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1. 06:25 AM - Update/Progress (kevinpurtee)
2. 07:14 AM - Re: Update/Progress (helspersew@aol.com)
3. 07:27 AM - Re: Update/Progress (Ken Bickers)
4. 07:44 AM - Re: Brat Fest III (PatrickW)
5. 08:09 AM - Re: Update/Progress (Lion Mason)
6. 10:50 AM - Brodhead (Robert Rice)
7. 10:59 AM - Re: Brodhead (Ken Bickers)
8. 01:41 PM - Re: Update/Progress (Hans van der Voort)
9. 02:10 PM - Re: Update/Progress (helspersew@aol.com)
10. 02:11 PM - Re: Update/Progress (dwilson)
11. 02:11 PM - Re: Live Video Feed at Brodhead (taildrags)
12. 02:15 PM - Re: Re: Live Video Feed at Brodhead (Out of Office) (TOM STINEMETZE)
13. 02:38 PM - Four-blader (helspersew@aol.com)
14. 05:47 PM - Re: Four-blader (Jack)
15. 05:55 PM - final packing!! (Douwe Blumberg)
16. 06:21 PM - Re: final packing!! (Pieti Lowell)
17. 06:41 PM - Re: final packing!! (Jack)
18. 08:11 PM - Re: final packing!! (Don Emch)
19. 09:19 PM - tires & tubes (taildrags)
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Hi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild. Also one of me & Shelley
in front of Gary's airplane from June. Thanks to Gary for letting me fly it.
We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had a great time.
A couple of things not apparent from the photos: the engine ran at Corvair College
24 last November, the fuel tank is done, and I bought a beautifully crafted
engine mount from William Wynne which is sitting in the garage ready for installation.
Today is the one year anniversary of the accident. We're blessed beyond belief.
My personal recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. The support from
this group has been extraordinary. Many of you have been extremely generous
and helpful and we appreciate it.
Shelley's mentioned we won't make Brodhead this year due to work commitments.
We tried, I promise. We'll do our best next year. In the meantime, know that
we're with you in spirit and give each other hugs for us.
Thank you for your love and friendship.
--------
Kevin "Axel" Purtee
Rebuilding NX899KP
Austin/San Marcos, TX
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Beautiful Kevin. Can't believe all the progress in one year. Praising God f
or the outcome. We'll all miss you and Shelley.
Douwe Blumberg, Gene Rambo, Will Rambo, Jack Phillips and Matt Paxon are fi
x'in to pass through here on Wednesday. Douwe is heading for Brodhead right
away. Gene and the rest will sack-out over here till early Thursday mornin
g, then on to Brodhead with our four Piets!
Dan Helsper
Poplar Grove, IL. (Now)
-----Original Message-----
From: kevinpurtee <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 8:26 am
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress
il>
Hi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild. Also one of me & Sh
elley
in front of Gary's airplane from June. Thanks to Gary for letting me fly i
t.
We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had a great time.
A couple of things not apparent from the photos: the engine ran at Corvair
College 24 last November, the fuel tank is done, and I bought a beautifull
y
crafted engine mount from William Wynne which is sitting in the garage read
y for
installation.
Today is the one year anniversary of the accident. We're blessed beyond be
lief.
My personal recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. The support fro
m
this group has been extraordinary. Many of you have been extremely generou
s and
helpful and we appreciate it.
Shelley's mentioned we won't make Brodhead this year due to work commitment
s.
We tried, I promise. We'll do our best next year. In the meantime, know t
hat
we're with you in spirit and give each other hugs for us.
Thank you for your love and friendship.
--------
Kevin "Axel" Purtee
Rebuilding NX899KP
Austin/San Marcos, TX
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Kevin,
It's great to see how far along both you and the Piet have progressed. I
hope to see you at Brodhead next year or perhaps in San Marcos for the CC.
My best to you and Shelley, Ken
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:14 AM, <helspersew@aol.com> wrote:
> Beautiful Kevin. Can't believe all the progress in one year. Praising
> God for the outcome. We'll all miss you and Shelley.
>
> Douwe Blumberg, Gene Rambo, Will Rambo, Jack Phillips and Matt Paxon are
> fix'in to pass through here on Wednesday. Douwe is heading for Brodhead
> right away. Gene and the rest will sack-out over here till early Thursday
> morning, then on to Brodhead with our four Piets!
>
> Dan Helsper
> Poplar Grove, IL. (Now)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kevinpurtee <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
> To: pietenpol-list <pietenpol-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 8:26 am
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress
>
>
> Hi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild. Also one of me & Shelley
> in front of Gary's airplane from June. Thanks to Gary for letting me fly it.
> We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had a great time.
>
> A couple of things not apparent from the photos: the engine ran at Corvair
> College 24 last November, the fuel tank is done, and I bought a beautifully
> crafted engine mount from William Wynne which is sitting in the garage ready
for
> installation.
>
> Today is the one year anniversary of the accident. We're blessed beyond belief.
> My personal recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. The support from
> this group has been extraordinary. Many of you have been extremely generous
and
> helpful and we appreciate it.
>
> Shelley's mentioned we won't make Brodhead this year due to work commitments.
> We tried, I promise. We'll do our best next year. In the meantime, know that
> we're with you in spirit and give each other hugs for us.
>
> Thank you for your love and friendship.
>
> --------
> Kevin "Axel" Purtee
> Rebuilding NX899KP
> Austin/San Marcos, TX
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| Subject: | Re: Brat Fest III |
Mary & I are looking forward to seeing you again!
Patrick Hoyt
N63PZ
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Hi Dan where are y'all leaving from and when? I tried yesterday bit didn't g
et very far. I still weathered In here in Lagrange and will try again tom
orrow. Gardiner
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 22, 2013, at 10:14 AM, helspersew@aol.com wrote:
> Beautiful Kevin. Can't believe all the progress in one year. Praising God f
or the outcome. We'll all miss you and Shelley.
>
> Douwe Blumberg, Gene Rambo, Will Rambo, Jack Phillips and Matt Paxon are f
ix'in to pass through here on Wednesday. Douwe is heading for Brodhead right
away. Gene and the rest will sack-out over here till early Thursday morning
, then on to Brodhead with our four Piets!
>
> Dan Helsper
> Poplar Grove, IL. (Now)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kevinpurtee <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
> To: pietenpol-list <pietenpol-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 8:26 am
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress
>
mil>
>
> Hi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild. Also one of me & S
helley
> in front of Gary's airplane from June. Thanks to Gary for letting me fly i
t.
> We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had a great time.
>
> A couple of things not apparent from the photos: the engine ran at Corvair
> College 24 last November, the fuel tank is done, and I bought a beautiful
ly
> crafted engine mount from William Wynne which is sitting in the garage rea
dy for
> installation.
>
> Today is the one year anniversary of the accident. We're blessed beyond b
elief.
> My personal recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. The support fr
om
> this group has been extraordinary. Many of you have been extremely genero
us and
> helpful and we appreciate it.
>
> Shelley's mentioned we won't make Brodhead this year due to work commitmen
ts.
> We tried, I promise. We'll do our best next year. In the meantime, know t
hat
> we're with you in spirit and give each other hugs for us.
>
> Thank you for your love and friendship.
>
> --------
> Kevin "Axel" Purtee
> Rebuilding NX899KP
> Austin/San Marcos, TX
>
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=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A=0A-=0A-Hi,=0A-=0AIs t
he fly-in open to the public? I am very interseted in the Pietenpol designs
and would like to see them live and up close.=0A-=0AThanks,=0ABob
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Yes, you don't even need a wristband.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Robert Rice <ricekrgr@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> * *
> * Hi,*
> **
> *Is the fly-in open to the public? I am very interseted in the Pietenpol
> designs and would like to see them live and up close.*
> **
> *Thanks,*
> *Bob*
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Looking good Kevin.=0A-=0AIf it makes you feel any better, my work commit
ments are getting in the way too.=0A-=0AKeep building=0A-=0AHans=0A-
=0ANX15KV=0A =0A=0A________________________________=0A From: kevinpurtee <k
evin.purtee@us.army.mil>=0ATo: pietenpol-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Monday
, July 22, 2013 8:25 AM=0ASubject: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress=0A =0A
y.mil>=0A=0AHi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild.- Also
one of me & Shelley in front of Gary's airplane from June.- Thanks to Gar
y for letting me fly it.- We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had
a great time.=0A=0AA couple of things not apparent from the photos: the en
gine ran at Corvair College 24 last November,- the fuel tank is done, and
I bought a beautifully crafted engine mount from William Wynne which is si
tting in the garage ready for installation.- =0A=0AToday is the one year
anniversary of the accident.- We're blessed beyond belief.- My personal
recovery has been nothing short of miraculous.- The support from this gr
oup has been extraordinary.- Many of you have been extremely generous and
helpful and we appreciate it.- =0A=0AShelley's mentioned we won't make B
rodhead this year due to work commitments.- We tried, I promise.- We'll
do our best next year.- In the meantime, know that we're with you in spi
rit and give each other hugs for us.=0A=0AThank you for your love and frien
dship.=0A=0A--------=0AKevin "Axel" Purtee=0ARebuilding NX899KP
=0AAustin/San Marcos, TX=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Aht
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Gardiner,
I am in Poplar Grove Airport C77. The grand plan is to leave from here earl
y Thursday morning. It is only 28 naut. miles to Brodhead from here.
Dan Helsper
Poplar Grove, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Lion Mason <airlion2@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 10:10 am
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress
Hi Dan where are y'all leaving from and when? I tried yesterday bit didn't
get very far. I still weathered In here in Lagrange and will try again
tomorrow. Gardiner
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 22, 2013, at 10:14 AM, helspersew@aol.com wrote:
Beautiful Kevin. Can't believe all the progress in one year. Praising God f
or the outcome. We'll all miss you and Shelley.
Douwe Blumberg, Gene Rambo, Will Rambo, Jack Phillips and Matt Paxon are fi
x'in to pass through here on Wednesday. Douwe is heading for Brodhead right
away. Gene and the rest will sack-out over here till early Thursday mornin
g, then on to Brodhead with our four Piets!
Dan Helsper
Poplar Grove, IL. (Now)
-----Original Message-----
From: kevinpurtee <kevin.purtee@us.army.mil>
Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 8:26 am
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Update/Progress
il>
Hi - Here are a few photos of progress on the rebuild. Also one of me & Sh
elley
in front of Gary's airplane from June. Thanks to Gary for letting me fly i
t.
We attended the West Coast Piet gathering & had a great time.
A couple of things not apparent from the photos: the engine ran at Corvair
College 24 last November, the fuel tank is done, and I bought a beautifull
y
crafted engine mount from William Wynne which is sitting in the garage read
y for
installation.
Today is the one year anniversary of the accident. We're blessed beyond be
lief.
My personal recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. The support fro
m
this group has been extraordinary. Many of you have been extremely generou
s and
helpful and we appreciate it.
Shelley's mentioned we won't make Brodhead this year due to work commitment
s.
We tried, I promise. We'll do our best next year. In the meantime, know t
hat
we're with you in spirit and give each other hugs for us.
Thank you for your love and friendship.
--------
Kevin "Axel" Purtee
Rebuilding NX899KP
Austin/San Marcos, TX
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| Subject: | Re: Update/Progress |
Kevin, Really who is that standing next to you in front of Gary's Piet? And,
how about a list of things your going to do differently on the re-do. New engine
mount, what else? Glad to see the two of you doing well...
Dan
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| Subject: | Re: Live Video Feed at Brodhead |
Jack;
No worries-! We can get a live video feed, even from under the canopy at the beer
& brat feed, complete with lies and half-truths, flying stories, and BS.
I'm trying to get ahold of that guy Snowden, and as soon as I do, he's going to
give me the NSA channel to tune in to get all the private chat and video ;o)
I already paid for it back on April 15, so might as well take advantage as a
side benefit of all that work.
do not archive
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: Live Video Feed at Brodhead (Out of Office) |
Tom Stinemetze will be unavailable for the remainder of the month of March. I
will be back in my office on April 1, 2013.
>>> "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com> 07/22/13 16:11 >>>
Jack;
No worries-! We can get a live video feed, even from under the canopy at the beer
& brat feed, complete with lies and half-truths, flying stories, and BS.
I'm trying to get ahold of that guy Snowden, and as soon as I do, he's going to
give me the NSA channel to tune in to get all the private chat and video ;o)
I already paid for it back on April 15, so might as well take advantage as a
side benefit of all that work.
do not archive
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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Good folks,
Could only get it to turn up 1600 RPM static and 220 lbs. on the fish scale
. Now it will become a wall hanger, or does somebody with some more horsepo
wer want to actually try this thing? I put my curvy prop back on for Brodhe
ad. Ready to go on Thursday!
Dan Helsper
Poplar Grove, IL
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Love it Dan! Looking forward to getting together soon! BTW any ideas on the f
ield condition, dry, wet? My bus weighs quite a bit at 49,000 pounds...
Sent from my iPad
Jack Textor
On Jul 22, 2013, at 4:37 PM, helspersew@aol.com wrote:
> Good folks,
>
> Could only get it to turn up 1600 RPM static and 220 lbs. on the fish scal
e. Now it will become a wall hanger, or does somebody with some more horsepo
wer want to actually try this thing? I put my curvy prop back on for Brodhea
d. Ready to go on Thursday!
>
> Dan Helsper
> Poplar Grove, IL
> <Four-blader 003.JPG>
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Well, moving into the final phase of organizing, packing, unpacking,
repacking, weeding out to get the perfect travelling load for the Brodhead
flight.
WX is looking like it'll cooperate for a early Wed departure.
Leaving the northern KY area to Glenndale IN to fuel and stretch. Avoiding
Chicago airspace, I'm onto to Poplar Grove IF the winds are kind (which it
doesn't appear they will be), so extra fuel stop at Lowell airport in
Illinois (wonderful old couple run it, said I could buy fuel if they weren't
at doctors visits, gotta see this place!) then on to the holy grail,
BRODHEAD!!
Officially I'm using antique Texaco roadmaps and following railways.
Unofficially, I'm using my GPS backed up by charts cut up on a kneeboard
upon which I can mark my location from the gps every ten miles in case the
gps pukes out, I"ll kinda know where I am.
Trying to stay true to the Pietenpol spirit, so I'm packing a couple peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches, a candy bar and a soda; an old army rucksack
with some clothes, my sleeping bag and a pillow plus tie downs, a quart of
oil, tools, cockpit covers etc.
Got 22 gallons squeezed into the tank (pardon the gas smelling cockpit
cushions.), checked the clincher tires (gotta have 55-60 psi on those bad
boys), did my annual condition inspection and the only squawk was a couple
of loose prop bolts. Check those four times a year folks, especially a new
prop like mine; they like to change shape with the weather, and squish
down.
Gonna take lots of pics and maybe write a story for the newsletter. It's
about 330 nm each way, so lots of people are flying MUCH farther, but it
still seems like a big adventure to me, and the fulfillment of ten years of
being at Brodhead saying "this'll be the last year I DRIVE up!!!"
Please pray for my safety, and for that of everyone else coming up. Hope to
see you all there!!!
Douwe
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Douwe :
My first Pietenpol trip from Florida to Wisconsin was with, road maps, open cockpit
and wind is not as good as the GPS, which we never had;
Have a great experience that you will never forget,
See you soon.
Pieti Lowell
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Praying for you all, will buy you a brat!
Sent from my iPad
Jack Textor
On Jul 22, 2013, at 7:56 PM, "Douwe Blumberg" <douweblumberg@earthlink.net> w
rote:
> Well, moving into the final phase of organizing, packing, unpacking, repac
king, weeding out to get the perfect travelling load for the Brodhead flight
.
>
> WX is looking like it=99ll cooperate for a early Wed departure.
>
> Leaving the northern KY area to Glenndale IN to fuel and stretch. Avoidin
g Chicago airspace, I=99m onto to Poplar Grove IF the winds are kind (
which it doesn=99t appear they will be), so extra fuel stop at Lowell a
irport in Illinois (wonderful old couple run it, said I could buy fuel if th
ey weren=99t at doctors visits, gotta see this place!) then on to the h
oly grail, BRODHEAD!!
>
> Officially I=99m using antique Texaco roadmaps and following railway
s. Unofficially, I=99m using my GPS backed up by charts cut up on a k
neeboard upon which I can mark my location from the gps every ten miles in c
ase the gps pukes out, I=9Dll kinda know where I am.
>
> Trying to stay true to the Pietenpol spirit, so I=99m packing a coup
le peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a candy bar and a soda; an old army r
ucksack with some clothes, my sleeping bag and a pillow plus tie downs, a qu
art of oil, tools, cockpit covers etc.
>
> Got 22 gallons squeezed into the tank (pardon the gas smelling cockpit cus
hions), checked the clincher tires (gotta have 55-60 psi on those b
ad boys), did my annual condition inspection and the only squawk was a coupl
e of loose prop bolts. Check those four times a year folks, especially a ne
w prop like mine; they like to change shape with the weather, and squish do
wn.
>
> Gonna take lots of pics and maybe write a story for the newsletter. It
=99s about 330 nm each way, so lots of people are flying MUCH farther, bu
t it still seems like a big adventure to me, and the fulfillment of ten year
s of being at Brodhead saying =9Cthis=99ll be the last year I DR
IVE up!!!=9D
>
> Please pray for my safety, and for that of everyone else coming up. Hope t
o see you all there!!!
>
> Douwe
>
>
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Douwe,
I've stopped in Lowell a couple of times. Once while buying gas there I saw they
had some homemade jelly for sale on the counter. I think it was a whopping
$0.75! Got a real kick out of the sign that asked folks to please return the
jar when finished. Enjoy these places while you can.
Don Emch
NX899DE
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OK, so I need to replace one of the tires on Scout. I've been using 6.00x6 "Aero
Trainer" (formerly McCreary) 6-ply ribbed tires on my Cub style gear. Roughly
$70/tire. I've been looking at the "Aero Classic All-Weather" as offered
by Aircraft Spruce, same size and ply rating but they have a sort of cross-hatch
pattern on the edges that makes them look a little like Stearman/Kaydet style
tires from the side. They are twice the price... $140/tire. Anybody using
these tires?
And a more generic question, regarding tubes. Everything I've read says to replace
tubes when replacing tires. It is a bit of a pain to replace or repair a
tube when one needs patching, so I can understand the aggravation factor, but
does anyone know of any other reason why tubes can't or shouldn't be re-used?
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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