X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 865616 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:03:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3C12ZY5021410 for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:02:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00b001c53efb$520a7e60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<( Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:02:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C53ED9.CAC6D1E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C53ED9.CAC6D1E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Todd I won't say I am getting use to it (and don't want to get use to it = {:>)), but its not quite as alarming as the first time - of course = knowing where I was at and knowing the local airfields helped. I = generally fly as high as I can when traveling any distance and had = reached 7000 MSL when the trouble started which gave me time and = options. =20 I probably could have made it to my home field, but narrow and fairly = short and I just didn't relish the possibility of having to attempt = a-go-around on one rotor if I botched the approach. One thing for certain a 4 banger lycoming would not have had the success = with two cylinders gone. Still impressed by the robustness of the = engine and ability to continue running despite damage. Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Todd Bartrim=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:12 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: No Joy on Sun & Fun{:<( Hi Ed; Sorry to hear of your troubles, but glad that you were able to get = it safely back on the ground. I guess all that deadstick experience has = kept you prepared for anything ;-) Hopefully you are able to rebuild with a minimum of cost and get = back in the air quickly (and away from that ghetto airpark).=20 =20 Todd Bartrim RV9Endurance 13B Turbo Rotary C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "The world will always have a place for those that bring = hard work and determination to the things they do." ------=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C53ED9.CAC6D1E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Todd
 
I won't say I am getting use to it (and = don't want=20 to get use to it {:>)), but its not quite as alarming as the first = time - of=20 course knowing where I was at and knowing the local airfields = helped.  I=20 generally fly as high as I can when traveling any distance and had = reached 7000=20 MSL when the trouble started which gave me time and = options. =20
 
I probably could have made it to my = home field, but=20 narrow and fairly short and I just didn't relish the possibility of = having to=20 attempt a-go-around on one rotor if I botched the approach.
 
One thing for certain a 4 banger = lycoming would not=20 have had the success with two cylinders gone.  Still impressed by = the=20 robustness of the engine and ability to continue running despite=20 damage.
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Todd = Bartrim=20
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 = 11:12=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: No Joy = on Sun=20 & Fun{:<(

Hi=20 Ed;
    Sorry to hear of your troubles, but glad that = you were=20 able to get it safely back on the ground. I guess all that deadstick=20 experience has kept you prepared for anything ;-)
    Hopefully you are able to rebuild with a = minimum of cost=20 and get back in the air quickly (and away from that ghetto airpark).=20
   =20
Todd Bartrim
 
RV9Endurance
13B Turbo Rotary
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.= net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm
 
          &nbs= p; =20 "The world will always have a place for those that bring hard work and = determination to the things they do."
 
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