Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.48] (HELO vms048pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 819757 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:13:20 -0500 Received: from verizon.net ([71.98.163.233]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IDW005AZ3PX1F30@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:13:09 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:13:09 -0500 From: Finn Lassen Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Another rotary airplane now flying In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <42438FD5.90002@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=------------080905000206010206010900 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080905000206010206010900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Often cools down real quick when you pull back power for landing. Try again with minimal run-ups before takeoff. Finn jbker@juno.com wrote: >RV9A made a short circuit around the patch to day. Tom Hahn flew it since I had not realized that I needed a CFI endorsement for my insurance to activate. He has flown most of the local RV's on first flight. He had run the airplane at high power 3 times the length of the field (4000 feet of soft turf) and the coolant temp was very hot when he took off. Oil temps were good. > >He saw an indicated coolant temp of 249, but no coolant appeared to blow out of the system. Talked to Tracy and he said there were 2 different sensors and maybe I was cal'd wrong. We checked it and the cal was correct. It did not seem that hot when we taxied in and snatched the top cowl off. > >Scratching head on next step, but the airplane flew great! > >Bernie > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> > > > --------------080905000206010206010900 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Often cools down real quick when you pull back power for landing.
Try again with minimal run-ups before takeoff.

Finn

jbker@juno.com wrote:

RV9A made a short circuit around the patch to day. Tom Hahn flew it since I had not realized that I needed a CFI endorsement for my insurance to activate. He has flown most of the local RV's on first flight. He had run the airplane at high power 3 times the length of the field (4000 feet of soft turf) and the coolant temp was very hot when he took off. Oil temps were good.

He saw an indicated coolant temp of 249, but no coolant appeared to blow out of the system. Talked to Tracy and he said there were 2 different sensors and maybe I was cal'd wrong. We checked it and the cal was correct. It did not seem that hot when we taxied in and snatched the top cowl off.

Scratching head on next step, but the airplane flew great!

Bernie

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