---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/07/17: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:38 AM - Re: Brodhead Pietenpol Association (Charles N. Campbell) 2. 06:06 AM - VG's (Douwe Blumberg) 3. 07:10 AM - Re: VG's (Barry Davis) 4. 07:22 AM - Toolstock??? (Barry Davis) 5. 09:25 PM - Re: Vi Kapler hinges (taildrags) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:38:19 AM PST US From: "Charles N. Campbell" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Pietenpol Association The new program still will not recognize my password. Maybe it's too complicated for the new forum. I give up !!!!!!!!! chuckiebaby On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 8:48 PM, pweeden wrote: > pweeden@weedengraphics.com> > > Howdy all. Some of you may have heard that the Brodhead Pietenpol > Association has changed hands. A group of us at Brodhead Airport have > agreed to take the reins from John Hofmann and have committed to publishing > four newsletters per year, along with planning the annual Pietenpol Reunion > at Brodhead Airport. > > A new website is up, and while it is still being built out with content, > you can go there to join or renew your membership, download selected back > issues of the newsletter and join other builders and enthusiasts in the > discussion board. > > http://www.pietenpols.org > > The discussion board is a new feature meant to bring a much updated > version of the Matronics board back to the "mothership." Also, we are > starting to scan many of the original newsletters from the early 1970s and > 80s that are full of good information from the old-timers. > > As always, we appreciate any information, articles, photos, ideas and > general gossip that you all can provide for the newsletter. Contact > information at the website. > > Thanks to John Hofmann for his work over the past several years. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=466908#466908 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:06:48 AM PST US From: "Douwe Blumberg" Subject: Pietenpol-List: VG's Hey Barry, I purchased them from "landshorter.com" they're family made in Idaho and really affordable. Don't have any pics yet, but there are some on the website. D ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:10:32 AM PST US From: "Barry Davis" Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: VG's Thanks BD From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Douwe Blumberg Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 9:08 AM Subject: Pietenpol-List: VG's Hey Barry, I purchased them from "landshorter.com" they're family made in Idaho and really affordable. Don't have any pics yet, but there are some on the website. D ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:22:07 AM PST US From: "Barry Davis" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Toolstock??? Hey Tools! ToolStock this year??? Barry Davis NX973BP ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:25:03 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Vi Kapler hinges From: "taildrags" Jon; I will admit to using the example of CG impact of the weight of the complete set of tail surface hinges vs. fuel in the tank for dramatic effect, but it does drive home the point. No matter what a builder uses for hinges back there, it's going to weigh something but you can at least be aware of what's going out on the tail and try to keep it light. On my airplane, the approximate moment arm from the datum to the tail surface hinge location is about +164" and the moment arm from the datum to the fuel location in the nose is about -4" so you can see that there is about a 40:1 advantage to anything that goes out on the tail compared to things that go out in front of the wing. Pretty much anything you do in the front cockpit, landing gear, or rear cockpit instrument panel will not affect the CG much at all but will affect the gross weight. If you have your fuel in the wing centersection, the CG will not shift noticeably with fuel burn. Whatever you do with a passenger or with baggage that you place in the front cockpit will not affect CG but will affect gross weight. The front cockpit is a magical area... things that you put in it don't affect the CG, but getting anything into it is a magic trick in itself ;o) In my airplane (16 gal. nose tank), after I fuel up I have to hold back stick for at least the first hour after topping off. For the second hour or so, everything is nicely balanced because fuel has burned off and the slight nose heaviness eases off and the altimeter doesn't seem to want to keep unwinding on me. After that, I don't even notice the stick pressure because I'm too focused on the (float-and-rod) fuel gauge and am looking for a rest stop ;o) -------- 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=466991#466991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.