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1. 06:20 AM - Re: Finally on the Gear! (M W Stanley)
2. 09:02 AM - Re: TC Piet progress (oldbird)
3. 07:26 PM - Re: Re: TC Piet progress (Ray Krause)
4. 08:09 PM - Re: TC Piet progress (taildrags)
5. 09:53 PM - Re: Re: TC Piet progress (Ray Krause)
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| Subject: | Re: Finally on the Gear! |
Hi Jack,
Looking good there! I think your workshop also looks good!
Keep up the great work.
Cheers
Mark Stanley
Japan
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From: Jack Textor
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:23 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Finally on the Gear!
Kind of fun times! Long way to go.
Jack Textor
West Des Moines, IA
515-490-5177
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| Subject: | Re: TC Piet progress |
Finally, I epoxied the firewall in place. If all goes well, I am planning to epoxy
the 6mm (1/4") bottom ply tomorrow. In the factory where I work, I am making
the landing gear. More about that later.
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| Subject: | Re: TC Piet progress |
Old bird,
I hope you don't regret having epoxied it on. I bolted mine on so I can remo
ve it. Also have a 10" X 10" hatch in it so I can access the stuff down ther
e. I'm too old to crawl down through the cockpit. I figure I can pull the en
gine and mount off in just a few minutes. I got stuck in my Waiex one time w
hen no one was there to help! Sure made me feel stupid...and old!
P
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> On Oct 31, 2015, at 9:00 AM, oldbird <semihoksay@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Finally, I epoxied the firewall in place. If all goes well, I am planning t
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m making the landing gear. More about that later.
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| Subject: | Re: TC Piet progress |
Ray: interesting to see the barrier strip for wiring on your firewall. I have
a similar setup, but fewer wires. Picture here:
http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75final002.jpg
I have a grounding stud on the metal firewall, lock-nutted both sides of the metal,
and I landed the braided shields of the ignition switch wires on the barrier
strip and then a common ground to the stud. I ran a flexible braided grounding
strap from the engine block to the same stud so everything should be at
the same ground potential. I don't have ignition noise on the radio, so it must
be doing some good. In the picture there is a piece of blue tape (temporary)
on the firewall just below the terminal strip where I marked all the wires
when I was doing the hookup.
Also in that photo on my webpage, note that I attempted to fabricate the metal
firewall in two sections joined by a conventional standing seam. The intent was
to make the lower section removable to give me easier access to the area under
the fuel tank and up by the passenger's rudder pedals, but I didn't think
far enough ahead and when everything was mounted, it became evident that I needed
to trim the firewall around the lower engine mounts and cowling mount 'horns',
but by then it was too late and the lower section of the firewall was as
locked in as the rest of it is. I guess I could go back and trim around the engine
mounts and anything else that captures that section of the firewall, but
a certain amount of laziness has set in. I still have it in me to crawl down
into the front cockpit when I have to, although it's no fun and I too have almost
gotten myself stuck down in there. Then I remembered the movie "127 Hours"
and made a tremendous effort to get myself out of there quickly before I had
to cut something off to get back out ;o)
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
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| Subject: | Re: TC Piet progress |
Oscar,
Although I have a 12V battery, I have no starter, generator or "electrical system";
so no ELT needed (?). The strip looks more complicated than it is because
I have and old style mag switch that I use as a "master switch" to power the
strip. All the battery does is power the oil pressure and temp gauges and a
cigarette lighter outlet on the panel. The gauges were sent to me by mistake
when I ordered mechanical gauges, so I just used them. So the mag switches and
the OT and OP gauges are all that are connected from the bar strip to the engine.
Of course, there is the ground lug. I think the ground for the Eisemann
mags is separate from the ground for the OT, OP and cig lighter which will be
used for the radio....I hope. To pull the engine I just have to disconnect four
wires from the bar strip, the throttle and carb heat cable and the fuel line.
Then remove the four motor mount bolts from the fuselage and hoist the engine
off. This will only be necessary if I can't fix the problem through the hole
in the firewall (which is covered by the battery box).
The "best laid plans of men....." It might all work about as well as your firewall
plan!
Thanks for the comments. That's what makes this forum so much fun!
Ray Krause
Almost finished taping the last wing half on the SkyScout.
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> On Oct 31, 2015, at 8:09 PM, taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Ray: interesting to see the barrier strip for wiring on your firewall. I have
a similar setup, but fewer wires. Picture here:
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> http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75final002.jpg
>
> I have a grounding stud on the metal firewall, lock-nutted both sides of the
metal, and I landed the braided shields of the ignition switch wires on the barrier
strip and then a common ground to the stud. I ran a flexible braided grounding
strap from the engine block to the same stud so everything should be at
the same ground potential. I don't have ignition noise on the radio, so it
must be doing some good. In the picture there is a piece of blue tape (temporary)
on the firewall just below the terminal strip where I marked all the wires
when I was doing the hookup.
>
> Also in that photo on my webpage, note that I attempted to fabricate the metal
firewall in two sections joined by a conventional standing seam. The intent
was to make the lower section removable to give me easier access to the area
under the fuel tank and up by the passenger's rudder pedals, but I didn't think
far enough ahead and when everything was mounted, it became evident that I needed
to trim the firewall around the lower engine mounts and cowling mount 'horns',
but by then it was too late and the lower section of the firewall was as
locked in as the rest of it is. I guess I could go back and trim around the
engine mounts and anything else that captures that section of the firewall, but
a certain amount of laziness has set in. I still have it in me to crawl down
into the front cockpit when I have to, although it's no fun and I too have
almost gotten myself stuck down in there. Then I remembered the movie "127 Hours"
and made a tremendous effort to get myself out of!
> there quickly before I had to cut something off to get back out ;o)
>
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> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448431#448431
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