get if you hold ALT and enter 0216 (with the
right number keypad).
Bill C
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| Subject: | Regarding radiators.....& letters |
Geeeze;I remember back in the late 70's when a guy by the name of Wes
Stanbridge and I had invented the first Marrietta Selectric type writer
to print in French.We were so excited.We had a special goof ball made up
by IBM and we had installed an extra solenoide to pull the mechanism to
select the characters.We made up a special electronic board to make the
key work.We were the first to modify the word processor for such a
thing.Then about a week later somebody else came out with a daisy wheel
that would do the same thing on their machine.Fame is fleeting in the
electronic industry!Now ya tell me this.Next thing ya know we will be
travelling at light speed!Imagine that in a Pietenpol!
Do not archive
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Church
Sent: March 16, 2007 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Regarding radiators.....& letters
Here's a chart of special characters (attachment). The table came from
this website:
http://asciitable.com/ <http://asciitable.com/>
Another one that I use, but isn't in the table is the symbol for
diameter =D8, which you get if you hold ALT and enter 0216 (with the
right number keypad).
Bill C
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| Subject: | wing inspection cover locations |
A couple of folks asked about locations for inspection covers on the wings.
I took some photos of the cover locations on 41CC and uploaded them here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/repairs/inspection.html
I've noted that Corky provided removable links in the aileron control cables
that made removal and reattachment of the wings a snap. One set of covers
provides access to those links, while the link in the aileron
interconnection cable is accessed through an opening in the backside of the
aft spar in the centersection of the wing with the lift-up flop removed or
flipped up.
The last picture on that page also shows the new tail numbers on the
airplane.
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | steel tube fuse GN1 |
looks like a good deal in Wisconsin.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GN-1-Aircamper-Fuselage-and-plans_W0QQitemZ160095280739QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160095280739
Michael in Maine
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| Subject: | Time for the Zuniga airforce |
se: Barnstormers under Flybaby
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Hi
I am ready to bore and tap the hole for the vent in my aluminum Thomas
cylinder head for the Ford A. What is the normal diameter used? I
don't want it to be bigger than necessary. Also, I can't figure out any
practical hold down system for the fuel tank in the center section that
wouldn't cause protrusions under the fabric on top of the wing. Is it
OK to just cover it with polyfiber and consider it done?
Don
Minnesott Beach NC
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Hi Don
Could you use some nylon "banding" to secure it. It seems a lot to ask of
the fabric. We use to secure boat fuel tanks to their platforms using this
method. It went around the tank and the platform and had a neat little wire
clip that enabled it to hold the tension once you had tightened it.
The strap was very stroh and measured about 3/4" wide and a 1/32" thick.
Hope this helps.
Best regards
Steve in Maine
>From: "Donald Lane" <dslane@capital.net>
>To: <pietenpol-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Pietenpol-List: steam vent
>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:00:34 -0400
>
>Hi
>I am ready to bore and tap the hole for the vent in my aluminum Thomas
>cylinder head for the Ford A. What is the normal diameter used? I don't
>want it to be bigger than necessary. Also, I can't figure out any
>practical hold down system for the fuel tank in the center section that
>wouldn't cause protrusions under the fabric on top of the wing. Is it OK
>to just cover it with polyfiber and consider it done?
>Don
>Minnesott Beach NC
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| Subject: | Re: the degree symbol |
... and it's ALT 0176, not 0167.
(really, do not archive this ... really.)
>
>You have to use the right hand number pad.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Eldredge
> To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Regarding radiators.....& letters
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>
> Now that is useful!!!
>
>
> In Spanish Fork Utah right now it is 46 (hey it didn't work..)alt 167
>
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> Rats.
>
>
> Steve Eldredge
>
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> From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
>Rcaprd@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:20 PM
> To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Regarding radiators.....& letters
>
>
> In a message dated 3/15/2007 12:03:41 PM Central Daylight Time,
>M.Silvius@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> it took me 10 yrs to figure out the or (alt 0241 and alt 0465
>repectively on the key pad)
>
> Yep, and holding ALT while keying 167 makes the little 'degrees' zero.
>
>
> Chuck G.
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