---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 04/22/07: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:51:15 AM PST US From: "Wayne Poole" Subject: Pietenpol-List: 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 dxechkn@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:00:31 AM PST US From: "walt evans" 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" ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:17:43 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: 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 _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [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" ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:18:21 PM PST US From: "Steve Ruse" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: GN-1 Roll call 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 _____ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [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 _____ Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:09:43 PM PST US From: "Alan Lyscars" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: 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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:25:39 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: GN-1 Roll call From: Tom Bernie 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. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:18:14 PM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: 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. 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