---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/30/16: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 09:44 AM - [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! (Matt Dralle) 1. 01:38 PM - Re: Rebuilding plus questions about elevator cable tension (Michael Cuy) 2. 05:37 PM - Re: Sky Scout (iowaboy) 3. 07:08 PM - Re: Re: Sky Scout (Glen Schweizer) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:12 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Pietenpol-List: [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! Dear Listers, It's November 30th and that always means a couple of things. Its my birthday again - 53! :-) But it also means that it's that last official day of the Matronics Email List Fund Raiser! 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Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:38:21 PM PST US From: Michael Cuy Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rebuilding plus questions about elevator cable tension *That Piet belonged to Duane Woolsey from Utah and had an auto engine---Subaru I believe. * *Duane flew it all the way to Wisconsin from Utah and then sold it while it was on the flight line* *at Oshkosh. Duane and Steve Eldridge (from Provo I believe) were and probably are still good friends. * *Steve started this list years ago before Matt D. gave it a home. * On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Lostman wrote: > > 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 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:37:46 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Sky Scout From: "iowaboy" Glen, That is a lot more wing to build but a neat plane! I hope you post some photos so we can see it. Mike Townsley glen wrote: > I'm building Chad willie's biplane version(originally a field mod). I widened my fus to 30". It'll have about 250square feet of wing surface. Lift,anyone?additional fus and center section weight penalty about 7pounds > > > > On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:09 AM, Steven Dortch wrote: > > > > Mike, the plane was designed by Mr Pietenpol for 1930s guys when the average size was around 150-160 pounds. in the 1950s it increased to 170 and now the FAA says an average male is 191. > > > > The plane will certainly fly with you in it weight wise, but The Air Camper has about a foot longer wing span and can handle bigger engines. The list even has a builder who is really big and he is building a single seat Air Camper. > > > > > > You might consider the long fuselage. and some of the other modifications for bigger guys. My cockpit is the short fuselage and at 5'7" it is not overly large. > > > > -- > > Blue Skies, > > Steve D > > > > > -------- Serve the Lord with gladness, Mike Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=463605#463605 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:08:53 PM PST US From: Glen Schweizer Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Sky Scout yes LOTS OF RIBS lots of turnbuckles for a bipe too. I can only imagine the noise of the wind through all that wire. Lot different than my Cessna Different chord on bottom wing. 75% of top wing which is normal pietenpol. Fun project so far I do auto restoration and build street rods for a living so a more vintage style suits me. Speaking of vintage, I got a call from a EEA friend about an opportunity at his workplace. I walked into the shop... a stack of wing ribs, spars wings in various stages of completion, a round engine in a corner on a stand another over there. Long story short: I get to build airplanes for a living, Stearman biplanes. So much for retirement next spring! KEEP BUILDING, FLYING AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING ya never know... > On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:37 PM, iowaboy wrote: > > > Glen, > That is a lot more wing to build but a neat plane! > I hope you post some photos so we can see it. > Mike Townsley > > > glen wrote: >> I'm building Chad willie's biplane version(originally a field mod). I widened my fus to 30". It'll have about 250square feet of wing surface. Lift,anyone?additional fus and center section weight penalty about 7pounds >> >> >>> On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:09 AM, Steven Dortch wrote: >>> >>> Mike, the plane was designed by Mr Pietenpol for 1930s guys when the average size was around 150-160 pounds. in the 1950s it increased to 170 and now the FAA says an average male is 191. >>> >>> The plane will certainly fly with you in it weight wise, but The Air Camper has about a foot longer wing span and can handle bigger engines. The list even has a builder who is really big and he is building a single seat Air Camper. >>> >>> >>> You might consider the long fuselage. and some of the other modifications for bigger guys. My cockpit is the short fuselage and at 5'7" it is not overly large. >>> >>> -- >>> Blue Skies, >>> Steve D >>> >>> >> > > > -------- > Serve the Lord with gladness, > Mike > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=463605#463605 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.