Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.139] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2544683 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 14:09:44 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:09:12 -0700 Received: from 65.142.114.156 by bay3-dav109.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:09:12 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.142.114.156] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: inspection and first flight ? Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 14:11:08 -0400 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0047_01C36A49.9072B7E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Aug 2003 18:09:12.0907 (UTC) FILETIME=[D29CB9B0:01C36A6A] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C36A49.9072B7E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: inspection and first flight ? I expect to hear tales from Rusty stretching his wings today, = either that or some cussing about injectors, etc. :-( Great news about the inspection Todd. Congrats! As for first flight reports, I wouldn't expect to hear any today. I = spent a long day yesterday completing little items on my to-do list, and = whittled it down to only two remaining. One is a 30 minute job, and the = other (tuning the engine) "should" be a 15 minute job. My plan for = today, is to finish these items, and call it quits for the weekend. My = airport is under (900 ft) the class C airspace of Whiting Field, which = is a large Navy training facility. Fortunately, for us, they're shut = down on Sat, and most of Sun (until about 3 pm), so the Class C portion = goes away. The first flight will take place when Whiting is closed if = possible, so next Sat will be the target date. That gives me a week to = think of any remaining items I might have forgotten, and think through = the first flight some more. =20 As a side note, one of the items I had to do yesterday was to bend my = oil dipstick shorter, and fashion a door in the top cowl to get to it. = When I first fit the top cowl, I just drilled a round hole so I could = insert the dipstick. As it turned out, the factory stick extended just = above the cowl, and I gave some thought to just leaving it like that. I = finally decided that I had to make this right, since my "buddy" Bob = (webmaster for the local EAA chapter, who also has a key to my hanger) = would surely put a picture of my dipstick on the web page. He's been = bugging me to put the top cowl on, and I'm sure that was his reason. I = think he'll be disappointed :-) I already know that the new EC-2 chips work on the "factory 0" default = settings, and I'll start out today with the new default settings, which = are Tracy's actual engine parameters. Assuming all goes well, I'll = verify the new tach at high rpms, and see what my latest static RPM is, = now that I set the prop to 15 degrees. I'm shooting for at least 5000 = rpm static at 30 inches MAP. All running today will be done with the = cowl completely on, so I'll get to see how the temps behave. It's = mighty hot, so it should be a good test. =20 Cheers, Rusty (Fat lady not singing today) Sounds good Rusty & Todd. =20 Rusty, Keep in mind that the new engine MAP table loading option is = based on my 15" Hg MAP stagging setpoint. As you have already = discovered, your larger injectors require a higher stagging setting. = After thinking about your test results, I'm thinking about making the = default setting up around 19" Hg. instead of 15. This should work for = both turbo and non-turbo engines and make setup around the stagging = point easier.=20 I'm going to try this on mine tomorrow and I'd suggest all users do = the same if they are having any difficulty getting mixture smoothed out = at the transition point. To do this, start engine, set Mode 7 on EC2, = run engine up to 18 - 19" Hg MAP (11" Hg vacuum at sea level if you are = using a vacuum gauge instead of a manifold pressure gauge), then hit the = red (lighted or un-lighted) program store button. You will probably = have to re-tweak your MAP table but overall results should be better. Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C36A49.9072B7E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 = 12:03=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = inspection and=20 first flight ?

    I expect to hear tales from Rusty stretching his wings today, = either=20 that or some cussing about injectors, etc. :-(

 Great=20 news about the inspection Todd.  Congrats!

As for first=20 flight reports, I wouldn't expect to hear any today.  I spent a=20 long day yesterday completing little items on my to-do list, = and=20 whittled it down to only two remaining.  One is a 30 = minute=20 job, and the other (tuning the engine) "should" be a 15 minute = job.  My=20 plan for today, is to finish these items, and call it quits for the=20 weekend.  My airport is under (900 ft) the class C airspace of = Whiting=20 Field, which is a large Navy training facility.  = Fortunately, for=20 us, they're shut down on Sat, and most of Sun (until about 3 pm), so = the Class=20 C portion goes away.  The first flight will take place when = Whiting=20 is closed if possible, so next Sat will be the target = date.  That=20 gives me a week to think of any remaining items I might have = forgotten, and=20 think through the first flight some more.  =  

As a side=20 note, one of the items I had to do yesterday was to bend my oil = dipstick=20 shorter, and fashion a door in the top cowl to get to it.  When I = first=20 fit the top cowl, I just drilled a round hole so I could insert the=20 dipstick.  As it turned out, the factory stick extended just = above the=20 cowl, and I gave some thought to just leaving it like that.  I = finally=20 decided that I had to make this right, since my "buddy" Bob (webmaster = for the=20 local EAA chapter, who also has a key to my hanger) would surely put a = picture=20 of my dipstick on the web page.  He's been bugging me to put the = top cowl=20 on, and I'm sure that was his reason.  I think he'll be = disappointed=20 :-)

I already=20 know that the new EC-2 chips work on the "factory 0" default = settings, and I'll start out today with the new default settings, = which are=20 Tracy's actual engine parameters.  Assuming all goes well, I'll = verify=20 the new tach at high rpms, and see what my latest static RPM is, now = that I=20 set the prop to 15 degrees.  I'm shooting for at least 5000 = rpm=20 static at 30 inches MAP.   All running = today will be=20 done with the cowl completely on, so I'll get to see how the temps=20 behave.  It's mighty hot, so it should be a good test. =20

Cheers,
Rusty (Fat=20 lady not singing today)
 
Sounds good=20 Rusty & Todd. 
Rusty,  Keep in mind that the new = engine MAP=20 table loading option is based on my 15" Hg MAP stagging = setpoint.  As you=20 have already discovered, your larger injectors require a higher = stagging=20 setting.   After thinking about your test results, I'm = thinking=20 about making the default setting up around 19" Hg.  instead of = 15. =20 This should work for both turbo and non-turbo engines and make setup = around=20 the stagging point  easier. 
 
 I'm=20 going to try this on mine tomorrow and I'd suggest  all users do = the same=20 if they are having any difficulty getting mixture smoothed out at the=20 transition point.   To do this, start engine, set Mode 7 on = EC2, run=20 engine up to 18 - 19" Hg MAP (11" Hg vacuum at sea level if you are = using a=20 vacuum gauge instead of a manifold pressure gauge), then hit the red = (lighted=20 or un-lighted) program store button.  You will probably have to = re-tweak=20 your MAP table but overall results should be = better.
 
Tracy
 
 

 

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