---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 04/27/15: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:44 PM - New to the list (oldbird) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:44:38 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: New to the list From: "oldbird" 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.