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1. 01:51 AM - Re: GN-1 roll call (Wayne Poole)
2. 08:00 AM - Continental engings ARE amazing (walt evans)
3. 03:17 PM - Re: Continental engings ARE amazing (Steve Ruse)
4. 03:18 PM - Re: GN-1 Roll call (Steve Ruse)
5. 05:09 PM - Re: GN-1 Roll call (Alan Lyscars)
6. 06:25 PM - Re: GN-1 Roll call (Tom Bernie)
7. 09:18 PM - Re: Continental engings ARE amazing (Rcaprd@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: GN-1 roll call |
My GN-1is almost ready to cover. All that's left is some wiring and hooking
up some Bowden cables. It has a Continental 0-200 and it's located in Denham
Springs, Louisiana.
Wayne Poole
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| Subject: | Continental engings ARE amazing |
Went to the airport today to fly for the first time since November.
Primed the A-65 twice, with switch off,
pulled 6 blades thru,
Left mag (impulse) on,
flipped it the first time and it was running.
Oil pressure came right up, too.
Amazing!!!!
Walt Evans
NX140DL
"No one ever learned anything by talking"
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| Subject: | Continental engings ARE amazing |
Mine used to start like that every time. Lately though, it takes 10-45
blades before starting. Any tips on how to troubleshoot it would be
appreciated.
It has dual impulse mags (Slick, with maybe 400 hours?). I don't have a
primer and I know that will make it take a little longer to start, but it
used to take ~6-7 blades, which is a long ways for 10-45.
Warm it will generally start on the first pull.
Steve Ruse
Norman, OK
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of walt evans
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Continental engings ARE amazing
Went to the airport today to fly for the first time since November.
Primed the A-65 twice, with switch off,
pulled 6 blades thru,
Left mag (impulse) on,
flipped it the first time and it was running.
Oil pressure came right up, too.
Amazing!!!!
Walt Evans
NX140DL
"No one ever learned anything by talking"
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Mine is a GN-1, however I'm not the builder. I've been flying it for a
little over two years now.well over 200 hours since I bought it, and I have
no complaints.
Steve Ruse
Norman, OK
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Ryan
Michalkiewicz
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 1:18 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: GN-1 Roll call
I am just wondering how may Grega fliers are on the list. What stage is your
project in? What fuselage? What engine? Any other mods?
Myself, I have ordered "Complete" plans from a "guy" in Oregon. We will see
what arrives at my door if anything. I have been practicing my welds, I was
getting a little worried, but I am feeling better about them. I have a
Corvair core, ready for tear down.
Thanks all,
-Ryan
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| Subject: | Re: GN-1 Roll call |
Al Lyscars here in Portland, Maine.
Building ribs over this winter. My old pal, Paul, fabricating 4130
fittings for me in Brunswick (just up the road from me). Am using the
Riblet airfoil. I have a Corvair core which I intend to use on this
ship.
Al
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From: Ryan Michalkiewicz
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 2:18 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: GN-1 Roll call
I am just wondering how may Grega fliers are on the list. What stage
is your project in? What fuselage? What engine? Any other mods?
Myself, I have ordered "Complete" plans from a "guy" in Oregon. We
will see what arrives at my door if anything. I have been practicing my
welds, I was getting a little worried, but I am feeling better about
them. I have a Corvair core, ready for tear down.
Thanks all,
-Ryan
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| Subject: | Re: GN-1 Roll call |
Ryan,
I started my GN-1 project 14 months ago. I have milled all the wood
(Doug Fir) and fabricated all the fittings, so this is a true "scratch
build" and I'm proud of it. The wings and tail feathers are covered
using Stewart Systems' Eco Bond and Eco Fill -- great stuff. So far my
wing panels seem kind of heavy at 67 lbs uncovered, but I have 1" Fir
Spars and the 25% weight penalty is coming home to roost. The fuselage
and all controls and cables are complete and tested. The landing gear
legs, fuel system, wheels and brakes, and FWF remain. Looking for O-200
or C90.
Regards,
Tom Bernie
Gloucester, Mass.
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| Subject: | Re: Continental engings ARE amazing |
In a message dated 4/22/2007 5:20:38 PM Central Daylight Time,
steve@wotelectronics.com writes:
Mine used to start like that every time. Lately though, it takes 10-45
blades before starting. Any tips on how to troubleshoot it would be appreci
ated.
It has dual impulse mags (Slick, with maybe 400 hours?). I don=99t ha
ve a
primer and I know that will make it take a little longer to start, but it us
ed to
take ~6-7 blades, which is a long ways for 10-45.
Warm it will generally start on the first pull.
Steve Ruse
Norman, OK
Steve,
Walt is right on about these Continental A65's. I don't have a primer o
n
mine, either. I finally did my first flight of the year, this evening.
Haven't flown since mid December. One of the many many things I did to prep
are
for the flying season, with about 300 hrs on the engine and slick mags, I pu
lled
both mags off and set the e-gap. They were both off by several degrees. I
had to buy a T-150 tool to set the e-gap. I then timed both mags to the eng
ine
at 30=C2=BA BTDC. Mags off, cold engine, throttle idle, stick back in the s
eat
belt, in the chocks, I pull 8 blades through. Walk back to the cockpit and
say
it out loud "fuel on, engine idle, stick's back, in the chocks, Contact". S
he
fired right up on the first blade, and idled nicely...and that was with 1
gallon of old fuel. I think it was due to adjusting the e-gap. I drained a
ll
the old fuel (put it in my car), and taxiied over to the pumps with 1gal in
the
tank. I could meet you at the Breakfast Fly-In at Ponca City on May 5, and
let ya borrow my T-150 e-gap gauge, if you like. Or, you could mail order
one
to keep in your tool box...they don't cost much.
All day long the wind had the sock out straight, but it was down the
runway. By the time I was at the pumps, the winds had changed, and there wa
s
over a half sock full of direct crosswind, but I've been there before. Mag
drop
showed less than 50 rpm. Everything looked good, and felt good. Take off
from the hard surface so I had time to see if the ASI was working, but spent
the
rest of the time on the grass runway. I did several slips to landings, a
couple of fly by's, then went off for a full power level flight, followed by
a
couple of power off stalls. With the insulated exhaust pipes, the EGT was v
ery
noticeably higher, and the Smoke was Thicker !! Sure is great to be flying
again !!
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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