Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>For anyones's info, I have the Sky Gypsy Ford engine sitting in my shopjust>as it was when in the plane. That engine was heavy and never set up right>from the gitgo. Will Graff's Ford engine performs flawlessly all the time>altho it has two magnetos.........dual ignition. A BIG difference in these>two engines just as there is a big difference in my Champ's 0-200...when I>bought it and what it is now. Wouldn't believe it to be the same engine!All>depends on how it is set up, irregardless of what engine it is.>Earl Myers>-----Original Message----->From: Greg Yotz >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:03 AM>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>Speaking of the Sky Gypsy. I just ran across the article yesterday in the>>1985 Sport Aviation, about the Sky Gypsy.>>In the article Frank Pavliga talked about how well the plane performed.>>Said it performed better than a Cub on climb. I've also heard several>>people at the Benton flyin talk about not wanting to us a Ford 'A' because>>someone they knew could barely get there Piet off the ground with it. I'm>>wondering what the differences are. The first thing that comes to mind is>>weight. The Sky Gypsy weight was 683lbs.>>>> Doug, what did your Piet weight? How does it perform with one/two>>persons in it? How about anybody else?>>>>The other thing that I've been wondering about it the fact that the Ford>>model A has it's 'carb heat' on all the time.>>I'm wondering how much power is being lost because of low air density>>feeding the engine? If I left my carb heat on in most of the airplanes>I've>>owned it would cut my climb in half.>>Also the picture of the Sky Gypsy showed its carb being mounted low under>>the exhaust.>>>>>>Just some thoughts....>>>>Greg Yotz>>>>>>-----Original Message----->>From: Earl Myers >>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 9:46 PM>>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>>>>Bob, There is a place 30 miles from here that mounted tyres on my Piet>rims>>>and is lacing up a new set for Frank Pavliga's Sky Gypsy.....Advise of>>>interest.>>>Earl Myers-Ohio>>>-----Original Message----->>>From: oil can >>>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>>Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 12:16 AM>>>Subject: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>>>>>>>>>Does anybody on the list know of any company which will lace my spoke>>wheel>>>>hubs to motorcycle rims using custom spokes, with rolled threads?>>>>>>>>Buchanan's Spoke and Rim seems to be a dead issue, as for the last 2>>>monthes>>>>I have been writing them e-mails, and one letter, with no answer.>>>>>>>>These people won't even be polite enough to give me a reply !>>>>>>>>I can only assume that they are no longer in the business of spokes,>>unless>>>>they are for motorcycles.>>>>>>>>Bob>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________