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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 1st Flights - 
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:22:45 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Thanks Todd. Good advise.
Buly
On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Todd Bartrim wrote:

> Hi Joe;
>     I hate to always be echoing Rusty's thoughts (well except for  
> the Lyc thing), but I agree with him here once again. When I first  
> flew I didn't want to use any boost so flew a few hours with zero  
> boost thinking that it would be like an NA engine (wrong) and was a  
> little disappointed with performance but still very happy to be  
> flying my own creation. As the hours went by and I took care of a  
> few issues, I became very comfortable with the plane, then began to  
> push the performance. As I was more comfortable at the controls it  
> was easier to start concentrating on engine performance. Like you I  
> was a very low time pilot (<100hrs.)
>     Fly your plane for a few hours more, concentrating on  
> reliability until you are very comfortable and far past bored  
> before you begin pushing for performance. I really know almost zero  
> about flying canards, but I suspect that they are less forgiving in  
> emergency landing situations than a conventional aircraft  
> (conventional being defined by me as an RV9) (correct me if I'm  
> wrong) Once I started pushing for performance I was very pleased,  
> but it also revealed some shortcomings in my fuel system (header  
> tank.. it's in the archives) that resulted in a few engine outs  
> including one emergency landing, then there was the oil press  
> switch that failed spewing oil all over the exhaust (lotsa smoke  
> and another emergency landing) then the time I over-boosted on T/O  
> and detonated the engine (a "precautionary" landing - less  
> paperwork than an emergency landing).
>     Fortunately I survived all of these as I'd drilled myself over  
> & over as to what I'd do in every imaginable situation and had a  
> few hours to be comfortable in the cockpit.
>     If your plane is running reliably with enough power to be safe,  
> then go and put a few more hours on it before you worry about  
> performance. If Dave Atkins is willing to come out that would be  
> great, but undoubtedly he will have lots of questions for you that  
> you will be able to answer better after a little more time in the  
> air and you may get more out of him.
>     But above all, make sure you enjoy this whole darn process,  
> because it really is a blast!!
>
> Todd Bartrim    (just wrote the biggest exam of my life and am  
> probably too drunk to be writing emails :-)
> Turbo 13B RV9
>

Bulent Aliev
atlasyts@bellsouth.net