---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/15/18: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:11 AM - Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 (Timothy Willis) 2. 02:16 PM - Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 (jarheadpilot82) 3. 02:26 PM - Re: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 (John Fastnaught) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:11:44 AM PST US From: Timothy Willis Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 Steve, "Big Piet" refers to a group of 5 builders who built 5 different Piets as a group and then drew straws to see who owned which one. =8BThey used Carlson aluminum struts in places, but otherwise, as far as I know, stuck to the dimensions and spruce of plans. As I recall Barry Davis was the group's primary spokesperson. I am only 6 feet tall these days, and still likely shrinking, but am too wide and with unusually long legs for my height. I bought a short fuselage already built and discovered it would not work for me. Then I bought a long fuze project. My Piet is 3 inches wider than plans, as originally built by "Corky," who first built Oscar's plane. After I placed rudder pedals to accommodate my legs, I had to cut out bigger holes in the structure for my shins, and replace some of the worrisome loss of strength with added ply and spruce. How big is your friend and where is he? He can sit in mine if he likes. Tim in central TX On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 1:39 AM, Pietenpol-List Digest Server < pietenpol-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ======================== > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ======================== > > Today's complete Pietenpol-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. 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He is an A&P and > has decided to build a steel tube fuselage. I told him about the Big Piet > group. Can anyone tell me more about the Big Piet? What makes it big? Are > there plans? > > -- > Blue Skies, > Steve D > > =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:16:44 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 From: "jarheadpilot82" Steve, Barry Davis is the go-to guy for information, so I would contact him. I will PM you his phone number and email. Tim, Several years ago, I called Barry and asked him if I could drive over and see the Big Piets and he graciously agreed. As I recall they are a good bit bigger than the plans. In fact, Barry said that, in many ways, they were Piets in name only as they had lengthened and widened them. I just wanted to point out that they are definitely NOT built to plans. In fact, that had some gear issues because they had widened the fuselages but kept the same size cross tubes. So they had to go back and beef them up. -------- Semper Fi, Terry Hand Athens, GA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=478033#478033 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:26:30 PM PST US From: John Fastnaught Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/14/18 Terry, Are they still around? I seem to remember that a couple of them were trashed in the tornado at Sun N Fun a few years ago. Sent from my iPad > On Feb 15, 2018, at 5:16 PM, jarheadpilot82 wrote: > > > Steve, > > Barry Davis is the go-to guy for information, so I would contact him. I will PM you his phone number and email. > > Tim, > > Several years ago, I called Barry and asked him if I could drive over and see the Big Piets and he graciously agreed. As I recall they are a good bit bigger than the plans. In fact, Barry said that, in many ways, they were Piets in name only as they had lengthened and widened them. I just wanted to point out that they are definitely NOT built to plans. In fact, that had some gear issues because they had widened the fuselages but kept the same size cross tubes. So they had to go back and beef them up. > > -------- > Semper Fi, > > Terry Hand > Athens, GA > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=478033#478033 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.