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1. 05:42 AM - Re: Ray Allen stick grip (Charles N. Campbell)
2. 05:58 AM - Re: Ray Allen stick grip (Gary Boothe)
3. 08:44 AM - Fernando at Sun-n-Fun (Ben Charvet)
4. 09:04 AM - Re: Fernando at Sun-n-Fun (Jack Philips)
5. 05:04 PM - Too smart.... by half. (danhelsper@aol.com)
6. 05:34 PM - Re: Too smart.... by half. (Jack Philips)
7. 07:14 PM - Re: Too smart.... by half. (Jack)
8. 08:52 PM - Re: Ray Allen stick grip (taildrags)
9. 09:04 PM - Re: Too smart.... by half. (taildrags)
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| Subject: | Re: Ray Allen stick grip |
Oscar, at your insistence I bought a stick grip like you talked about.
Now, the problem is -- getting the old stick grip off. Tried just sliding
it off -- no luck. Guess I will have to cut it off. Then I will have to
buy another one for the front stick -- was going to use the one in the
pilot's pit to use in the front. No such luck. Do I need another Ray
Allen grip in the front? Does the front passenger ever talk to you? I
think I will just use a push-to-talk switch somewhere else in the cockpit
to keep the passenger's hands off the control stick!
Thanks, Chuck
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:45 PM, Steven Dortch <steven.d.dortch@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Oscar, looking at the helmet, do you think you could put a headset in
> them? I like the idea of classic looking with head protection better than
> a leather. Hat.
> On Apr 21, 2015 10:44 PM, "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Okay, Jeff (Boatright)- I took some photos of my stick grip and PTT
>> setup. Rather than clutter up the list with images, if anyone is
>> interested you can go to
>> http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/stick/stick.html and I've put up the
>> photos and narrative.
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>> Oscar Zuniga
>> Medford, OR
>> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
>> A75 power
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| Subject: | Ray Allen stick grip |
Chuck,
I flew with a Stearman pilot who did just exactly thatput the
PTT switch on the side, for the reason you suggest.
Gary Boothe
NX308MB
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charles
N. Campbell
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Ray Allen stick grip
Oscar, at your insistence I bought a stick grip like you talked about.
Now, the problem is -- getting the old stick grip off. Tried just
sliding it off -- no luck. Guess I will have to cut it off. Then I
will have to buy another one for the front stick -- was going to use the
one in the pilot's pit to use in the front. No such luck. Do I need
another Ray Allen grip in the front? Does the front passenger ever talk
to you? I think I will just use a push-to-talk switch somewhere else in
the cockpit to keep the passenger's hands off the control stick!
Thanks, Chuck
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:45 PM, Steven Dortch
<steven.d.dortch@gmail.com> wrote:
Oscar, looking at the helmet, do you think you could put a headset in
them? I like the idea of classic looking with head protection better
than a leather. Hat.
On Apr 21, 2015 10:44 PM, "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
<taildrags@hotmail.com>
Okay, Jeff (Boatright)- I took some photos of my stick grip and PTT
setup. Rather than clutter up the list with images, if anyone is
interested you can go to
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/stick/stick.html and I've put up the
photos and narrative.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Fernando at Sun-n-Fun |
Our new friend Fernando, building a rib. He knows Santiago M and he is build
ing A Ford powered Piet in Argentina
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| Subject: | Fernando at Sun-n-Fun |
Very Cool! Go Fernando!
Jack Phillips
NX899JP
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
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Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 11:43 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fernando at Sun-n-Fun
Our new friend Fernando, building a rib. He knows Santiago M and he is
building A Ford powered Piet in Argentina
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| Subject: | Too smart.... by half. |
Fellow Pietenpolers,
While doing all my springtime preliminaries, maintenance items etc. to get the
Loensloe airplane ready for flight, I decided to re-make and replace some of the
steel tube components that connect and hold the radiator hoses in place. The
old ones were getting corroded on the inside pretty bad along with the interface
surfaces that come in contact with the rubber radiator hoses. As a matter
of fact I had a pretty difficult time pulling apart some of the hoses off the
joints due to rust.
So today I was test-running the engine, all set to fly it right after that. After
about 2 minutes at full power, while standing along side the pilot's pit, there
was a loud "POP" and I got a sudden shower of radiator water on my head.
I immediately pulled the throttle back and turned off the mag. While my head was
still dripping, I walked around to the engine and found the hose had popped
off the newly-made fitting (the one in this photo).
I have come to the conclusion that the reason was that while I was assembling all
this I got the bright idea to use Aviation Gasket Sealer on the joints. I am
pretty sure this stuff reduced the friction under the hose clamps and with a
little pressure, the assembly let loose.
I have deliberately NOT put this on the Piet Facebook sight, for fear of retribution
from my wife.
So in my efforts to be "more safe" I inadvertently made it "less safe".
Sometimes plain and simple is the best.
Dan Helsper
Loensloe Airfield
Puryear, TN
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| Subject: | Too smart.... by half. |
Dan, how much is it worth to you for me to NOT tell Denise about this
when I come to visit in a couple of weeks?
Jack Phillips
NX899JP
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
danhelsper@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:04 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Too smart.... by half.
Fellow Pietenpolers,
While doing all my springtime preliminaries, maintenance items etc. to
get the Loensloe airplane ready for flight, I decided to re-make and
replace some of the steel tube components that connect and hold the
radiator hoses in place. The old ones were getting corroded on the
inside pretty bad along with the interface surfaces that come in contact
with the rubber radiator hoses. As a matter of fact I had a pretty
difficult time pulling apart some of the hoses off the joints due to
rust.
So today I was test-running the engine, all set to fly it right after
that. After about 2 minutes at full power, while standing along side the
pilot's pit, there was a loud "POP" and I got a sudden shower of
radiator water on my head. I immediately pulled the throttle back and
turned off the mag. While my head was still dripping, I walked around to
the engine and found the hose had popped off the newly-made fitting (the
one in this photo).
I have come to the conclusion that the reason was that while I was
assembling all this I got the bright idea to use Aviation Gasket Sealer
on the joints. I am pretty sure this stuff reduced the friction under
the hose clamps and with a little pressure, the assembly let loose.
I have deliberately NOT put this on the Piet Facebook sight, for fear of
retribution from my wife.
So in my efforts to be "more safe" I inadvertently made it "less safe".
Sometimes plain and simple is the best.
Dan Helsper
Loensloe Airfield
Puryear, TN
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| Subject: | Re: Too smart.... by half. |
Dan,
The Lord is on your side. Good thing it happened on the ground.
Have you run it since? And any answers to the "water wetter" issue. I'm at S
unNFun now but hoping to put lots of time on mine when I return next week.
Hope to see you soon,
Jack
Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 23, 2015, at 8:03 PM, danhelsper@aol.com wrote:
>
> Fellow Pietenpolers,
>
> While doing all my springtime preliminaries, maintenance items etc. to get
the Loensloe airplane ready for flight, I decided to re-make and replace so
me of the steel tube components that connect and hold the radiator hoses in p
lace. The old ones were getting corroded on the inside pretty bad along with
the interface surfaces that come in contact with the rubber radiator hoses.
As a matter of fact I had a pretty difficult time pulling apart some of the
hoses off the joints due to rust.
>
> So today I was test-running the engine, all set to fly it right after that
. After about 2 minutes at full power, while standing along side the pilot's
pit, there was a loud "POP" and I got a sudden shower of radiator water on m
y head. I immediately pulled the throttle back and turned off the mag. While
my head was still dripping, I walked around to the engine and found the hos
e had popped off the newly-made fitting (the one in this photo).
>
> I have come to the conclusion that the reason was that while I was assembl
ing all this I got the bright idea to use Aviation Gasket Sealer on the join
ts. I am pretty sure this stuff reduced the friction under the hose clamps a
nd with a little pressure, the assembly let loose.
>
> I have deliberately NOT put this on the Piet Facebook sight, for fear of r
etribution from my wife.
>
> So in my efforts to be "more safe" I inadvertently made it "less safe".
>
> Sometimes plain and simple is the best.
>
> Dan Helsper
> Loensloe Airfield
> Puryear, TN
> <Model A exhaust and water details 011.JPG>
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| Subject: | Re: Ray Allen stick grip |
Chuck: let me take your points one at a time. First, about getting the old stick
grip off, I was lucky with mine, I guess. Of course it wouldn't budge without
persuasion, so I took some water pump pliers (Channelocks) and started at
the bottom, gently twisting the grip on the stick to break it free. I worked
my way up the grip, breaking it free from whatever the combination of paint on
the stick, heat, changing seasons, or whatever had stuck it in place. It was
finally loose enough for me to twist it off by hand. I have it on the shelf
if you want it ;o)
Next, you asked if you need another Ray Allen grip in the front. Well, the answer
is "penzon". If you do the flying and talking and all you're doing is taking
someone for a ride and neither you nor they need to communicate except by
hand signals, nothing more is needed. In my case, I have a 2-place intercom that
I can use in a couple of different ways. I can just give the front-seater
headphones and no mic, in which case I can tell them what's happening and what
to expect, ask them to nod or wave their hand, give me a thumbs-up or -down,
simple stuff. They have no PTT switch, no mic.
However, I can also give them a headset with a mic and my Sigtronics is voice activated
(VOX) so no PTT is needed for me to talk to the front seater or vice-versa.
They still don't need a stick grip with PTT. My intercom has a toggle
switch that lets me cut off the front seater's mic so they don't interrupt me
listening to ATC, although they can still hear the radio chatter in their headphones.
In the most complex case, I have dual stick grips, dual PTTs, and dual headsets-
but I'll be darned if I know what happens if both pilot and passenger push their
PTTs with the radio hot. This setup might be used if the front seater were
going to do the radio work while the back seater does the flying, perhaps for
instruction, but it would be a rare case. Long story short, the front seater
shouldn't need a stick grip with a PTT if you have an intercom with VOX.
>Does the front passenger ever talk to you?
Only when she's not mad at me ;o)
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: Too smart.... by half. |
Dan;
I decided to follow your lead and inspect/replace the water hose fittings on Scout
as well. For the life of me though, I can't seem to find where the coolant
hoses connect to the Continental A75. Do you happen to know? ;o)
In other news, I just had an email from a builder by the name of Robert Caldwell
up near Longview, Texas who says he's nearing completion of his Air Camper,
NX929RC. He was asking if I still had the brass data plates for sale (I do).
It's good to hear that another Piet will soon be taking flight, and it's also
a reminder that only a fraction of the builders out there are on this list or
maybe they are, but they are inactive or just lurk here. A nice, healthy population
of low 'n' slow experimenters continues to keep the tin-benders and fast
glass in check.
--------
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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