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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary airplane now flying  
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:52:56 -0600
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Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary airplane now flying  
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From: "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Way to go Bernie!!! You da man!

Mark S.


Subject: [FlyRotary] Another rotary airplane now flying


>
> RV9A made a short circuit around the patch to day. Tom Hahn flew it
since=20
> 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=20
> the airplane at high power 3 times the length of the field (4000 feet
of=20
> soft turf) and the coolant temp was very hot when he took off. Oil
temps=20
> were good.
>
> He saw an indicated coolant temp of 249, but no coolant appeared to
blow=20
> out of the system. Talked to Tracy and he said there were 2 different=20
> sensors and maybe I was cal'd wrong. We checked it and the cal was=20
> correct. It did not seem that hot when we taxied in and snatched the
top=20
> cowl off.
>
> Scratching head on next step, but the airplane flew great!
>
> Bernie