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1. 03:43 AM - Re: Re: Brodhead Calendar of Events - Anyone, Anyone? (Matt Paxton)
2. 04:57 AM - Re: FB (john francis)
3. 05:05 AM - Ford model B (Douwe Blumberg)
4. 05:47 AM - plug wire question (Douwe Blumberg)
5. 08:12 AM - Re: Fw: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list member (Jack Textor)
6. 02:11 PM - Inspiring others---thank you Jack Textor!! (Michael Cuy)
7. 02:11 PM - Link to Jack Textor's Pietenpol construction web site w/ lots of GREAT photos (Michael Cuy)
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| Subject: | Re: Brodhead Calendar of Events - Anyone, Anyone? |
Chad Wille had a Bleriot at Brodhead, with a LeRhone rotary engine a few years
ago. He flew it about dusk when it was calm. You think a Piet looks slow flying!!
Matt Paxton
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On Jul 18, 2016 10:41 PM, taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Hatz/Pietenpol/Bleriot-? Wow! Is anyone actually going to fly to Brodhead in
a Bleriot? That would be quite interesting! When I lived down in San Antonio,
a very prolific builder down there built a replica of a Bleriot XI (I believe
it was)... the model that Bleriot used to cross the channel with.
>
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> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=458341#458341
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>
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douwe(at)douwestudios.com wrote:
> I resisted going to the FB group for a long time, but a couple of years back,
the tone of this group degenerated radically and got real negative because of
a few people and this group shrank to almost nothing. I stayed on, but really
missed seeing peoples projects and hearing about their progress etc so I went
over to the dark side.
>
> Seems like those people have moved on now that the damage is done, but there
used to be 20-30 posts a day from fun stuff to technical stuff and without this
group I wouldnt have been able to build my plane. Its a shame, but I dont see
it coming back though I still lurk.
>
> Douwe
Douwe,
I have 2 reasons for not posting as often as I used to. The first is that I have
had a slow down in my progress do to family matters taking precedence. The
second is me becoming more timid to ask questions because a couple of people
would scold you for not searching the archives first. The archives are very useful
but they sure take the fun and camaraderie out of discussing your project
with other builders. I belong to an RV (campers) forum and most of the questions
are from newcomers. They are very repetitive but give us an opportunity
to reach out and help them. I made a few very good friends this way. Sending
them to the archives would not of produced the same results.
John
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John Francis
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=458866#458866
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My engine was a Ford model B. I liked it and it ran great, but it certainly
was heavier, though I can't remember how much. Weight is the enemy when
building a Ford
Douwe
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| Subject: | plug wire question |
ok, tech question: where my plug wires exit the plug and begin to bend over,
I'm noticing some of the shielding wires beginning to wear. is there some
sort of spring, or stiff plastic I could slip over this junction to support
them as they bend over?
Douwe
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| Subject: | Re: Fwd: New Piet list member----well okay, old Piet list |
member
Excellent post Michael! You were my inspiration to start my Piet!
Jack Textor
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> On Jul 28, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Michael Cuy <michaelcuy1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Infidels, Countrymen, Airplane nuts, and Pietenpol builders,
>
> Years back Steve Eldredge from Utah started a Pietenpol builders e-mail li
st and in the early 1990's when I was starting to build my Pietenpol I found
the list
> incredibly useful and as the list transitioned into the Matronics list eve
n after I completed and had flown my Piet I still enjoyed the list and helpi
ng others
> when possible.
>
> The airplane is a very cool design---I have loved every minute of building
, owning, and flying it----but the most valuable gem I have been blessed wit
h from this
> list are some lifelong friendships that formed because of our common inter
est in this little wood and fabric homebuilt design: --Frank Pavliga----who
was the one
> who got me into Pietenpols and Frank's awesome Dad Frank S. Pavliga, John H
ofmann, Glenn Thomas, Rob Busch, Bill Church, Ryan Mueller, Dan Yocum, Jac
k Phillips, Kevin Purtee, Gary Boothe, Tom Travis, Jim Sury, Paul and Rudy S
iegel, Gary & Shad Bell, Don Emch, Dan Helsper, Simon & Susan McCormack, Jim
and Josh Markle, Matt Paxton, Richard Schriebler, Chuck Borsuk, Earl Brown
, John Recine, Scott Dawson, DJ Vegh, Steve Williamson, Grant MacLaren, Mar
k Chouinard, Greg Cardinal, Doc & Dee Mosher, Jack & Susan Textor, Chuck Gan
tzer, Steve Chase, Santiago Morete & many more.
>
> I completed my 1933 short-fuselage Pietenpol in 1998 and it is powered by a
n A-65 Continental engine. I have the straight axel landing gear and no el
ectrics. I covered the plane in the light weight 1.7oz uncertified Superfl
ite fabric (comes from the exact same mill as the certified fabric---just d
oesn't have the pretty black PMA stamp every few feet) and finished it in Ra
ndolph nitrate and butyrate dope with matching Randolph enamel on the metal p
arts.
>
> My plane came in at 632 pounds empty and I use a wood 72P-42" prop. I ha
ve a 3-piece wing and no fuel in the wing---I made the center section into a
baggage compartment which works like a charm. Fuel is a nose tank behind t
he firewall that holds 17 gallons.
>
> I could not have built the airplane without the sound building advice I go
t from other Piet builders who had built Pietenpols before me AND the fantas
tic book series available thru EAA
> by Tony Bingelis. These books are phenomenal and will save you hours and
hours of wondering how to do that next step.
>
> How do I run my fuel lines? Tony tells you. What material do I make m
y windshields out of? What is the difference between and AN-3 and an AN-4
and how should they be installed
> to FAA regulations and specs? The Tony Bingelis books tell you.
>
> How tight should my prop bolts be and how do I balance my prop and make su
re it tracks properly to reduce vibration? My Uncle Tony tells you. (oka
y....he's not really my Uncle
> but I love calling him that.)
>
> I saved a LOT of head-scratching and money and time by purchasing these je
wels---four books for under $100. Two tanks of avgas cost me that much so
really, this is a great investment and you don't always get sound advice fr
om "experienced" airplane people but you will from buying and reading the To
ny Bingelis homebuilder books.
>
> https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-shop/homebuilders_corner/2251598800000__bingel
is-set-of-4
>
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>
> I've had the pleasure of flying this little airplane now for 18 years and i
t has been a pure joy. I hope whatever your interest level is in Pietenpols
that you'll keep at it and finish yours someday. The guys who own and fly
them will tell you how worthwhile the effort is to build (and it isn't eas
y by any means) this scratch-built airplane.
>
> Ironically enough the guys who have "them all"......the airline pilots and
military pilots out there.....do you know what kind of airplane many of the
m gravitate to building?? The Pietenpol. One of my friends flies the CAF'
s B-24 and B-29, C-47, and A-26. Do you know what he's building in his ga
rage? A Pietenpol.
>
> There are guys in this group who have combat time in F-16 Falcons and you k
now what they are building?? There is a guy here building a Pietenpol who w
as awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a heroic rescue in Operation I
raqi Freedom.
>
> There are SO many good resources for Pietenpol builders. One of my FAVOR
ITE places on the web to look at Pietenpol photos ( I mean reams of photos)
is a great web site made by Chris Tracy---- http://www.westcoastpiet.com/
You could spend hours and hours pouring over builders photos. A ton of ph
otos my plane are posted there along with an entire page of sketches under M
ike Cuy.
>
> Lastly, there is a wonderful Facebook Pietenpol page that I really like---
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael Cuy
> Ohio
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> <Piet at Don's.JPG>
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| Subject: | Inspiring others---thank you Jack Textor!! |
*Thank you kindly Jack and I'm so glad you are sticking with your beautiful
Pietenpol project!!! *
*For those of you who haven't seen the stellar craftsmanship that Jack has
poured into his Pietenpol go to his web site and check out his construction
photos---this is worth a look-see. *
*I just saw on FB that Dan Helsper (who got weathered in at Oshkosh today)
was handed a notice that he won some kind of an award for his gorgeous
Pietenpol. The awards will be announced Saturday evening. What a
gorgeous Pietenpol and a builder who gladly shares his knowledge and
expertise. *
*Frank Pavliga and his Dad were the two gents who inspired me to build my
Pietenpol. I couldn't even pronounce Pietenpol when I met Frank but after
two rides and him graciously allowing me to fly Sky Gypsy I was SOLD OUT
about building my own. *
*18 years later I'm still sold out. *
*Passing on the passion is what this is all about---spreading the appeal of
this marvelous little affordable and wonderfully proven homebuilt design!*
*Mike C.*
*Ohio*
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| Subject: | Link to Jack Textor's Pietenpol construction web site |
w/ lots of GREAT photos
http://textors.com/PietProject.html
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