---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 12/10/16: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:45 AM - Re: Re: Sky Scout ((null) raykrause) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:45:34 AM PST US From: "(null) raykrause" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Sky Scout Help, OK, guys. As expected, my SkyScout is a little tail heavy with the wood prop. I may be able to fix that if I go with a metal prop on the A-65. What size have you folks with the A-65 been using? My A-65 is newly overhauled and should be pretty strong running. The empty weight is now 646 lbs, with the wood prop....maybe 15-20 lbs more with the metal prop. Remember, it is just a one-holer! The engine has the tapered shaft, if that makes any difference? Anyone with a good metal prop of the right size for sale? I would appreciate any help! Thanks, Ray Krause Sent from my iPad > On Nov 29, 2016, at 8:30 PM, (null) raykrause wrote: > > Mike, > > I got two of the jury struts on today, but lost a couple fittings for the other two? Maybe my wife hid them? It's amazing what I can lose over a three year build time! It pays to build faster, or be more organized. > > I hope to have some CG numbers within a week, or so. Now that my "friend" , Scott, threw it on my shoulders! Maybe he will have to confirm my numbers before I publish them? Scott is the EAA Councilor for the Pietenpols. He has inspected mine once and gave me a few pointers that I followed. He is a real source of great information on all things Pietenpol. When he speaks, we should all listen. He has test flown several Pietenpols for builders, if I remember correctly. > > Stay tuned, > > Ray Krause > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Nov 29, 2016, at 12:20 PM, AircamperN11MS wrote: >> >> >> Mike, >> >> Ray is correct. I have flown both the "T" and "A" powered Scouts. I probably weighed about 190 lbs when I did fly them. The "A" flew very nicely and was like a sports car. The "T" was very under-powered and I didn't get more than about 20' AGL since I took off from about 2850' MSL. The "T" flew like it was tail heavy. The "A" was balanced perfectly. >> >> It was 20 years ago. I weighed as much as 232 lbs flying my Cont. powered Aircamper. This is not a problem. I have since lost 40 lbs and back down to the 190 lb range again. My plane is much happier now. >> >> Ray could probably give you the best pilot weight range since he has completed the most recent SkyScout. Yes Ray, I just threw you under the same bus. We may as well stick together. >> >> Conclusion here is that you should pay very close attention and build a light airplane. Forrest Lovely mentioned the other day that the "A" powered Piet weighed 593 lbs after he rebuilt it. This is the one I flew. You can probably build a Scout to work with your pilot weight. Just compute the CG multiple times during the build process. >> >> -------- >> Scott Liefeld >> Flying N11MS since March 1972 >> Steel Tube >> C-85-12 >> Wire Wheels >> Brodhead in 1996 >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=463508#463508 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.