Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Davis, Marc"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>Earl,>Yes, I'm interested. You have no idea how long I've been dragging thatsteel>tube fuselage across the cement floor.>>Bob>>>From: Earl Myers >>Reply-To: Pietenpol Discussion >>To: Pietenpol Discussion >>Subject: Re: More...Spoke Wheels...!!>>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 23:08:49 -0400>>>>Bob, There is a place 30 miles from here that mounted tyres on my Pietrims>>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>> >>> >>> >>>>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
Subject: Pietenpol-List: 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 airplanesI'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 Pietrims>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>________________________________________________________________________________