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Time: 
11:44:38 PM PST US
Subject: 
New to the list
From: 
"oldbird" <semihoksay@gmail.com>
      
      
      Hi Pietenpeople
      
      I am the (very) newbie. My name is Semih Oksay and I live in Istanbul, Turkey.I
      fell in love with flying machines more then 60 years ago when I was 5. They are
      still one of my two loves, the other being my wife.
      
      Altough I am new to the list, I started building a Pietenpol six years ago. You
      can follow my progress from the following link:
      
      http://www.mykitlog.com/oldbird
      
      Before asking questions, I started reading through the previous posts, succeded
      to red 12 0ut of 170 pages of headings.
      I will carry on for a while before I dare to take your valuable times.
      
      I am a mechanical engineer. I am trying to build as close to the plans as possible.
      Materialwise, it is another story.
      There is no shop in Turkey which sells aircraft parts, or spruce selected and cut
      to aero specification, so we few here have to learn selecting our own wood
      (not necessarily spruce all the time) and test it. It is a learning process.
      For other materials, 4130 plate is not available so I am trying to substitute AISI
      304 for metal fittings.
      
      I am the tech.mgr. of a fatory dealing with stainless steels so AISI 304 is readily
      available to me. We also have laser cutting and CNC bending facilities and
      a full machine shop in house. So it is a strange combination of high technical
      facility versus serious shortage of materials and parts.
      
      Engine will be a Continental A65-8 from my university years. The engine is probably
      older than I am. After 40+ years of storage, I took it out and it looks pretty
      clean. Of course, before seriously using it, I have to run further checks
      and inspections, which I have yet to learn how.
      
      Thank you all again for sharing your knowledge, experience and thoughts.
      
      Happy landings
      Semih Oksay (oldbird)
      
      
      Read this topic online here:
      
      http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=441427#441427
      
      








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