---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 03/16/08: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:17 AM - Re: Fuel Transfer Tank. (Tim Verthein) 2. 05:18 AM - No homebuilts till after 1947? (Tim Verthein) 3. 05:22 AM - Fuel Storage Tanks (addendum) (Tim Verthein) 4. 09:14 AM - Don E's flare/float Observations (Oscar Zuniga) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:17:29 AM PST US From: Tim Verthein Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuel Transfer Tank. You could also consider putting up your own fuel supply tank. I don't know if you're an an airport (rules) or private field.... but when I was a kid I used to ride with my Uncle Ernie in his big fuel truck delivering Phillips 66 gas and diesel to area farmers who all had their own fuel tanks on their property for tractors etc. I wouldn't be able to guess how large the tanks were, but they were fairly high and gravity feed. He'd go out and fill 'em up from his delivery truck and they'd be set for a while. You could have your own private fuel tank supply right at the field. I can't imagine a round steel tank of stilts with a gravity feed hose as being too expensive. Tim in Bovey Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:18:47 AM PST US From: Tim Verthein Subject: Pietenpol-List: No homebuilts till after 1947? Thanks for the link! Very interesting article. Tim in Bovey Try this link for a bit of background info: http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2007/april-may/oregon_outlaws.php?page=1 Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:22:37 AM PST US From: Tim Verthein Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fuel Storage Tanks (addendum) here's what I had in mind: http://www.tidytanks.com/farmtank.html don't know if you can mount one high enough to gravity fill a wing tank, but I bet it'd be worth a try Tim in Bovey Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:14:42 AM PST US From: Oscar Zuniga Subject: Pietenpol-List: Don E's flare/float Observations Mikee wrote- >carrying 60 mph on final gives some time in the flare float. >55 mph is the sweet spot for my Piet giving enough time to feel for >the runway but not enough to contemplate life >50 gives you no grace, no second chances, no call from governor, >no kitchen pass from embarrassing touchdowns >but if executed properly yields a very short landing roll. Mike, are you sure you aren't a Zen master? This one goes in the anthology of "Pietenpol Poetry"! I'll have to go out and fly some touch-and-go series on those numbers to see if they are valid for 41CC, but they sound exactly correct, even with differences in airspeed indicators and all the rest of that scientific clap-trap. Oscar Zuniga Air Camper NX41CC San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.