---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/25/16: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:27 AM - And so it begins again. (M W Stanley) 2. 04:04 PM - Rebuilding plus questions about elevator cable tension (Lostman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:27:34 AM PST US From: "M W Stanley" Subject: Pietenpol-List: And so it begins again. Hi all, It's been quite a while since I have managed to do anything on the Piet project. Hopefully I can get a bit done this time round. I'm making a start on the elevators and will see what happens from there. The fin/rudder and a full set of ribs were made earlier and have been waiting for me to get on with it again...step by step! Cheers Mark Stanley Japan ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:04:40 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rebuilding plus questions about elevator cable tension From: "Lostman" Hello all, First post here on Matronics. This summer I acquired a once beautiful Pietenpol with some neat history. Sadly it was involved in some sore of accident but no real story behind it. I was basically a basket case of parts with a good set of wings and a fuselage that needed some wood repair. Luckily after a very thorough inventory and a lot of time looking over things I found I have an extremely well built aircraft. It also seems it won an award at Oshkosk in 1999 after attending Brodhead. I'll try to work on posting up a rebuild thread later. However right now I have one very elusive question. How tight should the rigging be on the elevator control cables? I've searched all through the site and all over the internet and haven't found anything. After hooking up all cables to check over everything I found that the stick is VERY heavy. I loosened up the cables some but then I seem to have enough slack that it worries me. However the stick pressure is much better than before. Anyone have any suggestions for me on this one? I've attached a picture of what the plane looked like back in 1999. It will be very similar once rebuilt. Thanks for any suggestions. Kenneth -------- I'm an airplane addict. I own a Teenie Two, remnants of an Avid, a KR2, hang glider and paraglider as well as my 1997 Pietenpol Air Camper. As a CFII/MEI I love sharing the gift of flight with just about anyone that will fly with me. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=463100#463100 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/old_paint_125.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.