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1. 03:54 AM - Tail Wheel Swing Arm (Michael Perez)
2. 05:17 AM - Re: Re: Center section Fitting (Charles Burkholder)
3. 06:18 AM - Spitfire XV (TOM STINEMETZE)
4. 06:51 AM - Re: Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 (Gary Boothe)
5. 07:16 AM - Re: Spitfire XV (Michael Perez)
6. 08:13 AM - Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 (taildrags)
7. 09:00 AM - Re: Matco tailwheel (AircamperN11MS)
8. 09:02 AM - Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 (AircamperN11MS)
9. 10:54 AM - Re: Re: Matco tailwheel (Michael Perez)
10. 11:18 AM - Re: Matco tailwheel (AircamperN11MS)
11. 01:20 PM - Clincher airplane wheels Ebay (AircamperN11MS)
12. 02:00 PM - Re: Matco tailwheel (taildrags)
13. 02:45 PM - Re: Re: Matco tailwheel (Michael Perez)
14. 02:49 PM - Re: Re: Matco tailwheel (Michael Perez)
15. 07:07 PM - Re: Spitfire XV (taildrags)
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| Subject: | Tail Wheel Swing Arm |
Watching the thread on tail wheel selection and the like, I thought I would
share the following:=0A=0APicture 1 shows my swing arm brackets. Picture 2
shows my tube-in tube mod. like we use for the control torque tube. Pictur
e 3 shows the installation. As always, plywood was added under both sides o
f the brackets to help support the soft spruce.=0A=0A-=0AIf God is your c
o-pilot...switch seats.=0AMichael Perez=0APietenpol HINT Videos=0AKaretaker
Aero=0Awww.karetakeraero.com
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| Subject: | Re: Center section Fitting |
Thanks guys. I didn't like the idea of notching the compression strut but
sounds like it's ok so between that or modifying my current setup I should
be set to go...
Charles
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From: "bdewenter" <anonymouse@woh.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:06 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Center section Fitting
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> Why not move the compression strut a few inches - on the outboard side of
> the rib...there is plenty of room.
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> Bob 'Early Builder' Dewenter
> Dayton OH
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I know this has nothing to do with Air Campers or Sky Scouts but it does involve
working on an airplane and seeing it through to completion. And, it is not
too long so it won't kill your work day.
Enjoy https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/TneYPcyGbbY%26autoplay=1%26rel=0
Tom Stinemetze
McPherson, KS.
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 |
Suggestion: When you leave Yolo County, go for altitude! It's a bumpy ride
over the delta area, especially in the afternoon. There's a reason why the
landscape is peppered with windmill farms...
Gary Boothe
NX308MB
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of taildrags
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:31 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014
--> <taildrags@hotmail.com>
OK, so this evening I put pencil lines on the sectionals and planned my
route of flight and fuel stops. First leg will be over the Siskiyou Summit
to Siskiyou County airport, 48 statute, I'm planning a 7AM launch on Friday,
June 6 so I should arrive at Siskiyou County ("check for oil leaks; check
for loose hardware; check pilot for weak knees and heart palpitations") at
about 8AM. Next stop will be Red Bluff, 116 statute, about 2 hours. Fuel
up and keep going.
Next stop will be at Yolo County west of Sacramento, I should arrive at
about 1PM and will fuel up, have lunch, and seek a remedy for saddle
soreness.
Next stop (if I can keep awake after lunch!) will be at Los Banos, 118
statute miles distant, where I should arrive before 5PM. I will probably
stay the night at a motel there and plan on grouping up with anybody who
will be heading out to Frazier Lake from the Los Banos side in the morning.
I will have roughly 7 flight hours and 393 statute miles from Medford to Los
Banos.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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Thanks Tom. I love these kinds of war bird stories.
If God is your co-pilot...switch seats.
Michael Perez
Pietenpol HINT Videos
Karetaker Aero
www.karetakeraero.com
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 |
Gary; thanks for the suggestion on crossing the delta area. I'll go for altitude!
I'll try for at least 2500'...
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
Glen,
Here are the explanations for the correct installation and caster for a tailwheel
set up. I concur with all the folks who have written these. My plane is set
up exactly as described here.
Here is the link. Please red this so none of us end up wrecking a perfectly good
airplane.
http://eaa.org/news/2014/releases/2014-01-23_Tail-Wheel-Shimmy-letters.pdf
Happy Landings,
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Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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| Subject: | Re: West Coast Piet fly-in 2014 |
Oscar,
Sounds like you have a handle on it. Enjoy your flight and see you there. Scout
will be Soooo Happy.
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Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
-I read the intel. contained in the link that Scott L. provided and found
this:=0A=0A"To make matters worse in some cases, some airplanes have the c
aster attached to a leaf spring. Leaf springs have relatively low torsional
resistance allowing the caster to flop over to one side or the other, depe
nding on the direction of the load."=0A=0AI am not using a leaf spring, but
for my own knowledge, I would- like to know what this statement means.
-=0A-=0A=0AIf God is your co-pilot...switch seats.=0AMichael Perez=0APi
etenpol HINT Videos=0AKaretakerAero=0Awww.karetakeraero.com=0A
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
I suspect that they mean the spring can have a twisting moment generated by any
applied side loads. That being said, I have a single leaf spring on my plane
and have never had a tail wheel related problem. My tail wheel steering cable
are very loose and even sag. It does not shimmy and I could probably land it
with my feet on the floor but have not tried it. That is on the verge of doing
something very stupid but the plane is very stable. Please keep in mind that
I have a steel tube fuselage and don't share the same concerns that the wood
fuselages may experience. Dad has a wood fuselage GN-1 with a double leaf spring.
The tail wheel was once torn out of his plane during a ground loop too.
I think the article still provides some great input for us and other builders.
It may even help cure a problem someone is currently experiencing. It is a great
topic and it with our own experimenting will help a lot of us.
Excellent Thread!!!
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Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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| Subject: | Clincher airplane wheels Ebay |
These are some good looking wheels on Ebay. 6 days left.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281252286142?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Scott Liefeld
Flying N11MS since March 1972
Steel Tube
C-85-12
Wire Wheels
Brodhead in 1996
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=417543#417543
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
I put the Matco T6 and Scott 2000 tailwheels on our lab scales, which give me reliable
readouts in tenths of a pound. The Matco is 0.4 lb lighter than the Scott
(about 6 oz). I did a what-if with the lighter tailwheel in my W&B spreadsheet
and found that installing the Matco changes things just a tad. I can fly
a slightly heavier pilot with two up and minimum fuel, but now the minimum
pilot weight with full fuel and no passenger has gone up by 3 lbs... that minimum
pilot weight is 108 lbs. or the CG falls out the front of the envelope.
Of course no solo from front seat, and the airplane is so placarded. I suppose
I could figure out how heavy a sandbag or can of water I would need to strap
into the rear cockpit if I just absolutely had to solo it from the front seat,
but there is no carb heat control, brakes, or fuel shutoff available from the
front cockpit... and no flight instruments.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
Thanks Scott. I find it strange that something like a leaf spring would hav
e any "give" at all other than where it- was designed. I would think the
wood fuselage would cause more a twisting issue then the leaf, but maybe th
e-quote was from a steel an/or composit fuselage point of view.=0A-=0A
=0AIf God is your co-pilot...switch seats.=0AMichael Perez=0APietenpol HINT
Videos=0AKaretaker Aero=0Awww.karetakeraero.com
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| Subject: | Re: Matco tailwheel |
"...but there is no carb heat control, brakes, or fuel shutoff available fr
om the front cockpit... and no flight instruments."=0A-=0AI don't see the
problem Oscar...-: )=0A=0AIf God is your co-pilot...switch seats.=0AMich
ael Perez=0APietenpol HINT Videos=0AKaretaker Aero=0Ahttp://www.karetakerae
ro.com/
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Ah, what a beauty! And didja see that Matco tailwheel on it? ;o)
Beautiful restoration, and what a joy it must have been for the test pilot to do
the honors.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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