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1. 03:07 AM - Fw: A PILOT GETS HOME LATE.... (Charles Campbell)
2. 03:29 AM - Re: Meetings (Amsafetyc@gmail.com)
3. 04:57 AM - The Last Original (Gboothe5)
4. 07:14 AM - Re: Re: Re: Rudder Bar Post (Michael Perez)
5. 10:11 AM - Re: Re: Re: Re: Rudder Bar Post (Jack)
6. 01:28 PM - Re: A PILOT GETS HOME LATE.... (GliderMike)
7. 06:50 PM - Father's Day Weekend piet fly-in (shad bell)
8. 07:09 PM - Pietenpol wooden landing gear (Larry V)
9. 07:27 PM - Re: Pietenpol wooden landing gear (Chris)
10. 08:03 PM - Re: Pietenpol wooden landing gear;dimention2 (jorge lizarraga)
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Subject: | Fw: A PILOT GETS HOME LATE.... |
I'm probably not supposed to do this, but this one is good enough for
the list.
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Subject: A PILOT GETS HOME LATE....
A PILOT GETS HOME LATE.... He left home about 8:30 a.m. to do some
work in his hangar at the airport with his friends. On the way out the
door he answered his wife's "what time will you be home?" question with
"probably about 1:30, I'll have lunch at the airport." 1:30 came &
went, 3:00 passed, 6:15, still not home, finally at about 7:00 pm he
rolls in the driveway, and presents his wife with a pizza and begins the
apologetic story: "I finished cleaning the plane about 11:30, had
lunch, and I started home, when alongside the road I saw this attractive
girl with a flat tire on her car. I stopped to help, got the tire
changed, and looked around for a place to wash my hands. She offered
money, but I refused, so she suggested that I at least allow her to buy
me a beer. She said there's a tavern just up the road, and they have a
restroom, you can clean up a bit. I agreed to stop, we had a beer, then
another beer, then a couple more, and I realized that this girl was not
only pretty, she was very friendly, and a good companion to spend time
with. Before I knew it, we were having a rendezvous in the motel next
door. And that is why I am so late getting home." His wife looked him
right in the eye and said, "Don't lie to me, you SOB, you went flying
didn't you?!!!
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Clearwater florida
Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless
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From: Jack Phillips <pietflyr@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 02:18:35 GMT+00:00
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Meetings
Johan are you back in Cleveland? That picture looks familiar somehow
Jack Phillips
NX899JP "Icarus Plummet"
Raleigh, NC
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
Amsafetyc@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 4:48 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Meetings
Meetings going as well as can be expected. Working through the issues as
they come its a tough job but some body has to do it
Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless
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Subject: | The Last Original |
Last week, someone brought up the Last Original and Mr. Pietenpol's possible
thought processes for using the Corvair engine. This is a related post by
William Wynne, this morning on the Corvair List:
Friends,
Some more information about the long term durability of our favorite engine:
One of the best known Corvair powered planes in the world is "The last
Original", N899H, which was the last Aircamper built by Bernard Pietenpol.
It was finished in the mid 1970s. It is significant because there is a fairy
good argument that since it was the last of about 20 he built, it is the
most distilled and refined of them all.
While most of the historically important aircraft in the world are
collecting dust in museums, This aircraft can still be seen in its natural
element. It is owned by Bill Knight and based in Brodhead Wisconsin. A few
years ago Grace and Tom Brown took it out for a flight, one of Graces
favorite days in aviation. Get a look at the second photo down here:
http://www.flycorvair.com/piet.html
Bill knight has spent the last year committed to a full restoration of the
plane so that it can continue to be flown and appreciated. Part of this is
sending the engine to Mark Petz at Falcon to be completely overhauled
internally, but remain externally identical to the last season Bernard flew
it. The engine is a 1967 95HP, almost completely stock including cast
pistons and original single ignition.
It has always been fitted with a prop which wisely allowed it to turn up a
static of more than 2800.
I would guess its output to be about 75 or 80 HP.
The engine arrived at Marks place with 800 hours on it. It had never had any
work done on it Mark said that it had a mint condition crankshaft and many
of the internal parts looked like new.
The cylinders we not worn, but they had suffered some corrosion pitting on 2
cylinders. This is most likely the result of the planes sitting for a long
time with the exhaust uncorked. The combustion chambers were filled with
lead in giant gray flakes, like most planes that run on 100LL continuously.
Either way, Bill said the engine still ran great when I spoke with him on
the phone. His only goal was to take advantage of advances in Corvair
building gained in the last 35 years.
Mark is a night owl, and I spoke with him between 1 and 2 am last week while
he was working in his shop. He had a lot of interesting things to say about
the details inside the engine. He has been working with engines long enough
to be able to see things that most other people would miss while
disassembling the last engine built by the man widely considered to be the
patron saint of automotive engines, affordable homebuilding and the concept
that aviation is not a spectator sport, even if you are a young man living
in rural America during the depression.
Mark and I made a pilgrimage to Bernard's home town, Cherry Grove
Minnesota, last summer.
You can get a look at the story at this link:
http://www.flycorvair.com/hangar0810.html
(It is the last third of the link, under the heading "The long trip home.")
The engine is a real cherished artifact of aviation history to me, and an
very good example of how lasting Bernard's efforts have been. He has been
gone for more than 25 years, yet people as far away as Australia are
building his design today. (Welcome to Phil Ridgway down under) Going into
the engine and removing bolts that were last tightened by his hand decades
ago is a chance to look at what Bernard was thinking as he worked on his
Corvair engine in his small shop, the exact same thing that many builders on
this list did last night.
It is 6:30 am now. I got up to let the dog out an hour ago. At this time one
week from today, I will be drinking coffee and getting started at the first
Day of Sun N Fun 2011. It will be my 23rd consecutive year there. It is kind
of the kick off of the year in homebuilding. For us, the season will not
close until we are headed home after Corvair College #21, which will be held
in Barnwell SC in November. It already has the feeling of a great year, but
I really like the idea that it is an adventure that is undefined, unwritten,
unknown at this point. For all the things that we all have to do in our
lives, I savor the idea that what the year in aviation hold for each of us
is an unwritten story, something completely up to each of us.
I wanted to say that I thought that Jon Gougar's words on his experience in
risk management were some of most moving I have read in a long time. In a
world where we are bombarded with information overload, I guy who 95% of
the people on this list are yet to meet, sits at a keyboard and types a few
sparing sentences that let the rest of us get a look at the real burdens a
man of responsibility bears in looking after people in his care. I write
about risk management, and I do care about people, but distance and the fact
I can't control what people choose to do affords me emotional armor plating
compared to men like Jon who has to deal with consequences directly. The
difference is a mile wide.
Jon and others in his position have my profound respect.
Thank you.
William Wynne
Gary Boothe
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I believe you may be referring to the purge lines I used to purge the inside of
the bar while welding it. Not necessary if the bar is 4130.
Michael Perez
Karetaker Aero
www.karetakeraero.com
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Exactly, thanks Michael.
Jack
DSM
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Perez
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:07 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Pietenpol-List: Rudder Bar Post
I believe you may be referring to the purge lines I used to purge the inside
of the bar while welding it. Not necessary if the bar is 4130.
Michael Perez
Karetaker Aero
www.karetakeraero.com
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Subject: | Re: A PILOT GETS HOME LATE.... |
I think I've heard a variation of this story before, but it is still funny. :D
I think pilots are the only people that a story like this might could actually
happen.
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HOMEBUILDER
Will WORK for Spruce
Long flights, smooth air, and soft landings,
GliderMike, aka Mike Glasgow
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Subject: | Father's Day Weekend piet fly-in |
Hello Guys and Gals, Just trying to get a head count for the Ohio Pietenpol
fly-in here at OH71 in Centerburg, Ohio.- It will be on Saturday June 18
th.- If anyone wants to tent camp they are welcome to.- I need to start
the planning so I can get food, drinks, port-o-john etc lined up.- It wi
ll be a-pot luck style afair, with a donation jar to help cover the cost
of hot dogs, port-o-john etc.- Please let me know if you would like to at
tend.-
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Subject: | Pietenpol wooden landing gear |
Hello I was wondering if any one could tell me the dimensions of the spruce stock
for wooden landing gear on the pietenpol .
Plans in the original book show lengths and angles , thickness but I cannot find
the width .
Thanks Larry
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Subject: | Pietenpol wooden landing gear |
Larry
2.5 x 1 inch spruce. It's in the front view drawing.
Chris
Sacramento, Ca
Westcoastpiet.com
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry V
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:07 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol wooden landing gear
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Hello I was wondering if any one could tell me the dimensions of the spruce
stock for wooden landing gear on the pietenpol .
Plans in the original book show lengths and angles , thickness but I cannot
find the width .
Thanks Larry
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Subject: | Re: Pietenpol wooden landing gear;dimention2 |
hi in the flying and glider manual 1932, pg,17, fig6a say the width is 1''b
y 2-1/2'', i hope you found these information help full,and you cand finish
ed your landingear seyou jorge from hanford.
--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Larry V <larryvangerven@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Larry V <larryvangerven@hotmail.com>
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpol wooden landing gear
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Hello I was wondering if any one could tell me the dimensions of the spruce
stock for wooden landing gear on the pietenpol .
Plans in the original book show lengths and angles , thickness but I cannot
find the width .
Thanks Larry
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